Too Late to Turn Back Now (song)
1972 single by Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"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.
"Too Late to Turn Back Now" | ||||
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Single by Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose | ||||
from the album Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose | ||||
B-side | "Lift Your Love Higher" | |||
Released | May 1972 | |||
Recorded | 1970 | |||
Genre | Soul[1] | |||
Length | 3:18 | |||
Label | United Artists UA 50910 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Eddie Cornelius | |||
Producer(s) | Bob Archibald[2] | |||
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose singles chronology | ||||
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Written by Eddie Cornelius, the song had great success upon its re-release, peaking at number 5 on the U.S. R&B chart and number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 (behind "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers).[3] "Too Late to Turn Back Now" went to No. 1 on Cash Box's chart of the Top 100 Singles for the week of July 29, 1972.[4]
"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).[5][6]
The song was featured in the 1997 film The Ice Storm, the 2018 film BlacKkKlansman and episode 5 of the Amazon Prime Video series Daisy Jones & The Six.