You'll Lose a Good Thing

by Barbara Lynn

You'll Lose a Good Thing cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1962
  • Label: Jamie
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 28:55
  • Community rating: 3.75/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A highly unusual figure in early 60s R&B, Barbara Lynn was a left-handed, guitar-playing female bandleader. Her debut album, 'You'll Lose a Good Thing', is anchored by her massively successful title track, featuring her laid-back, Gulf Coast vocal delivery and stark, rhythmic guitar strumming. Produced by Huey P. Meaux, the record perfectly captures the atmospheric, swampy soul of the Texas-Louisiana border.

Genres

Descriptors: soulful, vocal, ballad, bluesy, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Second Fiddle Girl (1:57)
  2. Give Me a Break (2:21)
  3. Dina and Petrina (2:06)
  4. Lonely Heartaches (2:15)
  5. You Don't Sleep at Night (2:24)
  6. I'm Sorry I Met You (2:29)
  7. You'll Lose a Good Thing (2:39)
  8. Heartbreaking Years (2:39)
  9. Teen Age Blues (2:21)
  10. What I Need Is Love (1:46)
  11. You Don't Have to Go (3:22)
  12. Letter to Mommy and Daddy (2:31)

Credits

  • Barbara Lynn - primary artist
  • Barbara Lynn Ozen - written-by
  • Joseph Longeria - written-by
  • Jimmy Reed - written-by

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