Too Late to Turn Back Now (song)

"Too Late to Turn Back Now"
Single by Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
from the album Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
B-side "Lift Your Love Higher"
Released May 1972
Format Vinyl record
Recorded 1970
Genre R&B
Label United Artists
UA 50910
Writer(s) Eddie Cornelius
Certification Gold (RIAA)[1]
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose singles chronology
"Treat Her Like a Lady"
(1971)		 "Too Late to Turn Back Now"
(1972)		 "Don't Ever Be Lonely"
(1973)

"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

Chart (1972) Peak
position
Canada [4] 1
New Zealand (Listener) [5] 20
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [6] 2
U.S. R&B 5
U.S. Cashbox Top 100 [7] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1972) Rank
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] 34
Canada [9] 61

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

  1. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1997). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research Inc. p. 133. ISBN 0-89820-122-5.
  2. ↑ http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19720729.html
  3. ↑ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. pp. 291 and 310. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  4. ↑ https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.7662&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=5uq6bucj1luhsin24q470jnkm1
  5. ↑ http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qartistid=1320#n_view_location
  6. ↑ http://www.top40db.net
  7. ↑ http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives
  8. ↑ http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1972.htm
  9. ↑ http://www.musicandyears.com/year/1972
  10. ↑ Hoffmann, Frank (1983). The Cash Box Singles Charts, 1950-1981. Metuchen, NJ & London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 130.

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