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"It's Too Late" is a song written by and performed by Chuck Willis. It reached #3 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1956.[1] The song was featured on his 1958 album, King of the Stroll.[2]

"It's Too Late"
Single by Chuck Willis
from the album King of the Stroll
B-side	"Kansas City Woman"
Released	May 1956
Genre	R&B
Length	2:34
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Chuck Willis
Chuck Willis singles chronology
"It Were You" (1956) "It's Too Late" (1956) "Juanita" (1956)

Other charting versions

• Johnny O'Keefe released a version of the song as a single in Australia in 1960 which reached #17.[3]
• Ted Taylor released a version of the song which reached #30 on the U.S. R&B chart and #118 on the U.S. pop chart in 1969.[4]

Other versions

• Dorothy Collins released a version of the song as the B-side to her 1957 single "Rock Me My Baby".[5]
• The Crickets released a version of the song on their 1957 album The "Chirping" Crickets.[6]
• Roy Orbison released a version of the song on his 1961 album At the Rock House.[7]
• Les Paul and Mary Ford released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1961 single "Mountain Railroad".[8]
• Charlie Rich released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1961 single "Just a Little Bit Sweet".[9]
• Ruth Brown released a version of the song on her 1962 album Along Came Ruth.[10]
• Jerry Keller released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1963 single "What Will I Tell My Darling?"[11]
• Sunny and the Sunliners released a version of the song as a single in 1964, but it did not chart.[12]
• Otis Redding released a version of the song on his 1965 album The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads.[13]
• Freddie King released a version of the song on his 1969 album Freddie King Is a Blues Master.[14]
• Derek and the Dominos released a version of the song on their 1970 album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs.[15] The band also performed the song on The Johnny Cash Show which was the band's only television appearance.[16]
• John Hammond released a version of the song on his 1970 album Southern Fried.[17]
• Conway Twitty released a version of the song on his 1976 album 20 Greatest Hits by Conway Twitty.[18]
• Freddy Fender released a version of the song on his 1972 album If You're Ever in Texas.[19]
• Merl Saunders, Jerry Garcia, John Kahn, and Bill Vitt released a version of the song on their 1988 album Keystone Encores.[20]
• The Alligators featuring The Jordanaires released a version of the song on their 1996 album The History of Rock'n'Roll.[21]
• Bob Dylan released two versions of the song (identified as acoustic and band) on his 2021 album Springtime In New York: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 16 / 1980-1985 (Deluxe Edition, Disc 3).[22]

Samplings

• Kanye West sampled Redding's version in the song "Gone" on his 2005 album Late Registration.[23]

References

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