| Your Good Thing (Is About to End) | |
| Cover: | Your Good Thing (Is About to End) sticker.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Lou Rawls |
| Album: | The Way It Was: The Way It Is |
| B-Side: | Season of the Witch |
| Released: | 1969 |
| Genre: | R&B |
| Length: | 4:30 2:51 (7" version) |
| Label: | Capitol |
| Prev Title: | Down Here on the Ground |
| Prev Year: | 1968 |
| Next Title: | I Can't Make It Alone |
| Next Year: | 1969 |
"Your Good Thing (Is About to End)" is a song written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter. The song was originally recorded by Mable John in 1966. It peaked at number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 6 on the R&B Charts.[1]
In 1969, a version was released as a single by Lou Rawls, from his album The Way It Was: The Way It Is. His version reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100,[2] and number 3 on the Hot Rhythm and Blues Singles chart.[3]
"Your Good Thing (Is About to End)" has been recorded by various artists for over 50 years.
| Year | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Cold Blood | Sisyphus (Bomba)[4] | |
| 1972 | The Bar-Kays | Do You See What I See? (Stax)[5] | |
| 1978 | O. V. Wright | Bottom Line (Hi Records)[6] | |
| 1979 | Bonnie Raitt | The Glow (Warner Bros.)[7] | |
| 1980 | Captain & Tennille | Keeping Our Love Warm (Casablanca)[8] | |
| 1990 | Etta James | Stickin' to My Guns (Island)[9] | |
| 1997 | Boz Scaggs | Come on Home (Virgin Records)[10] | |
| 2006 | Mike Harrison | Late Starter (HALO Label)[11] | |
| 2012 | Whitney Shay | Soul Tonic (Self-released)[12] [13] | |
| 2014 | Robert Cray | In My Soul (Provogue Records)[14] | |
| 2016 | Paul Young | Good Thing (New State Music/Baked Recordings)[15] |
. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 301.
. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 692.
. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 483.