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One Step Ahead was released by Rounder (11661-0497-2) on 29 April 2003. Rhonda Vincent and Darrin Vincent produced and mixed it, and most of it was recorded at Sound Control in Nashville, with Bil VornDick as engineer; the 25-second “Martha White Song” that closes the album was cut at Lighthouse Studio.

The core band on most tracks is Bryan Sutton on guitar, Ronnie Stewart on banjo, Aubrey Haynie on mandolin, Stuart Duncan on fiddle and Darrin Vincent on bass, with Darrin singing harmony. Jamie Dailey adds harmony on “Kentucky Borderline” and “Caught in the Crossfire,” Alison Krauss sings harmony on “One Step Ahead of the Blues,” Luke Bulla plays fiddle on “Pathway of Teardrops,” and Mike Johnson plays pedal dobro on “Missouri Moon.” Sam Bush takes the mandolin part on “The Martha White Song.”

The opening track, “Kentucky Borderline,” was written by Vincent and Terry Herd, and won the IBMA award for Song of the Year in 2004, the year Vincent also took the Female Vocalist award for the fifth year running.

Tracklist

  1. 1 Kentucky Borderline Source Recording Rhonda Vincent, Terry Herd · key B · 130 bpm 3:32
  2. 2 You Can't Take It With You When You Go 3:31
  3. 3 One Step Ahead of the Blues Source Recording Rhonda Vincent, Terry Herd · key C · 106 bpm 2:33
  4. 4 Caught in the Crossfire 3:41
  5. 5 Ridin' the Red Line 2:21
  6. 6 Pathway of Teardrops 2:55
  7. 7 An Old Memory Found Its Way Back 2:42
  8. 8 Missouri Moon 3:46
  9. 9 Walking My Lord Up Calvary's Hill 3:17
  10. 10 Fishers of Men 2:36
  11. 11 Frankie Belle 3:19
  12. 12 If Heartaches Had Wings 3:37
  13. 13 The Martha White Song 0:26

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