"Take the Long Way Home" is a song written by Doug Crider and

Johnny Neel Johnny Neel is an American vocalist, songwriter, and musician based in Nashville, Tennessee. He is best known for his songwriting, stage, and being a member of the Allman Brothers Band and the Dickey Betts Band. As a songwriter, in addition to ...

, and recorded by

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and American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

artist John Schneider. It was released in December 1986 as the second single and title track from the album '' Take the Long Way Home''. The song reached number 10 on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

Chart performance

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1987 singles 1986 songs John Schneider (screen actor) songs Songs written by Johnny Neel Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen MCA Records singles {{1986-country-song-stub