It Goes Like This

It Goes Like This
Studio album by Thomas Rhett
Released October 29, 2013
Genre Country
Label Valory Music Group[1]
Producer Jay Joyce
Michael Knox
Luke Laird[2]
Thomas Rhett chronology

Thomas Rhett
(2012)		 It Goes Like This
(2013)
Singles from It Goes Like This
  1. "It Goes Like This"
    Released: May 6, 2013
  2. "Get Me Some of That"
    Released: November 18, 2013
  3. "Make Me Wanna"
    Released: August 4, 2014

It Goes Like This is the debut album by American country music artist Thomas Rhett. It was released on October 29, 2013, via Valory Music Group.[1] The album's release was announced on August 22.[3]

Content

It includes the singles "It Goes Like This",[4] "Get Me Some of That", and "Make Me Wanna". It also includes the previously released singles "Something to Do with My Hands" and "Beer with Jesus" from Rhett's prior self-titled EP release.

Jay Joyce produced six of the album's tracks, of which five previously appeared on Rhett's self-titled extended play. Michael Knox and Luke Laird produce three tracks each.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [5]
Roughstock [6]

The album received two positive reviews from critics. Steve Leggett of Allmusic rated the album 3.5 stars out of 5, saying that "It's a solidly professional outing, featuring all three of his singles and other tracks of similar construction, and it's full of energy, good humor, and the kind of backroad good-old-boy wisdom that everybody seems to love these days, even if it feeds more off nostalgia than reality."[5] Giving it 4 out of 5 stars, Matt Bjorke of Roughstock called it "a very good, musically diverse debut album, an album which should find some sort of an audience."[6]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer[6] Length
1. "Whatcha Got in That Cup"  Thomas Rhett, Rhett Akins, Craig WisemanJay Joyce 2:57
2. "Something to Do with My Hands"  Rhett, Lee Thomas Miller, Chris StapletonJoyce 3:19
3. "Get Me Some of That"  Michael Carter, Akins, Cole SwindellLuke Laird 3:07
4. "Call Me Up"  Luke Laird, Akins, Shane McAnallyLaird 3:14
5. "It Goes Like This"  Akins, Ben Hayslip, Jimmy RobbinsMichael Knox 3:06
6. "Make Me Wanna"  Rhett, Bart Butler, Larry McCoyJoyce 3:45
7. "Front Porch Junkies" (remix)Rhett, Brad Warren, Brett Warren, Mark Irwin, Josh KearJoyce 3:42
8. "In a Minute"  Rhett, Akins, Ashley GorleyKnox 3:40
9. "Take You Home"  Gorley, Chris Tompkins, Rodney ClawsonKnox 3:37
10. "Sorry for Partyin'"  Rhett, Barry Dean, RobbinsLaird 3:27
11. "All-American Middle Class White Boy"  Rhett, Jay Joyce, Brad Warren, Brett WarrenJoyce 2:57
12. "Beer with Jesus"  Rhett, Rick Huckaby, Lance MillerJoyce 4:15

Chart performance

The album debuted at No. 6 on Billboard 200 and No. 2 on the Top Current Albums chart with 36,000 copies sold in the U.S. on its first week of release.[7] The album has sold 239,900 copies in the US as of February 2015.[8]

Weekly charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9] 23
US Billboard 200[10] 6
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[11] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[12] 67
Chart (2014) Position
US Billboard 200[13] 160
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[14] 30

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country
[15]		 US Country Airplay
[16]		 US
[17]		 CAN Country
[18]		 CAN
[19]
2012 "Something to Do with My Hands" 15 — 93 — 90
"Beer with Jesus" 26 19 101 — —
2013 "It Goes Like This" 2 1 25 4 33
"Get Me Some of That" 4 1 41 6 49
2014 "Make Me Wanna" 2 1 43 11 74
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Whitaker, Sterling (August 23, 2013). "Thomas Rhett Reveals Cover Art, Release Date + Track Listing for Debut Album". The Boot. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  2. ↑ Conaway, Alanna (August 29, 2013). "Thomas Rhett Says Debut Album Will Be "An Evolution" of Self Over Past Two Years". Roughstock. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  3. ↑ Howell, Coti (August 22, 2013). "Thomas Rhett Reveals Album Details". Country Weekly. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Thomas Rhett to Release Debut Album, "It Goes Like This," October 29". WWGP. August 22, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Leggett, Steve. "It Goes Like This – Thomas Rhett". AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Bjorke, Matt (25 October 2013). "Album Review: Thomas Rhett - It Goes Like This". Roughstock. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  7. ↑ Wade Jessen (November 7, 2013). "'Duck,' Thomas Rhett, Toby Keith Storm Top Country Albums". Billboard.
  8. ↑ Matt Bjorke (February 11, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For February 11, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
  9. ↑ "Thomas Rhett Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Thomas Rhett.
  10. ↑ "Thomas Rhett Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for Thomas Rhett.
  11. ↑ "Thomas Rhett Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Country Albums for Thomas Rhett.
  12. ↑ "Top Country Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Billboard 200 Albums: Year-End top-selling albums across all genres". Billboard.
  14. ↑ "Top Country Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Thomas Rhett Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Thomas Rhett Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  17. ↑ "Thomas Rhett Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  18. ↑ "Thomas Rhett Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  19. ↑ "Thomas Rhett Album & Song Chart History - Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 10, 2013.