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"Your Good Thing (Is About to End)"
Single by Lou Rawls
from the album The Way It Was: The Way It Is
B-side"Season of the Witch"
Released1969
GenreR&B
Length4:30
2:51 (7" version)
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Isaac Hayes, David Porter[1]
Lou Rawls singles chronology
"Down Here on the Ground"
(1968) 		"Your Good Thing (Is About to End)"
(1969) 		"I Can't Make It Alone"
(1969)

"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]

Lou Rawls recording

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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]

Additional cover versions

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"Your Good Thing (Is About to End)" has been recorded by various artists for over 50 years.

Year Artist Album
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]

References

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  1. ^ "Your Good Thing (Is About to End) - Lou Rawls | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 301.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 692.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 483.
  5. ^ "Sisyphus - Cold Blood | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Do You See What I See? - Bar-Kays | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  7. ^ "The Bottom Line - O.V. Wright | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  8. ^ "The Glow - Bonnie Raitt | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Keeping Our Love Warm - Captain & Tennille | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Stickin' to My Guns - Etta James | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Come on Home - Boz Scaggs | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Late Starter - Mike Harrison | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  13. ^ Shay, Whitney. "Whitney Shay | San Diego Reader". Sandiegoreader.com. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  14. ^ "Whitney Shay | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  15. ^ "In My Soul - Robert Cray Band, Robert Cray | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Good Thing - Paul Young | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 February 2021.


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