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A Long and Lasting Love
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Wikipedia article
"'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.
Chart performance
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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Category:1985 singles
Category:Billy Preston songs
Category:Crystal Gayle songs
Category:Songs written by Michael Masser
Category:Songs with lyrics by Gerry Goffin
Category:Warner Records singles
Category:Pop ballads
Category:Country ballads
Category:1980 songs
Category:1980s ballads
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