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Your Good Thing (Is About to End)

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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]

"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)

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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