It's Too Late (Bobby Goldsboro song)

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"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
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[edit]

It was written and sung by Bobby Goldsboro, which he recorded on October 15, 1965, and released on January 7, 1966.[1] Ray Stevens contributes the harmony vocals in the chorus. The song spent 8 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 23,[2] while reaching No. 5 on Canada's RPM 100.[3]

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

Chart performance[edit]

Chart (1966) Peak
position
Canada - RPM 100 5
US Billboard Hot 100 23
Canada - CHUM Hit Parade[4] 15

Cover versions[edit]

  • A version was recorded by The Mariachi Brass feat. Chet Baker that was released in 1966.[5]
  • Venezuelan rock band Los Darts covered the song which was released as " Ahora es tarde" in 1967.[6]
  • Johnny Rivers covered the song on his album Whisky A Go-Go Revisited (1967).[7]
  • Shaun Cassidy covered "It's Too Late" on his 1977 debut LP, Shaun Cassidy.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "You've come a long way Bobby.", Billboard, October 5, 1974. p. BG-20. Accessed December 2, 2015.
  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.