One Promise Too Late
{{Infobox song
| name = One Promise Too Late
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Reba McEntire
| album = What Am I Gonna Do About You
| B-side = Why Not Tonight
| released = April 27 1987
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| recorded =
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| genre = Country
| length = 3:28
| label = MCA
| writer =
- Dave Loggins
- Lisa Silver
- Don Schlitz
| producer =
- Jimmy Bowen
- Reba McEntire
| prev_title = Let the Music Lift You Up
| prev_year = 1987
| next_title = The Last One to Know
| next_year = 1987
}}
"One Promise Too Late" is a song written by Dave Loggins, Don Schlitz and Lisa Silver, and recorded by American country music artist Reba McEntire. It was released in May 1987 as the third single from the album What Am I Gonna Do About You. The song was McEntire's eighth number-one country single as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=226}}
Content
The song tells the story of a woman who meets a man and falls in love, but she is already married and refuses to break her promise to her husband. She expresses regret that the man hadn't entered her life at a time when she could act on her love for him. Despite her inability to have the man of her dreams, she has no regret she met him, and he will live forever in her mind.
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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!align="left"|Chart (1987) !align="center"|Peak |
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Canadian RPM Country Tracks
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=Year-end charts=
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!Chart (1987) !Position |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1987/hot-country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1987|work=Billboard|accessdate=June 28, 2021}}
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References
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{{Reba McEntire singles}}
Category:Songs written by Dave Loggins
Category:Songs written by Don Schlitz
Category:Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen
Category:Songs written by Lisa Silver
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