A Long and Lasting Love

"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)

"Nobody Wants to Be Alone"
(1985)		 "A Long and Lasting Love"
(1985)		 "Makin' Up for Lost Time (The Dallas Lovers Song)"
(1986)

"A Long and Lasting Love" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Michael Masser, and 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]

Chart performance

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

Cover versions

Glenn Medeiros covered this song with some changes in lyrics and entitled Long and Lasting Love. Billy Preston and Syreeta also covered this song with the different chorus. Jane Olivor had introduced it in her 1980 album, "The Best Side of Goodbye." Cantopop artist Vivian Chow also covered this song in her native Cantonese, retaining the "A Long and Lasting Love" line in English.

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 132.
  2. ↑ "Crystal Gayle – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Crystal Gayle.
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