From Four Until Late

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{{Infobox song

| name = From Four Until Late

| cover = From four until late - single.jpg

| cover_size = 180

| alt =

| caption = Original 78 record label

| type = single

| artist = Robert Johnson

| released = {{Start date|1937}}

| recorded = Dallas, Texas, June 19, 1937

| studio =

| genre = Blues

| length = 2:23

| label = Vocalion, ARC

| writer = Robert Johnson

| producer = 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 penultimate session for producer Don Law on June 19, 1937.

{{cite AV media notes

| title = The Complete Recordings

| others = Robert Johnson

| first = Stephen

| last = LaVere

| type = Box set booklet

| year = 1990

| publisher = Columbia Records

| id = C2K 46222

| oclc = 24547399

| page = 37

}} The lyrics contained his philosophical lines of "a man is like a prisoner, and he's never satisfied".{{cite book|title=Deep Blues|first=Robert|last=Palmer|year=1981|author-link=Robert Palmer (American writer)|publisher=Penguin Books|page=[https://archive.org/details/deepblues00palm/page/127 127]|isbn=978-0-14-006223-6|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/deepblues00palm/page/127}}

British rock group Cream recorded the song for their debut album Fresh Cream in 1966.

{{cite web

| url = https://www.allmusic.com/album/fresh-cream-mw0000189639

| title = Cream: Fresh Cream – Review

| last = Erlewine

| first = Stephen Thomas

| author-link = Stephen Thomas Erlewine

| work = AllMusic

| access-date = May 31, 2016

}} Guitarist Eric Clapton provided the lead vocal. Clapton also recorded another version of the song on his Sessions for Robert J album in 2004.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sessions-for-robert-j-mw0000633930|title=Sessions for Robert J. - Eric Clapton | Songs, Reviews, Credits|access-date=May 25, 2021|website=AllMusic}}

{{Listen

| filename = Fresh Cream - Four Until Late Cream clip.ogg

| title = "Four Until Late"

| alt =

| description = 29 seconds of Cream's rendition

| type = music

| pos = left

}}

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