It's Too Late (Carole King song)
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| Single by Carole King | |
| from the album Tapestry | |
| A-side | "It's Too Late" "I Feel the Earth Move" |
| Released | April 1971 |
| Format | 7" 45 RPM |
| Genre | Jazz fusion |
| Length | 3:51 |
| Label | Ode Records |
| Writer(s) | Carole King, Toni Stern |
| Producer | Lou Adler |
| Certification | Gold (US) |
"It's Too Late" is a song from Carole King's 1971 album Tapestry. Toni Stern wrote the lyrics and King wrote the music. It was released as a single in April 1971 and reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts. Sales were later certified Gold by the RIAA.
The recording won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1972, and the song is included on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.
Cover versions
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The song has been covered by
- 1971: The Sandpipers (A&M Records)
- 1971: Mark Lindsay
- 1972: The Isley Brothers on their album Brother, Brother, Brother; reaching #39 on the R&B chart[1]
- 1972: Bill Deal and the Rhondels
- 1972: Billy Paul on his album 360 Degrees of Billy Paul
- 1972: The Stylistics on their Round 2 album
- 1973: Frances Yip on her Portrait Of Frances Yip album
- 1980: Dennis Brown on his album Spellbound
- 1991: Dina Carroll with the band Quartz, earning her first hit; it reached #8 in the UK[2]
- 1991: Culture Beat on their debut album Horizon
- 1994: Gloria Estefan on her album Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me
- 1994: Workshy on their album Soul Love
- 1995: Amy Grant performed "It's Too Late" on the all-star tribute album Tapestry Revisited: A Tribute to Carole King
- 2002: Kyle Vincent on his album Solitary Road
- 2004: Meja on her album Mellow
- 2006: Saxophonist Michael Lington from his renditions album A Song for You[3][4]
- 2006: James Morrison on a free album distributed with issue 242 of Q magazine[5]
- 2012: Jackson Greenhorn on the album Jazz Heid
Soundtracks
"It's Too Late" has been featured in Hollywood films, including Fandango, The Lake House, and Invincible.
Awards and recognition
- King's version of "It's Too Late" peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts‒on the Hot 100 as a double A-side with "I Feel the Earth Move".
- King's version of "It's Too Late" was certified Gold by the RIAA.
- "It's Too Late" won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1972.
- "It's Too Late" is ranked number 469 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.
- Together with its other A-side, it was named by the RIAA as number 213 of 365 Songs of the Century.
- Singer/songwriter Josh Rouse paid homage to it on his song 1972 presented on the album of the same name released in 2003.
Charts
| Chart (1971)[6] | Position |
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| Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| US AC | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 6 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 8 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 5 |
| Year End Charts (US) | 3 |
Gloria Estefan version
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| Single by Gloria Estefan | ||||
| from the album Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me | ||||
| Released | June 1995 | |||
| Format | CD Single CD Maxi single |
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| Recorded | 1993-1994 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 03:57 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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"It's Too Late" was the third promotional (U.S.), and fourth overall single released by Gloria Estefan on her fourth studio album Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me.
Formats and track listings
- U.S. CD Promo Single (ESK 77877)
- "It's Too Late" (Radio Mix)
- "It's Too Late" (Album Version)
- "It's Too Late" (Piano Mix)
- Australia CD Maxi Single (662020 2)
- "It's Too Late" (Radio Mix)
- "It's Too Late" (Album Version)
- "It's Too Late" (Piano Mix)
- "Cherchez La Femme" (Doom Dub)
- "Cherchez La Femme" (Piano Mix)
Charts
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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| Australia Top Singles Chart | 56 |
Official versions
- Original versions
- Album Version — 3:57
- Remixes
- Piano Mix - 3:38
- Radio Mix - 3:19
References
- ^ "Brother, Brother, Brother > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles" at Allmusic. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ^ "Quartz - It's Too Late ft Dina Carroll". ChartStats.com. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ^ Schendell, Bonnie (October 2006). "Michael Lington - A Song for You". CD Reviews. SmoothViews.com. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "A Song for You > Overview" at Allmusic. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ^ Various – Take It Easy: 15 Soft Rock Anthems at Discogs
- ^ Hawtin, Steve; et al. "Song title 422 - It's Too Late". tsort.info. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
External links
| Preceded by "Want Ads" by The Honey Cone |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single double A-side with "I Feel the Earth Move" (Carole King version) June 19, 1971 (five weeks) |
Succeeded by "Indian Reservation" by The Raiders |
| Preceded by "Rainy Days and Mondays" by The Carpenters |
Billboard Easy Listening Singles number-one single (Carole King version) June 26, 1971 (five weeks) |
Succeeded by "You've Got a Friend" by James Taylor |
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