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{{Short description|1974 single by Dolly Parton}}
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"'''I Will Always Love You'''" is a song written and originally recorded in 1973 by American singer-songwriter [[Dolly Parton]]. Written as a farewell to her business partner and mentor [[Porter Wagoner]], expressing Parton's decision to pursue a solo career,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/12/26/dolly-parton-remembers-writing-always-love-you/77762172/|title=Dolly Parton remembers writing 'I Will Always Love You'|newspaper=The Tennessean|access-date=November 12, 2016}}</ref> the [[Country music|country]] single was released in 1974. The song was a commercial success for Parton, twice reaching the top spot of the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs]] chart: first in June 1974, then again in October 1982, with a re-recording for [[The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (soundtrack)|''The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'' soundtrack]].
"'''I Will Always Love You'''" is a song written and originally recorded in 1973 by American singer-songwriter [[Dolly Parton]]. Written as a farewell to her business partner and mentor [[Porter Wagoner]], expressing Parton's decision to pursue a solo career,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/12/26/dolly-parton-remembers-writing-always-love-you/77762172/|title=Dolly Parton remembers writing 'I Will Always Love You'|newspaper=The Tennessean|access-date=November 12, 2016}}</ref> the [[Country music|country]] single was released in 1974. The song was a commercial success for Parton, twice reaching the top spot of the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs]] chart: first in June 1974, then again in October 1982, with a re-recording for [[The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (soundtrack)|''The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'' soundtrack]].


[[Whitney Houston]] recorded a [[Pop music|Pop]]-[[Sentimental ballad|ballad]] arrangement of the song for the 1992 film ''[[The Bodyguard (1992 film)|The Bodyguard]]''. Houston's version peaked at number one on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] for a then-record-breaking 14 weeks.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper = [[Chicago Tribune]] | first = Jan |last=DeKnock | url = http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1993-01-15/entertainment/9303162594_1_pop-singles-albums-chart-r-b-rankings | title = Whitney Houston Hits 4th 'Triple' | publisher = [[Tribune Company]] | date = January 15, 1993 | access-date =March 17, 2011}}</ref> The single was certified diamond by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]], making Houston's first diamond single, the third female artist who had both a diamond single and a diamond album,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2022/01/12/whitney-houston-joins-taylor-swift-and-mariah-carey-in-an-extremely-rare-musical-feat/amp/|title=Whitney Houston Joins Taylor Swift And Mariah Carey In An Extremely Rare Musical Feat|work=Forbes|date=January 12, 2022|access-date=February 4, 2022}}</ref> and becoming the best-selling single by a woman in the U.S.<ref name="iwalyriaa">{{cite web | url = https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=2&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Whitney%20Houston&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25 | title = RIAA certification for "I Will Always Love You" single | publisher = The [[Recording Industry Association of America]] | date = January 12, 1993 | access-date = July 5, 2010 | url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130725043408/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=2&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Whitney%20Houston&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25 | archive-date = July 25, 2013 | df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="Inc.1998l">{{cite magazine |title=RIAA Certs Show Power of 'Titanic' |magazine=Billboard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rg4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA10|date=April 11, 1998|page=10|issn=0006-2510}}</ref><ref name="iwalysoundscan">{{cite magazine | first = Gary | last = Trust | url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/267561/ask-billboard-battle-of-the-divas-round-3 | title = Battle of the Divas, Round 3 |magazine=Billboard | date = August 28, 2009 | access-date =September 25, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/whitney-houston-i-will-always-love-you-diamond-status-1235018992/amp/|title=Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You' Is Certified Diamond by RIAA|publisher=Billboard|date=January 13, 2022|access-date=February 4, 2022}}</ref> The song was a global success, topping the charts in almost all countries. With over 20 million copies sold worldwide, it became the [[List of best-selling singles|best-selling single of all time]] by a female solo artist.<ref name="auto">{{cite news|first= Wendy |last= Geller |title= It Was 40 Years Ago: Dolly Parton Bids Adieu to Porter Wagoner, Writes 'I Will Always Love You' |publisher= [[Yahoo! Music]] |date= 21 February 2014 |access-date= 31 July 2015 |url= http://ramcountry.yahoo.com/post/102051679676/it-was-40-years-ago-dolly-parton-bids-adieu-to |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150723012642/http://ramcountry.yahoo.com/post/102051679676/it-was-40-years-ago-dolly-parton-bids-adieu-to |archive-date= 23 July 2015}}</ref> It was also the world's best-selling single of 1992.<ref name="I Will Always Love You">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-top-40-best-selling-songs-of-1992__33244/|title=Official Top 40 best-selling songs of 1992|date=28 May 2021|access-date=11 June 2023|publisher=Official Charts}}</ref> Houston won the [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year]] and the Grammy Award for [[Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female]]<ref name="grammy">{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/whitney-houston/3899 |title=Whitney Houston |website=grammy.com |access-date=January 5, 2024}}</ref> in 1994 for "I Will Always Love You".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/grammy/record.htm|title=Rock On The Net: Grammy Awards: Record of the Year|website=www.rockonthenet.com}}</ref> Houston also won a [[Grammy Award for Album Of The Year]] for ''The Bodyguard - Original Soundtrack Album''.<ref name="grammy"/>
[[Whitney Houston]] [[I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston recording)|recorded]] a [[Pop music|Pop]]-[[Sentimental ballad|ballad]] arrangement of the song for the 1992 film ''[[The Bodyguard (1992 film)|The Bodyguard]]''. Houston's version peaked at number one on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] for a then-record-breaking 14 weeks.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper = [[Chicago Tribune]] | first = Jan |last=DeKnock | url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/1993/01/15/whitney-houston-hits-4th-triple/ | title = Whitney Houston Hits 4th 'Triple' | publisher = [[Tribune Company]] | date = January 15, 1993 | access-date =March 17, 2011}}</ref> The single was certified diamond by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]], making Houston's first diamond single, the third female artist who had both a diamond single and a diamond album,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2022/01/12/whitney-houston-joins-taylor-swift-and-mariah-carey-in-an-extremely-rare-musical-feat/amp/|title=Whitney Houston Joins Taylor Swift And Mariah Carey In An Extremely Rare Musical Feat|work=Forbes|date=January 12, 2022|access-date=February 4, 2022}}</ref> and becoming the best-selling single by a woman in the U.S.<ref name="iwalyriaa">{{cite web | url = https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=2&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Whitney%20Houston&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25 | title = RIAA certification for "I Will Always Love You" single | publisher = The [[Recording Industry Association of America]] | date = January 12, 1993 | access-date = July 5, 2010 | url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130725043408/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=2&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Whitney%20Houston&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25 | archive-date = July 25, 2013 | df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="Inc.1998l">{{cite magazine |title=RIAA Certs Show Power of 'Titanic' |magazine=Billboard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rg4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA10|date=April 11, 1998|page=10|issn=0006-2510}}</ref><ref name="iwalysoundscan">{{cite magazine | first = Gary | last = Trust | url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/267561/ask-billboard-battle-of-the-divas-round-3 | title = Battle of the Divas, Round 3 |magazine=Billboard | date = August 28, 2009 | access-date =September 25, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/whitney-houston-i-will-always-love-you-diamond-status-1235018992/amp/|title=Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You' Is Certified Diamond by RIAA|publisher=Billboard|date=January 13, 2022|access-date=February 4, 2022}}</ref> The song was an enormous success worldwide, going number one in 34 official singles charts. With over 24 million copies sold worldwide, it became the [[List of best-selling singles|best-selling single of all time]] by a female solo artist.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2024 |title='I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU': WHITNEY HOUSTON REACHES A NEW MUSICAL MILESTONE |url=https://www.blackenterprise.com/whitney-houstons-music-top-charts-worldwide/amp/ |access-date=September 27, 2024 |work=[[Black Enterprise]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 14, 2024 |title="I Will Always Love You", anche dopo cinquant'anni |url=https://www.ilpost.it/2024/03/14/i-will-always-love-you/?amp=1 |access-date=July 24, 2024 |work=[[Il Post]]}}</ref> It was also the world's best-selling single of 1992.<ref name="I Will Always Love You">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-top-40-best-selling-songs-of-1992__33244/|title=Official Top 40 best-selling songs of 1992|date=28 May 2021|access-date=11 June 2023|publisher=Official Charts}}</ref> Houston won the [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year]] and the Grammy Award for [[Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female]]<ref name="grammy">{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/whitney-houston/3899 |title=Whitney Houston |website=grammy.com |access-date=January 5, 2024}}</ref> in 1994 for "I Will Always Love You".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/grammy/record.htm|title=Rock On The Net: Grammy Awards: Record of the Year|website=www.rockonthenet.com}}</ref> Houston also won a [[Grammy Award for Album Of The Year]] for ''The Bodyguard - Original Soundtrack Album''.<ref name="grammy"/>


The song has been recorded by many other artists including [[Linda Ronstadt]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2007/09/linda-ronstadt-i-will-always-love-you.html|title=Linda Ronstadt – I Will Always Love You|date=September 1, 2015|website=www.pastemagazine.com|language=en|access-date=October 10, 2019|archive-date=October 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010230848/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2007/09/linda-ronstadt-i-will-always-love-you.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[John Doe (musician)|John Doe]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bp/12-things-didn-t-know-always-love-192744564.html|title=12 Things You Didn't Know About 'I Will Always Love You'|website=Yahoo|date=February 14, 2012 |language=en-US|access-date=October 10, 2019}}</ref> [[Amber Riley]], [[LeAnn Rimes]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://countryrebel.com/blogs/videos/14-year-old-leann-rimes-blows-crowd-away-with-rare-i-will-always-love-you/|title=14-Year-Old LeAnn Rimes Blows Crowd Away With Rare 'I Will Always Love You'|website=Country Rebel|date=October 19, 2017 |language=en-US|access-date=October 10, 2019}}</ref> and [[Sarah Washington]], whose [[#Sarah Washington version|dance version]] reached number 12 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. "I Will Always Love You" has been recognized by [[BMI Film & TV Awards|BMI]] for over ten million broadcast performances.<ref>{{cite web|title=BMI Presents Dolly Parton With 7 "Million-Air" Certificates |url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/bmi-presents-dolly-parton-with-7-million-air-certificates |access-date= March 6, 2023 |date= August 13, 2020}}</ref>
The song has been recorded by many other artists including [[Linda Ronstadt]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2007/09/linda-ronstadt-i-will-always-love-you.html|title=Linda Ronstadt – I Will Always Love You|date=September 1, 2015|website=www.pastemagazine.com|language=en|access-date=October 10, 2019|archive-date=October 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010230848/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2007/09/linda-ronstadt-i-will-always-love-you.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[John Doe (musician)|John Doe]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bp/12-things-didn-t-know-always-love-192744564.html|title=12 Things You Didn't Know About 'I Will Always Love You'|website=Yahoo|date=February 14, 2012 |language=en-US|access-date=October 10, 2019}}</ref> [[Amber Riley]], [[Kenny Rogers]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/291044 | title=I Will Always Love You by Kenny Rogers | website=SecondHandSongs }}</ref> [[LeAnn Rimes]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://countryrebel.com/blogs/videos/14-year-old-leann-rimes-blows-crowd-away-with-rare-i-will-always-love-you/|title=14-Year-Old LeAnn Rimes Blows Crowd Away With Rare 'I Will Always Love You'|website=Country Rebel|date=October 19, 2017 |language=en-US|access-date=October 10, 2019}}</ref> and [[Sarah Washington]], whose [[#Sarah Washington version|dance version]] reached number 12 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. "I Will Always Love You" has been recognized by [[BMI Film & TV Awards|BMI]] for over ten million broadcast performances.<ref>{{cite web|title=BMI Presents Dolly Parton With 7 "Million-Air" Certificates |url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/bmi-presents-dolly-parton-with-7-million-air-certificates |access-date= March 6, 2023 |date= August 13, 2020}}</ref>


==Background and composition==
==Background and composition==
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===Personnel===
===Personnel===
Adapted from the album liner notes.
Adapted from the album liner notes.
* Assa Dormi – concertmaster
* Assa Dormi – [[concertmaster]]
* Paul Franklin – steel
* [[Paul Franklin (musician)|Paul Franklin]] – [[steel guitar]]
* Vince Gill – duet vocals
* [[Vince Gill]] – duet vocals
* Owen Hale – drums
* [[Owen Hale]] – drums
* David Hungate – bass
* [[David Hungate]] – bass
* Brent Mason – guitar
* [[Brent Mason]] – guitar
* Terry McMillan – percussion
* [[Terry McMillan (musician)|Terry McMillan]] – percussion
* Dale Oehler – string arrangements, conductor
* [[Dale Oehler]] – string arrangements, conductor
* Dolly Parton – lead vocals
* [[Dolly Parton]] – lead vocals
* Matt Rollings – piano
* [[Matt Rollings]] – piano
* Brent Rowan – guitar
* [[Brent Rowan]] – guitar


===Charts===
===Charts===
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This article is about the song originally recorded by Dolly Parton. For the 1992 cover by Whitney Houston, see I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston recording). For other uses, see I Will Always Love You (disambiguation).

"I Will Always Love You"
Side A of the original 1974 U.S. single
Single by Dolly Parton
from the album Jolene
B-side"Lonely Comin' Down"
ReleasedMarch 11, 1974 (1974-03-11)
RecordedJune 12, 1973 (1973-06-12)
StudioRCA Studio B, Nashville
GenreCountry
Length2:54
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Dolly Parton
Producer(s)Bob Ferguson
Dolly Parton singles chronology
"Jolene"
(1973) 		"I Will Always Love You"
(1974) 		"Love Is Like a Butterfly"
(1974)
Audio video
"I Will Always Love You" on YouTube

"I Will Always Love You" is a song written and originally recorded in 1973 by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. Written as a farewell to her business partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, expressing Parton's decision to pursue a solo career,[1] the country single was released in 1974. The song was a commercial success for Parton, twice reaching the top spot of the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart: first in June 1974, then again in October 1982, with a re-recording for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas soundtrack.

Whitney Houston recorded a Pop-ballad arrangement of the song for the 1992 film The Bodyguard. Houston's version peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for a then-record-breaking 14 weeks.[2] The single was certified diamond by the RIAA, making Houston's first diamond single, the third female artist who had both a diamond single and a diamond album,[3] and becoming the best-selling single by a woman in the U.S.[4][5][6][7] The song was an enormous success worldwide, going number one in 34 official singles charts. With over 24 million copies sold worldwide, it became the best-selling single of all time by a female solo artist.[8][9] It was also the world's best-selling single of 1992.[10] Houston won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female[11] in 1994 for "I Will Always Love You".[12] Houston also won a Grammy Award for Album Of The Year for The Bodyguard - Original Soundtrack Album.[11]

The song has been recorded by many other artists including Linda Ronstadt,[13] John Doe,[14] Amber Riley, Kenny Rogers,[15] LeAnn Rimes,[16] and Sarah Washington, whose dance version reached number 12 on the UK Singles Chart. "I Will Always Love You" has been recognized by BMI for over ten million broadcast performances.[17]

Background and composition

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Country music singer-songwriter Dolly Parton wrote the song in 1973 for her one-time partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, from whom she was separating professionally after a seven-year partnership.[citation needed] She recorded it in RCA Studio B in Nashville on June 12, 1973.[18]

Author Curtis W. Ellison stated that the song "speaks about the breakup of a relationship between a man and a woman that does not descend into unremitting domestic turmoil, but instead envisions parting with respect – because of the initiative of the woman".[19] The country love track is set in a time signature of common time with a tempo of 66 beats per minute. (Larghetto/Adagio)[20] Although Parton found much success with the song, many people are unaware of its origin; during an interview, Parton's manager Danny Nozel said that "one thing we found out from American Idol is that most people don't know that Dolly Parton wrote [the track]".[21] During an interview on The Bobby Bones Show, Dolly Parton revealed that she wrote her signature song "Jolene" on the same day that she wrote "I Will Always Love You."[22][23] Parton clarified later, "I don’t really know if they were written in the same night."[24]

Several times (long before Whitney Houston recorded the song), Dolly Parton suggested to singer Patti LaBelle that she record "I Will Always Love You" because she felt LaBelle could have sung it so well. However, LaBelle admitted she kept putting off the opportunity to do so and later deeply regretted it after she heard Whitney Houston's rendition.[25]

1974 version

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Cashbox advertisement, May 11, 1974

"I Will Always Love You" was issued on March 18, 1974, as the second single from Parton's thirteenth solo studio album, Jolene (1974). During its original release in 1974, "I Will Always Love You" reached number four in Canada on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart and peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, becoming one of the best selling singles of 1974.[26]

When the 1974 recording of the song reached number one on the country charts, Elvis Presley indicated that he wanted to record the song. Parton was interested until Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, told her that it was standard procedure for the songwriter to sign over half of the publishing rights to any song Elvis recorded.[27] Parton refused. She recalls:

I said, 'I'm really sorry,' and I cried all night. I mean, it was like the worst thing. You know, it's like, Oh, my God… Elvis Presley.' And other people were saying, 'You're nuts. It's Elvis Presley.' …I said, 'I can't do that. Something in my heart says, 'Don't do that. And I just didn't do it… He would have killed it. But anyway, so he didn't. Then when Whitney [Houston's version] came out, I made enough money to buy Graceland.[28]

The song won Parton Female Vocalist of the Year at the 1975 CMA Awards.

Critical reception

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In Curtis W. Ellison's book, Country Music Culture: From Hard Times to Heaven (1995), he stated: "In the early 1990s, when ambiguity in romantic relationships accompanies changing expectations for both men and women, this song demonstrates Dolly Parton's appeal as a songwriter in the pop music market."[19] Writer Paul Simpson criticized the singer, stating that the track was only written to "soften the blow" of Parton and Wagoner's split.[29]

Track listing

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  1. "I Will Always Love You" – 2:53
  2. "Lonely Comin' Down" – 3:09

Credits and personnel

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Charts

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Weekly

Chart (1974) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[30] 4
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[31] 1

Year-End

Chart (1974) Peak
Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[32] 22

1982 version

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"I Will Always Love You"
Single by Dolly Parton
from the album The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
A-side"Do I Ever Cross Your Mind"
ReleasedJuly 12, 1982 (1982-07-12)
Recordedc. February 1982
StudioRCA Studio A (Nashville)
GenreCountry
Length3:02
LabelRCA Records
Songwriter(s)Dolly Parton
Producer(s)
  • Dolly Parton
  • Gregg Perry
Dolly Parton singles chronology
"Heartbreak Express"
(1982) 		"I Will Always Love You"
(1982) 		"Hard Candy Christmas"
(1982)
Film clip
"I Will Always Love You" (1982) on YouTube
Audio
"I Will Always Love You" (1982, from Greatest Hits) on YouTube

Parton re-recorded the song for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, released July 12, 1982, as the first single from the soundtrack album. The single eventually hit number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, earning Parton a rare distinction: reaching the number one position twice with the same song.

Critical reception

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Billboard gave a positive review which said, "The first single from The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas isn't the sort of brassy main theme normally used to launch a major movie musical: here Parton reinterprets one of her earliest exercises in pure pop writing, and while older fans may be divided over the breathier, more stylized reading she offers here, the song itself is still a lovely ballad with a soaring chorus."[33] Cashbox also reviewed the single favorably, saying that "hoisted over a building arrangement, Parton's vocals have never been more convincing or moving. The single choice from her Hollywood flick, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, the tune is sentiment wrapped in an appropriate package replete with strings, oboe and harp in addition to a delicate rhythm section."[34]

Charts

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Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[35] 72
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[36] 4
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[30] 8
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[37] 1
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[30] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[38] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[39] 45
US Billboard Hot 100[40] 53
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[41] 17
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[42] 1

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[43] Gold 35,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[44] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[45] Platinum 1,000,000‡
Streaming
Sweden (GLF)[46] Gold 4,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

1995 version

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"I Will Always Love You"
Single by Dolly Parton and Vince Gill
from the album Something Special
B-side"Speakin' of the Devil"
ReleasedNovember 1995
Recorded1995
GenreCountry
Length3:17
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Dolly Parton
Producer(s)
Dolly Parton singles chronology
"When You Tell Me That You Love Me"
(1994) 		"I Will Always Love You"
(1995) 		"Just When I Needed You Most"
(1996)
Vince Gill singles chronology
"Go Rest High on That Mountain"
(1995) 		"I Will Always Love You"
(1995) 		"High Lonesome Sound"
(1996)
Audio
"I Will Always Love You" (1995) on YouTube

Parton recorded "I Will Always Love You" in 1995 as a duet with Vince Gill for her album, Something Special. Following an August 26 performance of the duet at the Grand Ole Opry which aired on TNN, radio stations began giving the duet unsolicited airplay, causing it to debut on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart at number 53. After a performance at the 29th Annual CMA Awards, the song was officially released as a single in November 1995, peaking at number 15. This marked the third time Parton had a top 20 hit with the song. The song was nominated at the 38th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals and was named Vocal Event of the Year at the 30th Annual CMA Awards.

Personnel

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Adapted from the album liner notes.

Charts

[edit]
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[30] 22
US Hot Country Singles & Tracks (Billboard)[31] 15

Whitney Houston version

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Main article: I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston recording)
"I Will Always Love You"
Single by Whitney Houston
from the album The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
B-side
  • "Jesus Loves Me"
  • "Do You Hear What I Hear?"
ReleasedNovember 2, 1992 (1992-11-02)
RecordedApril 22, 1992
Genre
Length4:31
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Dolly Parton
Producer(s)David Foster
Whitney Houston singles chronology
"We Didn't Know"
(1992) 		"I Will Always Love You"
(1992) 		"I'm Every Woman"
(1993)
Music video
"I Will Always Love You" on YouTube

In 1992, American singer and actress Whitney Houston recorded a new arrangement of "I Will Always Love You" for the soundtrack to The Bodyguard, her film debut. Houston's cover of "I Will Always Love You" received widespread acclaim from music critics, being now regarded as one of her "signature'' songs. The single spent 14 weeks at the top of the US Billboard Hot 100, which at the time was a record.[50][51] Houston's "I Will Always Love You" was also a massive international hit, topping the singles charts in almost every country, including the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles, where it spent 13 weeks at the top. The single ruled the summit position for ten weeks in Australia,[52] five weeks in Austria,[53] seven weeks for Belgium,[54] eight weeks in France,[55] six weeks in Germany,[56] eight weeks in Ireland,[57] six weeks in the Netherlands,[58] fourteen weeks in New Zealand,[59] nine weeks in Norway,[60] one week in Spain and Uruguay, six weeks in Sweden,[61] eight weeks in Switzerland,[62] and ten weeks in the UK.[63]

"I Will Always Love You" won the 1994 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Houston's third win in the latter category after earlier wins in 1986 and 1988. In addition, it received Favorite Pop/Rock Single and Favorite Soul/R&B Single awards at the 21st American Music Awards, which was the first record by a solo female artist to win both categories. "I Will Always Love You" won two Japan Gold Disc Awards in 1993 for International Song of the Year, and a 1994 International Song of the Year Special Award for Japanese sales of over one million units.[64] In 2020, "I Will Always Love You" was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[65] In 2021, "I Will Always Love You" was listed at number 94 on the updated list of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[66] In 2023, "I Will Always Love You" was listed at number 60 on Billboard's list of the 500 Best Pop Songs of All Time, Houston's second highest-ranked song on the list.[67]

Sarah Washington version

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"I Will Always Love You"
Single by Sarah Washington
B-side"Body Heat"
ReleasedAugust 2, 1993 (1993-08-02)[68]
Genre
Length5:27
Label
Songwriter(s)Dolly Parton
Producer(s)
  • Martyn Norris
  • Richard Cottle
Sarah Washington singles chronology
"I Will Always Love You"
(1993) 		"Careless Whisper"
(1993)

British singer Sarah Washington released a dance-cover of "I Will Always Love You" in August 1993. It became her highest-charting hit, reaching number three in Spain, number 12 in the UK, number 15 in Ireland, and number 32 in Sweden. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it peaked at number 44 in September 1993. It was released on Almighty Records, which described Washington as "an eager young hopeful" and cited her "sensational studio performance" as being key to the ultimate success of the track, also giving credit to London radio station 95.8 Capital FM and its heavy rotation of the song.[69] A black-and-white music video was produced to promote the single. In 2006, Almighty Records released an 11-mixes package of "I Will Always Love You".

Critical reception

[edit]

Larry Flick from Billboard commented, "There are no less than nine dance music covers of the Whitney Houston megahit "I Will Always Love You". So far, only Sarah Washington's hi-NRG rendering on Almighty Records is worth a spin."[70] In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton wrote, "If anything this new version adds a little more to the song, and at least proves it had genuine soul to start with. Top 10 for sure."[71] Chris Roberts from Melody Maker added, "And now you can shake a tailfeather to it as well."[72] Alan Jones from Music Week gave it four out of five, complimenting "a sinewy garage groove with a powerful vocal from the Donna Summer school of disco divas."[73] Stephen Dalton from NME felt the record "hop, skip and pump along with a breezy, good-natured charm."[74] James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update described it as a "I Will Survive-ish" remake.[75]

Track listings

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  • CD single (Dance Mix), UK (1993)
  1. "I Will Always Love You" (The Dolly Mix) – 6:20
  2. "I Will Always Love You" (7" Edit) – 5:25
  3. "I Will Always Love You" (Mighty Mix) – 7:26
  4. "Body Heat" – 4:38
  • CD single (Dance Mix), Scandinavia (1993)
  1. "I Will Always Love You" (7" Edit) – 5:27
  2. "I Will Always Love You" (12" Original Mix) – 7:27
  • CD single (Dance Mix), Australia (1993)
  1. "I Will Always Love You" (7" Edit)
  2. "I Will Always Love You" (12" Original Mix)
  3. "I Will Always Love You" (Luv'd Up Mix)
  4. "Body Heat"

Charts

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Chart (1993) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[76] 44
Ireland (IRMA)[77] 15
Spain (AFYVE)[78] 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[79] 32
UK Singles (OCC)[80] 12
UK Airplay (Music Week)[81] 22
UK Dance (Music Week)[82] 11
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[83] 19

Rik Waller version

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In 2002, English pop singer Rik Waller took his own version of "I Will Always Love You" into the top ten of the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 6.[84] It was his debut single and the first released from his debut studio album From Now..., after his taking part in the Pop Idol series.

Kristin Chenoweth version

[edit]
"I Will Always Love You"
Single by Kristin Chenoweth and Dolly Parton
from the album For the Girls
ReleasedAugust 9, 2019
Recorded2019
GenrePop
Length3:22
LabelConcord
Songwriter(s)Dolly Parton
Producer(s)
Kristin Chenoweth singles chronology
"Dreams"
(2011) 		"I Will Always Love You"
(2019)
Dolly Parton singles chronology
"Smoky Mountain Rain"
(2019) 		"I Will Always Love You"
(2019) 		"God Only Knows"
(2019)
Audio video
"I Will Always Love You" on YouTube

"I Will Always Love You" was covered by American actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth as a duet with Dolly Parton. It was released on August 9, 2019,[85] as the first single[86][87] from Chenoweth's album, For the Girls.

Background

[edit]

Chenoweth reflected on recording "I Will Always Love You" with ET Online, saying "it is a song I've loved since I was a child." She went on to say, "I used to think, 'One day I'm gonna sing that song.' Little did I know that I'd get to sing it with the queen herself."[88]

"Forever Country"

[edit]

The song found further chart success as part of the "Forever Country" medley, created in 2016 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Country Music Association Awards. The medley also features "Take Me Home, Country Roads" and "On the Road Again". Parton performs on the medley, along with 29 other country music artists. The medley debuted at number one on the Billboard US Hot Country Songs chart and number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on October 8, 2016.[89]

Dolly Said No To Elvis

[edit]

In February 2018, Fairground Attraction member Mark Nevin released Dolly Said No To Elvis,[90] a single that recounts Parton's refusal to let Presley cover I Will Always Love You, yet allowing Houston to sing it for The Bodyguard. A few days prior, the official stop motion animated music video for Dolly Said No To Elvis was uploaded on Nevin's YouTube channel[91] and the director Heather Colbert's Vimeo channel.[92]

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