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1937 single by Robert Johnson

"From Four Until Late"
Original 78 record label
Single by Robert Johnson
Released	1937 (1937)
Recorded	Dallas, Texas, June 19, 1937
Genre	Blues
Length	2:23
Label	Vocalion, ARC
Songwriter(s)	Robert Johnson
Producer(s)	Don Law

"From Four Until Late" (or "From Four Till Late") is a blues song written by Delta blues musician Robert Johnson. He recorded it in Dallas, Texas, during his second to last session for producer Don Law on June 19, 1937. The lyrics contained his philosophical lines of "a man is like a prisoner, and he's never satisfied".

British rock group Cream recorded the song for their debut album Fresh Cream in 1966. Guitarist Eric Clapton provided the lead vocal. Clapton also recorded another version of the song on his Sessions for Robert J album in 2004.

"Four Until Late"

29 seconds of Cream's rendition

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References

LaVere, Stephen (1990). The Complete Recordings (Box set booklet). Robert Johnson. Columbia Records. p. 37. OCLC 24547399. C2K 46222.
Palmer, Robert (1981). Deep Blues. Penguin Books. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-14-006223-6.
Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Cream: Fresh Cream – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
"Sessions for Robert J. - Eric Clapton | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2021.

v t e Robert Johnson
Albums	King of the Delta Blues Singers King of the Delta Blues Singers, Vol. II The Complete Recordings
Original 78 rpms (chronological)	"Terraplane Blues" / "Kind Hearted Woman Blues" "32-20 Blues" / "Last Fair Deal Gone Down" "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom" / "Dead Shrimp Blues" "Cross Road Blues" / "Ramblin' on My Mind" "Come On in My Kitchen" / "They're Red Hot" "Sweet Home Chicago" / "Walkin' Blues" "Hellhound on My Trail" / "From Four Until Late" "Milkcow's Calf Blues" "Stones in My Passway" "Stop Breakin' Down Blues" "Me and the Devil Blues" "Love in Vain Blues"
Later releases	"If I Had Possession over Judgment Day" "When You Got a Good Friend" "Traveling Riverside Blues"
Related	Robert Johnson recordings The Search for Robert Johnson Me and the Devil Blues (manga) Me and Mr. Johnson/Sessions for Robert J The Robert Johnson Songbook Johnson's guitars Crossroads (1986 film)

v t e Cream
Ginger Baker Jack Bruce Eric Clapton
Studio albums	Fresh Cream Disraeli Gears Wheels of Fire Goodbye
Live albums	Live Cream Live Cream Volume II BBC Sessions Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005
Compilations	Best of Cream Heavy Cream Strange Brew: The Very Best of Cream The Very Best of Cream Those Were the Days 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cream Gold
Singles	"Wrapping Paper" "I Feel Free" "Strange Brew"/"Tales of Brave Ulysses" "Spoonful" "Sunshine of Your Love"/"SWLABR" "Anyone for Tennis" "White Room" "Crossroads" "Badge" "Lawdy Mama"
Other songs	"Four Until Late" "Rollin' and Tumblin'" "I'm So Glad" "Toad" "We're Going Wrong" "Outside Woman Blues" "Sitting on Top of the World" "Born Under a Bad Sign" "Steppin' Out" "Doing That Scrapyard Thing"
Film	Farewell Concert
Collaborators	Pete Brown Felix Pappalardi Martin Sharp Gail Collins Janet Godfrey George Harrison Mike Taylor Robert Stigwood
Related articles	Discography Songs The Graham Bond Organisation John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers Eric Clapton and the Powerhouse Blind Faith BBM
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