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Born Too Late (song)

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"Born Too Late"
Single by The Poni-Tails
B-side"Come On Joey Dance with Me"
ReleasedJune 23, 1958
GenrePop
Length2:17
LabelABC-Paramount Records 9934
Songwriter(s)Charles Strouse, Fred Tobias
The Poni-Tails singles chronology
"It's Just My Luck to Be Fifteen"
(1957)
"Born Too Late"
(1958)
"Seven Minutes in Heaven"
(1958)
Audio sample

"Born Too Late" is a song written by Charles Strouse and Fred Tobias and performed by The Poni-Tails. In the UK, the song reached #5 on the UK Singles Chart. In the US, it reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #11 on the R&B chart in 1958.[1]

The song was arranged by O.B. Masingill.[2]

In media

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The song was used in the 1973 movie, That'll Be the Day.[3]

References

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  1. ^ The Poni-Tails, "Born Too Late" Chart Positions Retrieved January 25, 2014
  2. ^ The Poni-Tails, "Born Too Late" single release Retrieved January 25, 2014
  3. ^ That'll Be The Day Soundtrack Retrieved January 25, 2014