Don't Mess Up A Good Thing

Grateful Dead

Rare Cuts and Oddities 1966, Grateful Dead, 2005

Others

Single, Fontella Bass and Bobby McClure, 1965
Sing A Song Of Soul, Various Artists (Fontella Bass and Bobby McClure), 1965
And Now...Booker T. and the MG's, Booker T. & the MG's, 1966
Laid Back, Gregg Allman, 1973
The Gregg Allman Tour, Gregg Allman, 1974
Country Partners, Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn, 1974
Bop Till You Drop, Ry Cooder, 1979
Just Restless, Jo Ann Kelly Band, 1984
The Best of Chess/Checker/Cadet Soul, Various Artists (Fontella Bass and Bobby McClure), 1984
Live at Slim's, Vol. 1, Joe Louis Walker, 1991
Rescued: The Best of Fontella Bass, Fontella Bass, 1992
Can't Get Away from This Dog, Rufus Thomas, 1992
Chess Rhythm & Roll, Various Artists (Fontella Bass and Bobby McClure), 1994
American R&B Hits, Vol. 1: Feelin' Good, Various Artists (Fontella Bass and Bobby McClure), 1995
Soulful Love Duets, Vol. 1, Various Artists (Fontella Bass and Bobby McClure), 1995
Guilty, Ruby Turner, 1996
Chicago Radio Soul, Various Artists (Fontella Bass and Bobby McClure), 1996
1000 Volts of Stax, Various Artists (Carla Thomas), 1997
Chess Soul: A Decade of Chicago's Finest, Various Artists (Fontella Bass and Bobby McClure), 1997
All Live, Allman Brothers Band, 1998
Don't Mess up a Good Thing, Darren Jack, 2001
Fool Me Good, Precious Bryant, 2002
From Austin With Soul, W.C. Clark, 2002
Ridin' High Live, Joe Louis Walker, 2003
I'm Already There, Ricky Traywick, 2004

Notes

At the time of recording the original version of the song Fontella Bass and Bobby McClure were both members of the Oliver Sain Revue. Oliver Sain, a well known St. Louis saxophonist, band leader, songwriter, producer and studio owner, also produced the original recording.

The Fontella Bass and Bobby McClure version of Don't Mess Up A Good Thing reached #5 in the R&B charts. The song was recorded at Chess studios in Chicago and released on the Chess subsidiary label Checker.