It's Too Late (Bobby Goldsboro song)

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"It's Too Late"
It's Too Late - Bobby Goldsboro.jpeg
Single by Bobby Goldsboro
from the album It's Too Late
B-side "I'm Goin' Home"
Released January 7, 1966
RecordedOctober 15, 1965
Studio Columbia, Nashville
Genre Pop
Length2:15
Label United 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" is a song 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]

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Chart performance

Chart (1966)Peak
position
Canada - RPM 1005
US Billboard Hot 10023
Canada - CHUM Hit Parade [4] 15

Cover versions

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References

  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.
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