You'll Lose a Good Thing

"You'll Lose a Good Thing"
"You'll Lose a Good Thing"
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
Freddy Fender singles chronology

"You'll Lose a Good Thing"
"You'll Lose a Good Thing"
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
Songwriter(s)	Barbara Lynn Ozen
Producer(s)	Huey P Meaux

"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[edit]

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.

Use in media[edit]

Barbara Lynn's recording is featured in the film Hairspray.

Charts[edit]

Barbara Lynn[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ "Barbara Lynn - You'll Lose a Good Thing".
^ 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.
^ Flavour of New Zealand, 18 October 1962
^ 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
^ Flavour of New Zealand, 28 May 1976
^ "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.

[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

[sc_Billboardhot100_Freddy_Fender-9] "Freddy Fender Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2021.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Freddy_Fender-10] "Freddy Fender Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2021.

[sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Freddy_Fender-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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v t e Freddy Fender
Studio albums	Before the Next Teardrop Falls (1974) Are You Ready for Freddy? (1975) Since I Met You Baby (1975) Rock 'n' Country (1976) Your Cheatin' Heart (1976) If You're Ever in Texas (1976) If You Don't Love Me (1977) Merry Christmas / Feliz Navidad (1977) Swamp Gold (1978) Tex-Mex (1979) The Texas Balladeer (1979) Favorite Ballads (1991) La Música de Baldemar Huerta (2002)
Live albums	Recorded Inside Louisiana State Prison (1975)
Compilation albums	The Best of Freddy Fender (1977) The Freddy Fender Collection (1991) His Greatest Recordings (1978)
Singles	"Ooh Poo Pah Doo" "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" "Since I Met You Baby" "Secret Love" "The Wild Side of Life" "You'll Lose a Good Thing" "Vaya con Dios" "Living It Down" "The Rains Came" "Squeeze Box" "Please Talk to My Heart"