| "Five Long Years" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Eddie Boyd | |
| B-side | "Blue Coat Man" |
| Released | July 1952 |
| Recorded | May–June 1952 |
| Studio | Modern Recording, Chicago |
| Genre | Blues |
| Length | 2:41 |
| Label | J.O.B. |
| Songwriter(s) | Eddie Boyd |
"Five Long Years" is a song written and recorded by blues vocalist and pianist Eddie Boyd in 1952. Called one of the "few postwar blues standards [that has] retained universal appeal",[1] Boyd's "Five Long Years" reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart.[2] Numerous blues and other artists have recorded interpretations of the song.[3]
- ^ Dahl, Bill (1996). "Eddie Boyd". In Erlewine, Michael (ed.). All Music Guide to the Blues. San Francisco: Miller Freeman Books. p. 28. ISBN 0-87930-424-3.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1988). Top R&B Singles 1942–1988. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. pp. 52, 319. ISBN 0-89820-068-7.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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