It's Late (Ricky Nelson song)

"It's Late"
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
Writer(s)	Dorsey Burnette
Ricky Nelson singles chronology
"Lonesome Town"/"I Got a Feeling" (1959) "It's Late" (1959) "Just a Little Too Much"/"Sweeter Than You" (1959)

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.^[1] The song is featured on his 1959 album, Ricky Sings Again.^[2]

The song is ranked #74 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 songs of 1959.^[3]In 1983 Shakin' Stevens recorded the song and released it as a single on the Epic Records label.^[4] Some of the singles were issued as a novelty shaped picture disk.^[5]

References

1. Ricky Nelson, "It's Late" Chart Positions Retrieved April 8, 2014
2. Ricky Nelson, Ricky Sings Again Retrieved April 8, 2014
3. "Billboard Top 100 - 1959". Retrieved April 8, 2014.
4. https://www.discogs.com/Shakin-Stevens-Its-Late/release/1941832
5. http://www.picture-disc.co.uk/SHAKIN-STEVENS-ITS-LATE