"A Long and Lasting Love" is a song written by

Gerry Goffin Gerald Goffin (February 11, 1939 – June 19, 2014) was an American lyricist. Collaborating initially with his first wife, Carole King, he co-wrote many international pop hits of the early and mid-1960s, including the List of Billboard number-one ...

and Michael Masser and first recorded by

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on her 1980 album, '' The Best Side of Goodbye''. The following year,

Billy Preston William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American keyboardist, singer and songwriter whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. Preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, during which he ba ...

and Syreeta recorded it on their 1981 album, '' Billy Preston & Syreeta''. The song is best known from the cover recorded by American

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artist

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. It was released in August 1985 as the second single from the album ''

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''. The song reached number 5 on the ''

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chart.

Chart performance

Other cover versions

Glenn Medeiros Glenn Alan Medeiros (born June 24, 1970) is an American former musician, singer, and songwriter who achieved chart success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He is best known on the national and international music scene for his 1987 global s ...

covered this song with some changes in lyrics and entitled, "Long and Lasting Love (Once in a Lifetime)". * 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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* 1985 singles Billy Preston songs Crystal Gayle songs Songs written by Michael Masser Songs with lyrics by Gerry Goffin Warner Records singles Pop ballads Country ballads 1980 songs 1980s ballads {{1985-country-song-stub