About The Song
“Too Late to Turn Back Now” is a 1972 single by Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose, following their hit “Treat Her Like a Lady”. The song was written by Eddie Cornelius, a member of Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose, along with his siblings Carter and Rose Cornelius. It reached number 5 on the U.S. R&B chart and climbed to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, cementing Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose as prominent figures in soul and R&B.
The song warns about the omnipresence of love and its potential to cause heartbreak, as conveyed in the lyrics. The song speaks about love and the warnings associated with it, with lines like “My mama told me, she said, son, please beware, there’s this thing called love and it’s everywhere”. Its success solidified Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose as prominent figures in the soul and R&B genres of the time.