| Too Late to Turn Back Now | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose |
| Album: | Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose |
| B-Side: | Lift Your Love Higher |
| Released: | May 1972 |
| Recorded: | 1970 |
| Genre: | Soul[1] |
| Length: | 3:18 |
| Label: | United Artists UA 50910 |
| Producer: | Bob Archibald[2] |
"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 number 5 on the U.S. R&B chart and number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 (behind "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers).[3] "Too Late to Turn Back Now" went to No. 1 on Cash Box's chart of the Top 100 Singles for the week of July 29, 1972.[4]
"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).[5] [6]
| Chart (1972) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 15 | |
| Canada RPM Top Singles[7] | 1 | |
| New Zealand (Listener) [8] | 20 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] | 2 | |
| U.S. R&B Singles | 5 | |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[10] | 6 | |
| U.S. Cashbox Top 100 | 1 |
| Chart (1972) | Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[11] | 34 | |
| Canada[12] | 61 |
The song was featured in the 1997 film The Ice Storm, the 2018 film BlacKkKlansman and episode 5 of the Amazon Prime Video series Daisy Jones & The Six.
. Joel Whitburn . 1993 . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 . Record Research . 59.