| "It's Too Late" | ||||
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:It%27s_Too_Late_by_Carole_King_US_vinyl_single_double_A-side.jpg) US vinyl single; picture is also used for the "I Feel the Earth Move" side and the parent album Tapestry | ||||
| Single by Carole King | ||||
| from the album Tapestry | ||||
| A-side | "I Feel the Earth Move" | |||
| Released | April 16, 1971 | |||
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| Length | 3:51 | |||
| Label | Ode | |||
| Composer(s) | Carole King | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Toni Stern | |||
| Producer(s) | Lou Adler | |||
| Carole King singles chronology | ||||
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| Official audio | ||||
| "It's Too Late" on YouTube | ||||
"It's Too Late" is a song from American singer-songwriter Carole King's second studio album, Tapestry (1971). 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 platinum-certified by the RIAA.[4] Billboard ranked "It's Too Late" and its fellow A-side, "I Feel the Earth Move", as the No. 3 record for 1971.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (January 31, 2019). "The Number Ones: Carole King's "It's Too Late"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
"It's Too Late," the album's one dominant hit, represents a whole different form of pop music...
- ^ "Carole King: It's too late… to write new songs". Philippine Daily Inquirer. May 12, 2012.
- ^ Harrison, James (2015). "Carole King - "It's Too Late". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. New York: Universe. p. 289.
"...over a gently laid-back, percussion-driven jazz samba [King] plays a string of figures...the verse-chorus segues nicely into some cool jazz-guitar grooves...
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