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You'll Lose a Good Thing
1962 single by Barbara Lynn
"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]
Quick Facts Single by Barbara Lynn, from the album ...
"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 |
Recorded | 1962 |
Genre | Rhythm and blues |
Length | 2:53 |
Label | Jamie Records[1] |
Songwriter(s) | Barbara Lynn Ozen |
Producer(s) | Huey P Meaux |
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Quick Facts Single by Freddy Fender, from the album Rock 'N' Country ...
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Single by Freddy Fender | ||||
from the album Rock 'N' Country | ||||
B-side | "I'm to Blame" | |||
Released | January 1976 | |||
Recorded | 1975 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:53 | |||
Label | ABC-Dot Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Barbara Lynn Ozen | |||
Producer(s) | Huey P Meaux | |||
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- 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]
- Many other versions of the song have been recorded over the years by artists including Aretha Franklin, Carla Thomas, Denise LaSalle, Dina Carroll, McAlmont & Butler and Lucinda Williams.
- Barbara Lynn's recording is featured in the film Hairspray.
Barbara Lynn
Freddy Fender
More information Chart (1976), Peak position ...
Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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New Zealand (RIANZ)[8] | 24 |
US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 32 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] | 1 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[11] | 28 |
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Year-end charts
More information Chart (1976), Position ...
Chart (1976) | Position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] | 22 |
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- Steve Huey (January 16, 1942). "Barbara Lynn | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
- "BLUES ACCESS Online: Barbara Lynn". Bluesaccess.com. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 121.
- Steve Huey (January 16, 1942). "Barbara Lynn | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- "Freddy Fender Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- "Freddy Fender Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- "Freddy Fender Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1976". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2021.