Makin' Up for Lost Time (The Dallas Lovers' Song)

"Makin' Up for Lost Time (The Dallas Lovers' Song)"
"Makin' Up for Lost Time (The Dallas Lovers' Song)"
Single by Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris
from the album What If We Fall in Love?
B-side	"A Few Good Men" by The Forester Sisters
Released	October 1985
Genre	Country
Length	3:28
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Gary Morris; Dave Loggins
Producer(s)	Jim Ed Norman
Crystal Gayle singles chronology
Gary Morris singles chronology

"Makin' Up for Lost Time (The Dallas Lovers' Song)" is a song recorded as a duet by American country music artists Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris. The song was from the CBS TV series Dallas. It was released in October 1985 as the first single from the album What If We Fall in Love?. The song was the most successful country hit for the duo of Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of 14 weeks on the country chart.^[1] Morris wrote the song with Dave Loggins.

Chart performance

Chart (1985–1986)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[2]	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 240.
^ "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

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[1] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 240.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Crystal_Gayle-2] "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

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v t e Crystal Gayle singles
Albums Singles
1970s	"I've Cried (The Blue Right Out of My Eyes)" "Wrong Road Again" "Somebody Loves You" "I'll Get Over You" "You Never Miss a Real Good Thing (Till He Says Goodbye)" "I'll Do It All Over Again" "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" "Ready for the Times to Get Better" "Talking in Your Sleep" "Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For" "When I Dream" "Your Kisses Will" "Half the Way" "Your Old Cold Shoulder"
1980s	"It's Like We Never Said Goodbye" "The Blue Side" "If You Ever Change Your Mind" "Take It Easy" "Too Many Lovers" "The Woman in Me" "You Never Gave Up on Me" "Livin' in These Troubled Times" "'Til I Gain Control Again" "You and I" (with Eddie Rabbitt) "Everything I Own" "Our Love Is on the Faultline" "Baby, What About You" "The Sound of Goodbye" "I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love" "Turning Away" "Me Against the Night" "Nobody Wants to Be Alone" "A Long and Lasting Love" "Makin' Up for Lost Time (The Dallas Lovers' Song)" (with Gary Morris) "Cry" "Straight to the Heart" "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" "Another World" (with Gary Morris) "Nobody Should Have to Love This Way" "Only Love Can Save Me Now" "O Holy Night" "Nobody's Angel"
1990s	"Never Ending Song of Love" "Two Sleepy People" (with Willie Nelson)
2000s	"Hallelujah I Love Him So"

v t e Gary Morris
Studio albums	Gary Morris Why Lady Why Faded Blue Anything Goes Plain Brown Wrapper What If We Fall in Love?
Compilation albums	Hits
Notable singles	"Headed for a Heartache" "Don't Look Back" "Dreams Die Hard" "Velvet Chains" "The Love She Found in Me" "The Wind Beneath My Wings" "Why Lady Why" "Second Hand Heart" "Between Two Fires" "Baby Bye Bye" "Lasso the Moon" "I'll Never Stop Loving You" "100% Chance of Rain" "Anything Goes" "Honeycomb" "Leave Me Lonely" "Plain Brown Wrapper"
Collaboration singles	"Makin' Up for Lost Time (The Dallas Lovers' Song)" (with Crystal Gayle) "Another World" (with Crystal Gayle)
Guest singles	"You're Welcome to Tonight" (with Lynn Anderson)
Related articles	Discography