You'll Lose a Good Thing
"You'll Lose a Good Thing" is a popular song written by rhythm and blues artist Barbara Lynn Ozen, who, performing as Barbara Lynn, scored a 1962 Top 10 hit, peaking at #8 and also the number 1 spot on the R&B charts,[2] with her bluesy rendition of the song.[3]
| "You'll Lose a Good Thing" | |
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| Single by Barbara Lynn | |
| from the album You'll Lose a Good Thing | |
| B-side | "Lonely Heartache" |
| Released | August 1962 |
| Format | 45" single |
| Recorded | 1962 |
| Genre | Rhythm and blues |
| Length | 2:53 |
| Label | Jamie Records[1] |
| Songwriter(s) | Barbara Lynn Ozen |
| Producer(s) | Huey P Meaux |
| "You'll Lose a Good Thing" | ||||
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| Single by Freddy Fender | ||||
| from the album Rock 'N' Country | ||||
| B-side | "I'm to Blame" | |||
| Released | January 1976 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||
| Genre | country | |||
| Length | 2:53 | |||
| Label | ABC-Dot Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Barbara Lynn Ozen | |||
| Producer(s) | Huey P Meaux | |||
| Freddy Fender singles chronology | ||||
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Cover versions
- Freddy Fender retained those bluesy, soulful elements when he recorded a country version of the song in 1975. In April 1976, the song was his fourth No. 1 song on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart.[4]
- The song was also recorded by Aretha Franklin and released on her Runnin' Out of Fools album in 1964.[5][6]
- McAlmont & Butler also covered the song and it features on their 1995 album The Sound Of... McAlmont & Butler.
- Madness (band) in their guise as The Dangermen on the 2005 album The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1.
Use in media
- Barbara Lynn's recording is featured in the film Hairspray.
Charts
References
- http://www.45cat.com/record/1220
- Steve Huey (1942-01-16). "Barbara Lynn | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
- "BLUES ACCESS Online: Barbara Lynn". Bluesaccess.com. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 121.
- "Runnin' Out of Fools - Aretha Franklin | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
- The Essential Rock Discography by Martin C. Strong (2006), p. 413, Canongate Books, ISBN 978-1841953120
- Flavour of New Zealand, 18 October 1962
- Steve Huey (1942-01-16). "Barbara Lynn | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- Flavour of New Zealand, 28 May 1976
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 121.
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 84.
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