Five Long Years
| "Five Long Years" | |
|---|---|
| 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", Boyd's "Five Long Years" reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart. Numerous blues and other artists have recorded interpretations of the song.