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"A Long and Lasting Love" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Michael Masser and first recorded by Jane Olivor on her 1980 album, The Best Side of Goodbye. The following year Billy Preston and Syreeta recorded it on their 1981 album, Billy Preston & Syreeta. The song is best known from the cover recorded by American country music artist Crystal Gayle. It was released in August 1985 as the second single from the album Nobody Wants to Be Alone. The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]

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"A Long and Lasting Love"
Single by Crystal Gayle
from the album Nobody Wants to Be Alone
B-side	"Someone Like You"
Released	August 10, 1985
Genre	Country
Length	3:24
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Gerry Goffin Michael Masser
Producer(s)	Michael Masser
Crystal Gayle singles chronology
"Nobody Wants to Be Alone" (1985) "A Long and Lasting Love" (1985) "Makin' Up for Lost Time (The Dallas Lovers Song)" (1986)

Chart performance

Chart (1985)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	5
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	5

Other cover versions

• Glenn Medeiros covered this song with some changes in lyrics and entitled, "Long and Lasting Love".
• Cantopop artist Vivian Chow also covered this song in her native Cantonese, retaining the "A Long and Lasting Love" line in English.

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