You'll Lose a Good Thing
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"You'll Lose a Good Thing" is an American song initially written by rhythm and blues artist Barbara Lynn Ozen, and made famous in the 1970s by country music
-Tejano singer Freddy Fender
.
Ozen — then performing as Barbara Lynn
— recorded a bluesy rendition of the song in 1962, taking her original version to the number one spot on the R&B charts, and to the top 10 on the Hot 100. Freddy Fender retained those bluesy, soulful elements when he recorded a country version of the song in 1975. In April 1976, the song became his fourth No. 1 song on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles
chart.
The song was also recorded by Aretha Franklin
and released on her "Runnin' Out of Fools" album in 1964.
Barbara Lynn's recording featured in the film "Hairspray".
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
-Tejano singer Freddy Fender
Freddy Fender
Freddy Fender , born Baldemar Garza Huerta in San Benito, Texas, United States, was a Mexican-American Tejano, country and rock and roll musician, known for his work as a solo artist and in the groups Los Super Seven and the Texas Tornados...
.
Ozen — then performing as Barbara Lynn
Barbara Lynn
Barbara Lynn is an American rhythm and blues and electric blues guitarist and singer. She is best known for her R&B chart-topping hit, "You'll Lose A Good Thing" .-Life and career:She played piano as a child, but switched to guitar...
— recorded a bluesy rendition of the song in 1962, taking her original version to the number one spot on the R&B charts, and to the top 10 on the Hot 100. Freddy Fender retained those bluesy, soulful elements when he recorded a country version of the song in 1975. In April 1976, the song became his fourth No. 1 song on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart.
The song was also recorded by Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All...
and released on her "Runnin' Out of Fools" album in 1964.
Barbara Lynn's recording featured in the film "Hairspray".
Freddy Fender
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 32 |
See also
- Whitburn, Joel, "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004", 2004 .
- Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2006.
- Whitburn, Joel, "Top Pop Singles: 1955-2006," 2007.