Make It Like It Was

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{{Infobox song

| name = Make It Like It Was

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Regina Belle

| album = Stay with Me

| released = March 17, 1990

| format =

| recorded = 1989

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

• R&B
• soul

| length = 5:07 (album version)
4:04 (radio edit)

| label = Columbia

| writer = Carvin Winans

| producer = Nick Martinelli

| prev_title = What Goes Around

| prev_year = 1989

| next_title = This Is Love

| next_year = 1990

}}

"Make It Like It Was" is a 1990 R&B/soul song written by Carvin Winans and recorded by American singer–songwriter Regina Belle from Belle's 1989 album, Stay with Me.{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/stay-with-me-mw0000201486|website=www.allmusic.com|accessdate=July 27, 2024}} Released as a single on March 17, 1990, it spent one week at number one on the R&B singles chart, reached number five on the Adult Contemporary chart, and peaked at number forty-three on the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=52}}{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=31}}