"Leavin's Been a Long Time Comin'" is the title of a song recorded by country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 group Shenandoah

Shenandoah (band)

Shenandoah is an American country music group founded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 1984 by Marty Raybon , Ralph Ezell , Stan Thorn , Jim Seales , and Mike McGuire...

. It was released in November 1992 as the third and final single from their 1992 album Long Time Comin'

Long Time Comin'

Long Time Comin' is the fourth studio album by the American country music band Shenandoah. Released in May 1992 , it was their first album for the RCA Records label. The album includes three singles: "Rock My Baby", "Hey Mister " and "Leavin's Been a Long Time Comin'"...

. It peaked at #15 in the United States, and #24 in Canada. This song was written by Charlie Craig, Stowe Dailey, and Mike McGuire.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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magazine reviewed the song unfavorably, saying that Shenandoah is a "terrifically musical vocal group, but this song fails to knock the lights out." She goes on to say that production isn't "especially inventive either."

Music video

The music video was directed by Marcus Penczner and premiered in late 1992. The video features former Dallas Cowboys quarterback, Troy Aikman

Troy Aikman

Troy Kenneth Aikman is a former American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League. The number one overall draft pick in 1989, Aikman played twelve consecutive seasons as quarterback with the Cowboys...

, who plays Cowboy Joe, the new gentleman friend of the woman playing the wife of Shenandoah lead singer, Marty Raybon

Marty Raybon

Marty Raybon Marty Raybon Marty Raybon (born December 8, 1959 is an Award Winning American country music artist. He is known primarily for his role as the lead singer of the band Shenandoah, a role which he held from 1985 to 1996. He recorded his first solo album, Marty Raybon, in 1995 on Sparrow...

, in a takeoff on a 1940-vintage divorce trial. The judge is portrayed by Eddy Arnold

Eddy Arnold

Richard Edward Arnold , known professionally as Eddy Arnold, was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a so-called Nashville sound innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more...

. The production was filmed at the Bedford County Courthouse in Shelbyville, Tennessee

Shelbyville, Tennessee

Shelbyville is a city in Bedford County, Tennessee, United States. It had a local population of 16,105 residents at the 2000 census. Shelbyville, the county seat of Bedford County, was laid out in 1810 and incorporated in 1819...

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Chart performance

"Leavin's Been a Long Time Comin'" debuted at number 62 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 28, 1992.

Chart (1992-1993)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	15
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	24