So Very Hard to Go

"So Very Hard to Go"
Single by Tower of Power
from the album Tower of Power
B-side "Clean Slate"[1]
Released 1973 (1973)
Format 7"
Recorded 1972 (1972)
Genre R&B
Length 3:37
Label Warner Bros.
Writer(s)
  • Emilio Castillo
  • Stephen Kupka[2]
Producer(s) Tower of Power[3]
Tower of Power singles chronology
"You're Still a Young Man"
(1972)		 "So Very Hard to Go"
(1973)		 "What Is Hip?"
(1973)
Tower of Power track listing
"Get Yo' Feet Back on the Ground"
(5)		 "So Very Hard to Go"
(6)		 "Soul Vaccination"
(7)

"So Very Hard to Go" is a torch song performed by American rhythm and blues band Tower of Power, issued as the second single from their eponymous third album. Produced by the band and written by band members Emilio Castillo and Stephen Kupka,[3][2] the song is the band's biggest hit to date in the United States, peaking at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973.[4]

"So Very Hard to Go" was covered by Filipino singer Martin Nievera on his 1999 album Return to Forever.[5][6]

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (1973)[4] Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 17
US R&B Singles (Billboard) 11

Year-end charts

Chart (1973) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 76

References

  1. ↑ "Tower Of Power - So Very Hard To Go / Clean Slate at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "So Very Hard to Go - Tower of Power | Listen, Appearances, Song Review | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Tower Of Power - So Very Hard To Go / Clean Slate (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Tower of Power | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  5. ↑ "So Very Hard to Go - Tower of Power | WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Return to Forever - Martin Nievera | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  7. ↑ Pedro. "Longbored Surfer - 1973". LongboredSurfer.com. Retrieved August 13, 2015.

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