"You'll Lose a Good Thing"
Single by Barbara Lynn
from the album You'll Lose a Good Thing
B-side"Lonely Heartache"
ReleasedAugust 1962
Recorded1962
GenreRhythm and blues
Length2:53
LabelJamie Records[1]
Songwriter(s)Barbara Lynn Ozen
Producer(s)Huey P Meaux
"You'll Lose a Good Thing"
Single by Freddy Fender
from the album Rock 'N' Country
B-side"I'm to Blame"
ReleasedJanuary 1976
Recorded1975
GenreCountry
Length2:53
LabelABC-Dot Records
Songwriter(s)Barbara Lynn Ozen
Producer(s)Huey P Meaux
Freddy Fender singles chronology
"Secret Love"
(1975)
"You'll Lose a Good Thing"
(1976)
"Vaya con Dios"
(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,[2] with her bluesy rendition of the song.[3]

Cover versions

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)[5] 8
U.S. Billboard R&B Singles[6] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 8

Freddy Fender

Chart (1976) Peak
position
New Zealand (RIANZ)[8] 24
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 32
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[11] 28

Year-end charts

Chart (1976) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] 22

References

  1. "Barbara Lynn - You'll Lose a Good Thing".
  2. Steve Huey (January 16, 1942). "Barbara Lynn | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  3. "BLUES ACCESS Online: Barbara Lynn". Bluesaccess.com. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 121.
  5. Flavour of New Zealand, 18 October 1962
  6. Steve Huey (January 16, 1942). "Barbara Lynn | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  7. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  8. Flavour of New Zealand, 28 May 1976
  9. "Freddy Fender Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  10. "Freddy Fender Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  11. "Freddy Fender Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  12. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1976". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
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