Mica Paris began singing in community churches, aged seven, and joined a young gospel group, The Spirit of Watts, at 12.

Aged 13, Paris sought session work, inspired by her father, a jazz trumpeter and flautist, as well as older friends[2] and sister Alysha Warren (who also achieved success as a solo artist).

"[2] Describing Paris as "the greatest of British gospel/soul singers", studio engineer Richard Digby Smith recounted:[5] "Mica was unsigned at the time but it was apparent very early on that this incredibly talented young lady was going places.

Her temperament suggested a reluctance at times to perform in the studio and she certainly tested the patience of her manager, Viv Broughton as well as mine and Nicky's.

Mica would sulk into the studio, pick up the headphones, stand at the microphone and completely blow us all away with her powerfully passionate singing.

"[2] Ebony explained that, Paris expressed to label executives her desire "to make music that would cross over to the Black and White publics and still maintain the soul.

Ebony wrote that the songs "blend pop and soul sounds"; "My One Temptation" being "upbeat and playful", while "Where is the Love" and the title track "So Good" "offer a bit more rhythm and blues".

[2] Lead single, "My One Temptation", was written by British-born songwriters Mick Leeson and Peter Vale, who were both former school teachers who began writing in the early 1980s.

Henderson listed "the haunting 'My One Temptation', the jazz-influenced 'Sway (Dance the Blues Away)' and the sizzling 'Nothing Hits Your Heart like Soul Music'" as the album's "more noteworthy cuts" but commented that "'Where Is the Love'... makes it crystal clear that she's quite capable of depth" and "does the most to test what Paris is truly made of".

[11] So Good was certified silver on 19 August 1988, gold on 8 September 1988 and platinum on 14 February 1989 by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).