"I Stayed Long Enough" is a song written and originally recorded by American country artist, Tammy Wynette.
It was then recorded and released as a single by American country artist, Billie Jo Spears.
The track was recorded some time between March and August 1968 at the Columbia Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee.
[1][4] Billie Jo Spears had recently obtained commercial success with her first top ten country hit, "Mr. Walker, It's All Over".
She followed the song with a series of charting singles, all of which were issued on the Capitol Records label.