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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]

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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"
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)

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

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