Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry (song)

For the album by Glen Campbell, see Too Late to Worry – Too Blue to Cry.

"Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry" is a 1942 song by Al Dexter. It was recorded on March 18, 1942 at the CBS Studio at Radio Station KNX, Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, California with session musicians Frank Marvin, Johnny Bond and Dick Reinhart.^[3]

"Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry"
Single by Al Dexter and His Troopers
B-side	"So Long Pal"
Published	February 16, 1942 (1942-02-16) copyrighted Albert Poindexter, Troup, Texas[1]
Released	February 6, 1944
Recorded	March 18, 1942[2]
Studio	CBS Columbia Square Studio, Hollywood, California
Genre	Country (Hillbilly)
Label	Okeh 6718
Songwriter(s)	Al Dexter
Al Dexter and His Troopers singles chronology
"Pistol Packin' Mama / Rosalita" (1943) "Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry" (1944) "I'm Losing My Mind Over You" (1945)

Released and ranking

It was released on Okeh records #6718 on February 6, 1944, paired with "So Long Pal".^[4] It went to number one on the Folk Juke Box charts for two weeks and stayed on the charts for a total of thirty weeks.^[5]

Cover versions

• A cover by Glen Campbell reached No. 76 on the US pop chart in 1962 and was the title song of a Campbell album in 1963.
• Esther Phillips reached No. 121 on Billboard in 1969.
• A cover by Ronnie Milsap peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1975.^[6] His version was also a minor pop hit, reaching #101 Billboard and #87 Cash Box.^[7]