| "It's Late" | ||||
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| Single by Ricky Nelson | ||||
| from the album Ricky Sings Again | ||||
| B-side | "Never Be Anyone Else But You" | |||
| Released | February 9, 1959 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 1:57 | |||
| Label | Imperial | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dorsey Burnette | |||
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It's Late is a 1959 single by Ricky Nelson, written by Dorsey Burnette. The song reached #3 in the UK, #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #30 on the R&B chart in 1959. The song is featured on his 1959 album, Ricky Sings Again.
The song is ranked #74 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 songs of 1959.In 1983 Shakin' Stevens recorded the song and released it as a single on the Epic Records label. Some of the singles were issued as a novelty shaped picture disk.