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"Too Late for Goodbyes"
Song
B-side"Well I Don't Know" (UK 7")
"Let Me Be" (US 7")
"Big Mama", "Well I Don't Know" (UK 12")

"Too Late for Goodbyes" is the first single (second in the U.S.) from Julian Lennon's 1984 album Valotte. It featured the harmonica of Jean "Toots" Thielemans, and it was a top-ten hit in the UK and U.S., reaching No. 6 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1984,[1] and No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in late March 1985.[2] B-side "Big Mama" has been described by Lennon as "semi-hard rock".[3][4]

"Too Late for Goodbyes" peaked at No. 1 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart in 1985,[2] spending two weeks at the top of this chart. The music video for the song was directed by Sam Peckinpah,[5] and produced by Martin Lewis.[6] To date, it is the most successful song of Lennon's singing career.

Track listing

UK 7" single (Charisma JL1)[7]
  1. "Too Late for Goodbyes" – 3:30
  2. "Well I Don't Know" – 4:35
US 7" single (Atlantic 7-89589)[7]
  1. "Too Late for Goodbyes" – 3:30
  2. "Let Me Be" – 2:12
UK 12" single (Charisma JL112)[7]
  1. "Too Late for Goodbyes" – 3:30
  2. "Big Mama" – 3:16
  3. "Well I Don't Know" – 4:35
US 12" single (Atlantic 0-86899)[7]
  1. "Too Late for Goodbyes (Extended Special Mix)" – 5:55
  2. "Too Late for Goodbyes" – 3:30
  3. "Let Me Be" – 2:12
  • The song is featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto V on the in-game radio station, Los Santos Rock Radio.

See also

References

  1. ^ Julian Lennon's UK chart positions Chart Stats. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Billboard chart history for Too Late for Goodbyes" Billboard.com. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  3. ^ Burianek, CJ. "Valotte: Big Mama". Heyjules.com. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  4. ^ Harvey, Phil (Host); Lennon, Julian (Star) (23–28 May 1985). Too Late For Goodbyes The Julian Lennon Radio Special (Radio). Radio International. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  5. ^ Burianek, CJ. "1984 - The Debut Release Valotte". Heyjules.com. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  6. ^ Encyclopedia of American Cinema (illustrated ed.). Boston: MobileReference.com. 2007. ISBN 9781605011455.
  7. ^ a b c d Burianek, CJ. "Julian Lennon Singles from the 80s". Heyjules.com. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
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