| Too Late to Cry | ||||
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| Released | March 1977 | |||
| Recorded | December 1976–January 1977 | |||
| Studio | Olympic Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Jet | |||
| Producer | Chris Kimsey, Widowmaker | |||
| Widowmaker chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Too Late to Cry is the second and final album by the English hard rock band Widowmaker, released in 1977. [2]
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