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It's Too Late (Bobby Goldsboro song)

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1966 single by Bobby Goldsboro
"It's Too Late"
Single by Bobby Goldsboro
from the album It's Too Late
B-side"I'm Goin' Home"
ReleasedJanuary 7, 1966
RecordedOctober 15, 1965
StudioColumbia (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenrePop
Length2:15
LabelUnited Artists Records
Songwriter(s)Bobby Goldsboro
Producer(s)Jack Gold
Bobby Goldsboro singles chronology
"Broomstick Cowboy"
(1965) 		"It's Too Late"
(1966) 		"I Know You Better Than That"
(1966)

"It's Too Late" was a record for Bobby Goldsboro. It was released in 1965 and became a hit the following year in both the United States and Canadian charts.

Background

It was written and sung by Bobby Goldsboro, which he recorded on October 15, 1965, and released on January 7, 1966. Ray Stevens contributes the harmony vocals in the chorus. The song spent 8 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 23, while reaching No. 5 on Canada's RPM 100.

It has since achieved a level of popularity on the Northern Soul scene.

Chart performance

Chart (1966) Peak
position
Canada - RPM 100 5
US Billboard Hot 100 23
Canada - CHUM Hit Parade 15

Cover versions

  • A version was recorded by The Mariachi Brass feat. Chet Baker that was released in 1966.
  • Venezuelan rock band Los Darts covered the song which was released as " Ahora es tarde" in 1967.
  • Johnny Rivers covered the song on his album Whisky A Go-Go Revisited (1967).
  • Shaun Cassidy covered "It's Too Late" on his 1977 debut LP, Shaun Cassidy.

References

  1. ^ "Songs of Bobby Goldsboro" (PDF). Billboard. 5 October 1974. p. BG-20. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  2. Bobby Goldsboro - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed July 31, 2015
  3. "RPM 100", RPM, Volume 5, No. 7, April 11, 1966. Accessed December 3, 2015.
  4. "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of April 18, 1966". Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2015-12-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Chart No. 476. CHUM.
  5. Cover.Info - Song Page It's Too Late (1966)
  6. Loboto Radio - Si estás triste, LOS DARTS
  7. "Whisky A Go-Go Revisited - Johnny Rivers | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
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