Good Thing (Leon Bridges album)  Good Thing is the second studio album by American singer Leon Bridges. It was released on May 4, 2018, by Columbia Records. The album was supported by three singles: "Bet Ain't Worth the Hand", "Bad Bad News" and "Beyond". "Good Thing" received generally positive reviews from critics and debuted at number three on the US "Billboard" 200. The album was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 2019 Grammy Awards. Its single "Bet Ain't Worth the Hand" won a Grammy for Best Traditional R&B Performance. The album's singles, "Bet Ain't Worth the Hand" and "Bad Bad News" was released for digital download on March 13, 2018. "Bet Ain't Worth the Hand" was later sent to urban contemporary radio on April 10, 2018. The album's third single, "Beyond", was released on April 20, 2018, it was later sent to urban contemporary radio on April 30, 2018. "Good Thing" was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 74, based on 17 reviews. Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 6.9 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus. Album of the Year assessed the critical consensus as 71 out of 100, based on 18 reviews. Chris Willman of "Variety" gave the album a positive review stating, "The new album is not that drastically less of a classicist affair than "Coming Home", when all is said and done, but this time it's a whole variety pack of retro." Luke Fox of "Exclaim!" wrote: "Leon Bridges' sophomore record rings as an endorsement of his range. And that's a great thing for "Good Thing", which tempers its pop-radio ambitions with unique bends on the age-old love song in this super-tight, 35-minute ride." Tara Joshi of "The Guardian" said, "Bridges doesn't entirely leave behind his old-school roots, but, while "Good Thing" is hardly the next "Blonde" or, indeed, "24K Magic", it leaves you with a greater sense of who he is: loved-up, and striving for a level of ambition that feels within reach." Reviewing the album for "Pitchfork", Olivia Horn said that "On "Good Thing", Bridges has kept his heart on his sleeve but updated his parlance to something a little less affected, a little more believable."