Your Good Thing (Is About to End)

"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"
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
"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, peaking at number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 6 on the R&B Charts. ^[2]

Lou Rawls recording

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

"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

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.