Too Late to Turn Back Now (song)
| "Too Late to Turn Back Now" | |
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| Song | |
| B-side | "Lift Your Love Higher" |
"Too Late to Turn Back Now" is the 1972 follow-up single of Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose to their debut hit "Treat Her Like a Lady". The single had previously been released in 1970 on the Platinum label.
Written by Eddie Cornelius, the song had great success upon its re-release, peaking at #5 in the U.S. R&B, #2 in the Billboard Hot 100, and #1 in Cash Box's chart of the Top 100 Singles for the week of July 29, 1972.[2]
"Too Late to Turn Back Now" is ranked as the 34th biggest U.S. hit of 1972. The record was awarded a gold disc on 2 August 1972 for one million sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[3]
Chart performance
Weekly singles charts
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Year-end charts
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Chart run
Billboard Hot 100[1] (14 weeks, entered May 27): Reached #2 in July (2 weeks)
Cashbox Top 100[10] (15 weeks, entered May 20): 87, 69, 59, 36, 15, 10, 8, 5, 3, 2, 1, 5, 12, 24, 71
References
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1997). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research Inc. p. 133. ISBN 0-89820-122-5.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. pp. 291 and 310. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
- ^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
- ^ "Music lyrics, charts, Games, & more". Top40db.net. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1972/Top 100 Songs of 1972". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
- ^ [3] [dead link]
- ^ Hoffmann, Frank (1983). The Cash Box Singles Charts, 1950-1981. Metuchen, NJ & London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 130.