You'll Lose a Good Thing explained
| You'll Lose a Good Thing |
| Cover: | You'll_Lose_a_Good_Thing_-_Barbara_Lynn.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Barbara Lynn |
| Album: | You'll Lose a Good Thing |
| B-Side: | Lonely Heartache |
| Released: | April 17, 1962[1] |
| Recorded: | 1962 |
| Studio: | J&M (New Orleans, Louisiana) |
| Genre: | Rhythm and blues |
| Length: | 2:53 |
| Label: | Jamie Records[2] |
| Producer: | Huey P. Meaux |
| You'll Lose a Good Thing |
| Cover: | You'll_Lose_a_Good_Thing_-_Freddy_Fender.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Freddy Fender |
| Album: | Rock 'N' Country |
| B-Side: | I'm to Blame |
| Released: | January 1976 |
| Recorded: | 1975 |
| Studio: | SugarHill (Houston, Texas)[3] |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 2:53 |
| Label: | ABC-Dot Records |
| Producer: | Huey P Meaux |
| Prev Title: | Secret Love |
| Prev Year: | 1975 |
| Next Title: | Vaya con Dios |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
"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,[4] with her bluesy rendition of the song.[5]
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.[6]
Use in media
- Barbara Lynn's recording is featured in the film Hairspray.
Charts
Barbara Lynn
| Chart (1962) | Peak
position |
|---|
| New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade)[7] | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard R&B Singles[8] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] | 8 | |
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- https://www.45cat.com/record/1220
- Web site: Barbara Lynn - You'll Lose a Good Thing.
- Web site: Wood. Roger. Cano. Ray. SugarHill Recording Studios. Texas State Historical Association. May 27, 2015. 19 August 2024.
- Web site: Steve Huey . Barbara Lynn | Awards . . January 16, 1942 . November 12, 2015.
- Web site: BLUES ACCESS Online: Barbara Lynn . Bluesaccess.com . November 12, 2015.
- Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 121.
- http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20lever&qartistid=303#n_view_location Flavour of New Zealand, 18 October 1962
- Web site: Steve Huey . Barbara Lynn | Awards . . January 16, 1942 . November 12, 2015.
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 -
- http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20rianz&qartistid=827#n_view_location Flavour of New Zealand, 28 May 1976
- Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1976. Billboard. August 4, 2021.
