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( November 2015 ) `` 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 Format 45 '' single Recorded 1962 Genre Rhythm and blues Length 2 : 53 Label Jamie Records Songwriter ( s ) Huey P Meaux and 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 '' Released January 1976 Format 7 '' Recorded Genre country Length 2 : 53 Label ABC - Dot Records Songwriter ( s ) Huey P Meaux and 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 ) `` 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, with her bluesy rendition of the song. Contents 1 Cover versions 2 Use in media 3 Charts 3.1 Barbara Lynn 3.2 Freddy Fender 4 References Cover versions 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. The song was also recorded by Aretha Franklin and released on her Runnin ' Out of Fools album in 1964. McAlmont & Butler also covered the song and it features on their 1995 album The Sound Of... McAlmont & Butler. Use in media Barbara Lynn 's recording is featured in the film Hairspray. Charts Barbara Lynn Chart ( 1962 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard R&B Singles U.S. Billboard Hot 100 8 Freddy Fender Chart ( 1976 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles U.S. Billboard Hot 100 32 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 28 References Jump up ^ http://www.45cat.com/record/1220 Jump up ^ Steve Huey ( 1942 - 01 - 16 ). `` Barbara Lynn Awards ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2015 - 11 - 12. Jump up ^ `` BLUES ACCESS Online : Barbara Lynn ''. Bluesaccess.com. Retrieved 2015 - 11 - 12. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits : 1944 - 2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 121. Jump up ^ `` Runnin ' Out of Fools - Aretha Franklin Songs, Reviews, Credits ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2015 - 11 - 12. Jump up ^ The Essential Rock Discography by Martin C. Strong ( 2006 ), p. 413, Canongate Books, ISBN 978 - 1841953120 Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 1993 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 -- 1993. Record Research. p. 84. Preceded by `` I Ca n't Stop Loving You '' by Ray Charles Billboard Hot R&B Singles number - one single ( Barbara Lynn version ) August 4, 1962 -- August 18, 1962 Succeeded by `` The Loco - Motion '' by Little Eva Preceded by `` ' Til the Rivers All Run Dry '' by Don Williams Billboard Hot Country Singles number - one single ( Freddy Fender version ) April 3, 1976 Succeeded by `` ' Til I Can Make It on My Own '' by Tammy Wynette 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 Do n'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 `` Before the Next Teardrop Falls '' `` 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 '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=You%27ll_Lose_a_Good_Thing&oldid=833682578 '' Categories : 1962 singles 1976 singles 1976 songs Freddy Fender songs Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs number - one singles Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles Songs written by Huey P. 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Question: who sings you'll lose a good thing
Answer: Barbara Lynn Ozen