"Too Late the Hero" | ||||
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Single by John Entwistle | ||||
from the album Too Late the Hero | ||||
A-side | "Too Late the Hero" | |||
B-side | "I'm Coming Back", "Dancing Master" | |||
Released | 1981 | |||
Format | Vinyl, 7", Single, 45 RPM | |||
Recorded | Ramport Studio, London, England, Completed in May 1981 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 7:35 (Too Late the Hero) and 3:16 as Single. | |||
Label |
Atco (US) WEA (UK) |
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Writer(s) | John Entwistle | |||
Producer(s) | John Entwistle, Dave "Cyrano" Langston | |||
John Entwistle singles chronology | ||||
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"Too Late the Hero" was a single by John Entwistle, bassist for The Who.
The song is also the title track from his fifth solo album Too Late the Hero (1981), in which Entwistle was joined by Joe Walsh on lead guitar, Billy Nicholls on backing vocals and Joe Vitale behind the drums.
The single reached #76 in the United Kingdom and #101 in the United States.This would later proved to be Entwistle's only single or album to chart in the UK.
The song is also found on Entwistle's compilation albums, Thunderfingers: The Best of John Entwistle (1996), Anthology (1996), and So Who's the Bass Player? The Ox Anthology (2005).