Too Late to Turn Back Now (song)
| "Too Late to Turn Back Now" | ||||||||||
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| Single by Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose | ||||||||||
| from the album Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose | ||||||||||
| Released | 1972 | |||||||||
| Format | Vinyl record | |||||||||
| Genre | R&B | |||||||||
| Label |
United Artists UA 50910 | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Eddie Cornelius | |||||||||
| Certification | Gold (RIAA)[1] | |||||||||
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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 written by Eddie Cornelius had great success, peaking at #5 in the U.S. R&B, #2 in the Billboard Hot 100, and #1 in Cashbox Magazine'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 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[8] (15 weeks, entered May 20): 87, 69, 59, 36, 15, 10, 8, 5, 3, 2, 1, 5, 12, 24, 71
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Whitburn, Joel (1997). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research Inc. p. 133. ISBN 0-89820-122-5.
- ↑ http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19720729.html
- ↑ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. pp. 291 and 310. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ↑ http://www.top40db.net
- ↑ http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives
- ↑ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
- ↑ http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1972.htm
- ↑ Hoffmann, Frank (1983). The Cash Box Singles Charts, 1950-1981. Metuchen, NJ & London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 130.