You'll Lose a Good Thing
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| "You'll Lose a Good Thing" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Barbara Lynn | |
| from the album You'll Lose a Good Thing | |
| Released | August 1962 |
| Format | 45" single |
| Recorded | 1962 |
| Genre | Rhythm & Blues |
| Length | 2:53 |
| Label | ABC-Dot Records |
| Writer(s) | Huey P Meaux and 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 | ||||
| Released | January 1976 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||
| Genre | country | |||
| Length | 2:53 | |||
| Label | ABC-Dot Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Huey P Meaux and Barbara Lynn Ozen | |||
| Producer(s) | Huey P Meaux | |||
| Freddy Fender singles chronology | ||||
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"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,[1] with her bluesy rendition of the song.[2]
Contents
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.[3]
- The song was also recorded by Aretha Franklin and released on her Runnin' Out of Fools album in 1964.[4][5]
- McAlmont & Butler also covered the song and it features on their 1995 album The Sound Of... McAlmont & Butler.
Song in popular culture
- Barbara Lynn's recording is featured in the film Hairspray.
Chart performance
Barbara Lynn
| Chart (1962) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard R&B Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 8 |
Freddy Fender
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 32 |
| Preceded by | Billboard Hot R&B Singles number-one single (Barbara Lynn version) August 4, 1962 – August 18, 1962 |
Succeeded by "The Loco-Motion" by Little Eva |
| Preceded by | Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single (Freddy Fender version) April 3, 1976 |
Succeeded by "'Til I Can Make It on My Own" by Tammy Wynette |
References
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- ↑ The Essential Rock Discography by Martin C. Strong (2006), p. 413, Canongate Books, ISBN 978-1841953120
