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"Your Good Thing (Is About to End)" | ||||
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Single by Lou Rawls | ||||
from the 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 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Isaac Hayes, David Porter [1] | |||
Lou Rawls singles chronology | ||||
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"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. [2]
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, [3] and number 3 on the Hot Rhythm and Blues Singles chart. [4]
"Your Good Thing (Is About to End)" has been recorded by various artists for over 50 years.
Year | Artist | Album |
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1970 | Cold Blood | Sisyphus (Bomba) [5] |
1972 | The Bar-Kays | Do You See What I See? (Stax) [6] |
1978 | O. V. Wright | Bottom Line (Hi Records) [7] |
1979 | Bonnie Raitt | The Glow (Warner Bros.) [8] |
1980 | Captain & Tennille | Keeping Our Love Warm (Casablanca) [9] |
1990 | Etta James | Stickin' to My Guns (Island) [10] |
1997 | Boz Scaggs | Come on Home (Virgin Records) [11] |
2006 | Mike Harrison | Late Starter ( HALO Label) [12] |
2012 | Whitney Shay | Soul Tonic (Self-released) [13] [14] |
2014 | Robert Cray | In My Soul (Provogue Records) [15] |
2016 | Paul Young | Good Thing (New State Music/Baked Recordings) [16] |