"Too Gone Too Long" is a song by En Vogue

En Vogue

En Vogue is an American female R&B vocal group from Oakland, California assembled by music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy.The group has won more MTV Video Music Awards than any other female group in MTV history, a total of seven, along with four Soul Train Awards, six American Music...

, released as the final single from their third album, EV3

EV3

EV3 is the third studio album by En Vogue. Originally called "Friendship" It was their first project that wasn't fully produced by Thomas McElroy & Denzil Foster, the then quartet called on hitmakers Babyface, David Foster, Diane Warren, and Ivan Matias among others to provide the group with a new...

. The song was written by famed writer Diane Warren

Diane Warren

Diane Eve Warren , is a US songwriter. Her songs have received six Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, including one win and seven Grammy Award nominations, including one win. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001...

 who has written mega hits like "Un-Break My Heart

Un-Break My Heart

"Un-Break My Heart" is a song by American recording artist Toni Braxton from her second studio album, Secrets . Written by Diane Warren and produced by David Foster, the ballad was released as the album's second single...

" and "Because You Loved Me

Because You Loved Me

"Because You Loved Me" is a song from Céline Dion's album Falling into You, released as the first single on February 19, 1996 in North America and Japan. In other parts of the world it was released in May 1996 as the second single, after "Falling into You"....

". Warren crafted the thematically and lyrically similar "I Learned From The Best

I Learned from the Best

"I Learned from the Best" is a 1999 single from American R&B/Pop singer Whitney Houston; the fifth and final single from Houston's multi-platinum 1998 album My Love Is Your Love. The ballad became a moderate hit, peaking at number twenty-seven on the US Hot 100. Dance remixes of the song by Hex...

" for Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston

Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...

's comeback album My Love Is Your Love the following year which also became a considerable Billboard hit.

While EV3

EV3

EV3 is the third studio album by En Vogue. Originally called "Friendship" It was their first project that wasn't fully produced by Thomas McElroy & Denzil Foster, the then quartet called on hitmakers Babyface, David Foster, Diane Warren, and Ivan Matias among others to provide the group with a new...

 was being recorded, Dawn Robinson

Dawn Robinson

Dawn Robinson is an American R&B/soul/Dance-pop singer best known for her work as a member of hit Urban/Dance-pop group, En Vogue....

chose to leave. Her voice is heard throughout the hamony and lead vocals on 95% of the album including this song.

Track listing

1. Too Gone, Too Long (Radio Edit) 4:08
2. It's About Love (Non LP Track) 5:12
3. Whatever (Roni's Searching For A New Key Mix) 7:01
4. Whatever (Tuff Jam 2 In 1 Remix) 7:58

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	33
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	25
U.S. Billboard Hot Single Sales	28
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay	64
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	58
Dutch Single Top 100	45
UK Chart	20