Barbara Lynn – You’ll Lose A Good Thing (Album download)
Singer/guitarist Barbara Lynn’s album You’ll Lose A Good Thing is definitely one of the classics. Barbara was a female instrumentalist (one of the very first to hit the charts), who also played left-handed — quite well at that — and even wrote some of her own material.
Lynn’s music often straddled the line between blues and Southern R&B, and since much of her early work — including the number one R&B hit “You’ll Lose a Good Thing” — was recorded in New Orleans, it bore the sonic imprint of the Crescent City.
Lynn was born Barbara Lynn Ozen in Beaumont, TX, on January 16, 1942; she played the piano as a child before switching to guitar, inspired by Elvis Presley. In junior high, Lynn formed her own band, Bobbie Lynn and the Idols; at this point, her musical role models veered between bluesmen (Guitar Slim, Jimmy Reed) and female pop singers (Brenda Lee, Connie Francis). After winning a few talent shows and playing some teen dances, the still-underage Lynn started working the local clubs and juke joints, risking getting kicked out of school if she had been discovered.
Singer Joe Barry caught her live act and recommended her to his friend, producer/impresario Huey P. Meaux, aka the Crazy Cajun.
Lynn had managed to retain a cult following among connoisseurs of American soul and blues in several different pockets of the world, and toured internationally during the early ’90s. In 1994, Bullseye Blues issued her first full-fledged studio album in over two decades, So Good; Until Then I’ll Suffer followed in 1996. Lynn later caught on with the respected blues label Antone’s, and in 2000 she cut Hot Night Tonight, which featured a couple of raps by her son Bachelor Wise.
Tracklist:
01. Second Fiddle Girl (2:00)
02. Give Me A Break (2:21)
03. Dina And Petrina (2:00)
04. Lonely Heartaches (2:01)
05. You Don’t Sleep At Night (1:55)
06. I’m Sorry I Met You (2:30)
07. You’ll Lose A Good Thing (2:22)
08. Heartbreaking Years (2:17)
09. Teen Age Blues (1:38)
10. What I Need Is Love (2:21)
11. You Don’t Have To Go (3:19)
12. Letter To Mommy And Daddy (2:31)
13. To Love Or Not To Love (1:59)
14. Don’t Be Cruel (2:39)
15. You’re Gonna Need Me (2:38)
16. You Can’t Be Satisfied (2:19)
17. Promises (1:48)
18. You’ll Lose A Good Thing (Alt.Take) (2:26)
19. Everybody Loves Somebody (2:22)
20. Dedicate The Blues To Me (2:17)
21. (I Cried At) Laura’s Wedding (2:39)
22. Oh! Baby (2:07)
23. You Better Stop (2:23)
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