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			{{Infobox song
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			\| B-side =
			* "Jesus Loves Me"
			* "Do You Hear What I Hear?"
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			\| recorded = April 22, 1992
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			In 1992, American singer and actress ] recorded a new arrangement of "I Will Always Love You" for ] to '']'', her film debut. Houston<nowiki>'s cover of "I Will Always Love You" received widespread acclaim from music critics, being now regarded as one of her "signature''</nowiki> songs. The single spent 14 weeks at the top of the US ], which at the time was a record.<ref name="iwalyhot100">{{cite book\|url={{googlebooks\|KRAEAAAAMBAJ\|pg=RA1-PA88\|plainurl=y}}\|title=''Billboard'' Hot 100 Singles chart listing for the week of 28 November 1992\|publisher=Billboard\|date=November 28, 1992\|access-date=September 24, 2010}}</ref><ref name="bb941119">{{cite book\|author=Fred Bronson\|url={{googlebooks\|ZggEAAAAMBAJ\|page=94\|plainurl=y}}\|title=Chart Beat: Another Lucky 13 For Boyz II Men\|publisher=Billboard\|date=November 19, 1994\|access-date=September 25, 2010}}</ref> Houston's "I Will Always Love You" was also a massive international hit, topping the singles charts in almost every country, including the ], where it spent 13 weeks at the top. The single ruled the summit position for ten weeks in Australia,<ref name="iwalyaustralia">{{cite web\|url=http://www.take40.com/music/number-ones/year?year=1993&Search.x=54&Search.y=15\|title=Number Ones in 1993\|publisher=take40.com\|access-date=September 24, 2010\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305002439/http://www.take40.com/music/number-ones/year?year=1993&Search.x=54&Search.y=15\|archive-date=March 5, 2012}}</ref> five weeks in Austria,<ref name="iwalyaustria">{{cite web\|url=https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Whitney+Houston&titel=I+Will+Always+Love+You&cat=s\|title='I Will Always Love You' on Austrian Singels Chart\|publisher=austriancharts.at\|access-date=March 4, 2021}}</ref> seven weeks for Belgium,<ref name="iwalybelgium">{{cite web\|url=http://top30-2.radio2.be/#/chart-list/137\|title='I Will Always Love You' on Belgian VRT Top 30 chart\|publisher=top30-2.radio2.be\|date=February 27, 1992\|access-date=September 25, 2010\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120409063716/http://top30-2.radio2.be/#/search/Bryan_Adams\|archive-date=April 9, 2012}}</ref> eight weeks in France,<ref name="iwalyfrance">{{cite web\|url=https://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Whitney+Houston&titel=I+Will+Always+Love+You&cat=s\|title='I Will Always Love You' on French Singles Chart\|publisher=lescharts.com\|access-date=January 20, 2010}}</ref> six weeks in Germany,<ref name="iwalygermany">{{cite web\|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-2545\|title=Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You\|publisher=]\|date=January 25, 1993\|access-date=April 3, 2020}}</ref> eight weeks in Ireland,<ref name="iwalyireland">{{cite web\|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=3\|title='I Will Always Love You' on Irish Singles Chart\|publisher=]\|access-date=September 24, 2010\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721125307/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=3\|archive-date=July 21, 2011}}</ref> six weeks in the Netherlands,<ref name="iwalynetherlands">{{cite web\|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Whitney+Houston&titel=I+Will+Always+Love+You&cat=s\|title='I Will Always Love You' on Dutch Singles Chart\|publisher=dutchcharts.nl\|access-date=January 20, 2010}}</ref> fourteen weeks in New Zealand,<ref name="iwalynewzealand">{{cite web\|url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Whitney+Houston&titel=I+Will+Always+Love+You&cat=s\|title="I Will Always Love You" on New Zealand's Singles Chart\|publisher=charts.nz\|access-date=January 20, 2010}}</ref> nine weeks in Norway,<ref name="iwalynorway">{{cite web\|url=https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Whitney+Houston&titel=I+Will+Always+Love+You&cat=s\|title='I Will Always Love You' on Norwegian Singles Chart\|publisher=norwegiancharts.com\|access-date=March 4, 2021}}</ref> one week in Spain and Uruguay, six weeks in Sweden,<ref name="iwalysweden">{{cite web\|url=https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Whitney+Houston&titel=I+Will+Always+Love+You&cat=s\|title='I Will Always Love You' on Swedish Singles Chart\|publisher=swedishcharts.com\|access-date=January 20, 2010}}</ref> eight weeks in Switzerland,<ref name="iwalyswitzerland">{{cite web\|url=https://hitparade.ch/song/Whitney-Houston/I-Will-Always-Love-You-2545\|title='I Will Always Love You' on Swiss Singles Chart\|publisher=hitparade.ch\|access-date=March 4, 2021}}</ref> and ten weeks in the UK.<ref name="iwalyuk">{{cite web\|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/all-the-number-ones-singles-list/_/1992/\|title='I Will Always Love You' on UK Singles Chart\|publisher=]\|date=December 5, 1992\|access-date=September 24, 2010\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603143748/http://www.officialcharts.com/all-the-number-ones-singles-list/_/1992/\|archive-date=June 3, 2012}}</ref>

			"I Will Always Love You" won the 1994 ]s for ] and ], 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 ], 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.<ref name="1994japangold">{{cite book \| author = Steve McClure \| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=NQgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA51 \| title = Wands Takes Top Honors at Japan Gold Disc Awards \| publisher = Billboard \| date = March 26, 1994 \| access-date = September 1, 2010}}</ref> In 2020, "I Will Always Love You" was selected by the ] for preservation in the ] for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".<ref name=":1">{{cite news \|date=March 25, 2020 \|title=National Recording Registry Class Produces Ultimate 'Stay at Home' Playlist \|url=https://loc.gov/item/prn-20-023/\|work=]\|access-date=March 25, 2020}}</ref> In 2021, "I Will Always Love You" was listed at number 94 on the updated list of ].<ref name=":2">{{Cite magazine\|last2=\|first2=\|date=September 15, 2021\|title=I Will Always Love You ranked No. 94 on Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs List\|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/whitney-houston-i-will-always-love-you-2-1225244/\|access-date=September 25, 2021\|magazine=Rolling Stone\|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2023, "I Will Always Love You" was listed at number 60 on '']'' list of the 500 Best Pop Songs of All Time, Houston's second highest-ranked song on the list.<ref name="bestpopsongs">{{cite magazine \|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-pop-songs-all-time-hits/60-whitney-houston-i-will-always-love-you/ \|title=Best Pop Songs of All Time: 500 Hits That Appeared on the Hot 100 \|magazine=] \|date=October 19, 2023 \|accessdate=January 22, 2024}}</ref>

	==Sarah Washington version==		==Sarah Washington version==

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1974 single by Dolly Parton This article is about the Dolly Parton song also recorded by Whitney Houston. For other uses, see I Will Always Love You (disambiguation). "And I will always love you" redirects here. Not to be confused with Inday Will Always Love You.

"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"

Released

March 11, 1974 (1974-03-11)

Recorded

June 12, 1973 (1973-06-12)

Studio

RCA Studio B, Nashville

Genre

Country

Length

2:54

Dolly Parton

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, 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. 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, and becoming the best-selling single by a woman in the U.S. The song was a global success, topping the charts in almost all countries. With over 24 million copies sold worldwide, it became the best-selling single of all time by a female solo artist. It was also the world's best-selling single of 1992. Houston won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female in 1994 for "I Will Always Love You". Houston also won a Grammy Award for Album Of The Year for The Bodyguard - Original Soundtrack Album.

The song has been recorded by many other artists including Linda Ronstadt, John Doe, Amber Riley, LeAnn Rimes, 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.

Background and composition

"I Will Always Love You"

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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. She recorded it in RCA Studio B in Nashville on June 12, 1973.

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". The country love track is set in a time signature of common time with a tempo of 66 beats per minute. (Larghetto/Adagio) 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 ". 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." Parton clarified later, "I don’t really know if they were written in the same night."

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.

1974 version

"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.

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. 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 came out, I made enough money to buy Graceland.

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

Critical reception

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." Writer Paul Simpson criticized the singer, stating that the track was only written to "soften the blow" of Parton and Wagoner's split.

Track listing

7" vinyl

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

Credits and personnel

Dolly Parton – vocals, guitar
Jimmy Colvard – guitar
Chip Young – guitar
Stu Basore – pedal steel guitar
Bobby Dyson – bass
Larrie Londin – drums
Buck Trent – banjo
Bobby Thompson – banjo
Mack Magaha – fiddle
Johnny Gimble – fiddle
Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
Dolores Edgin – background vocals
Hershel Winginton – background vocals
Joe Babcock – background vocals
June Page – background vocals

Charts

Weekly

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

Year-End

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

1982 version

"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"

Released

July 12, 1982 (1982-07-12)

Recorded

c. February 1982

Studio

RCA Studio A (Nashville)

Genre

Country

Length

3:02

Dolly Parton

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

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." 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."

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	72
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)	4
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	8
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)	1
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)	1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)	2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)	45
US Billboard Hot 100	53
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	17
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	1

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)	Gold	35,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	Silver	200,000
United States (RIAA)	Platinum	1,000,000
Streaming
Sweden (GLF)	Gold	4,000,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

1995 version

"I Will Always Love You"

Single by Dolly Parton and Vince Gill

from the album Something Special

B-side

"Speakin' of the Devil"

Released

November 1995

Recorded

1995

Genre

Country

Length

3:17

Dolly Parton

Steve Buckingham
Dolly Parton

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

Adapted from the album liner notes.

Assa Dormi – concertmaster
Paul Franklin – steel
Vince Gill – duet vocals
Owen Hale – drums
David Hungate – bass
Brent Mason – guitar
Terry McMillan – percussion
Dale Oehler – string arrangements, conductor
Dolly Parton – lead vocals
Matt Rollings – piano
Brent Rowan – guitar

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)	22
US Hot Country Singles & Tracks (Billboard)	15

Whitney Houston version

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?"

Released

November 2, 1992 (1992-11-02)

Recorded

April 22, 1992

Genre

Length

4:31

Dolly Parton

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. 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, five weeks in Austria, seven weeks for Belgium, eight weeks in France, six weeks in Germany, eight weeks in Ireland, six weeks in the Netherlands, fourteen weeks in New Zealand, nine weeks in Norway, one week in Spain and Uruguay, six weeks in Sweden, eight weeks in Switzerland, and ten weeks in the UK.

"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. 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". 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. 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.

Sarah Washington version

"I Will Always Love You"

Single by Sarah Washington

B-side

"Body Heat"

Released

August 2, 1993 (1993-08-02)

Genre

Dance
hi-NRG

Length

5:27

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. 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

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." 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." Chris Roberts from Melody Maker added, "And now you can shake a tailfeather to it as well." 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." Stephen Dalton from NME felt the record "hop, skip and pump along with a breezy, good-natured charm." James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update described it as a "I Will Survive-ish" remake.

Track listings

CD single (Dance Mix), UK (1993)

"I Will Always Love You" (The Dolly Mix) – 6:20
"I Will Always Love You" (7" Edit) – 5:25
"I Will Always Love You" (Mighty Mix) – 7:26
"Body Heat" – 4:38

CD single (Dance Mix), Scandinavia (1993)

"I Will Always Love You" (7" Edit) – 5:27
"I Will Always Love You" (12" Original Mix) – 7:27

CD single (Dance Mix), Australia (1993)

"I Will Always Love You" (7" Edit)
"I Will Always Love You" (12" Original Mix)
"I Will Always Love You" (Luv'd Up Mix)
"Body Heat"

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)	44
Ireland (IRMA)	15
Spain (AFYVE)	3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)	32
UK Singles (OCC)	12
UK Airplay (Music Week)	22
UK Dance (Music Week)	11
UK Club Chart (Music Week)	19

Rik Waller version

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. 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

"I Will Always Love You"

Single by Kristin Chenoweth and Dolly Parton

from the album For the Girls

Released

August 9, 2019

Recorded

2019

Genre

Pop

Length

3:22

Dolly Parton

Steve Tyrell
Jon Allen (co-producer)

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, as the first single from Chenoweth's album, For the Girls.

Background

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."

"Forever Country"

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.

Dolly Said No To Elvis

In February 2018, Fairground Attraction member Mark Nevin released Dolly Said No To Elvis, 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 and the director Heather Colbert's Vimeo channel.

References

"Dolly Parton remembers writing 'I Will Always Love You'". The Tennessean. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
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External links

"I Will Always Love You" at Discogs (list of releases)

Dolly Parton

Studio albums

1960s	Hello, I'm Dolly Just Because I'm a Woman In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy

1970s	The Fairest of Them All The Golden Streets of Glory Joshua Coat of Many Colors Touch Your Woman My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner My Tennessee Mountain Home Bubbling Over Jolene Love Is Like a Butterfly The Bargain Store Dolly All I Can Do New Harvest...First Gathering Here You Come Again Heartbreaker Great Balls of Fire

1980s	Dolly, Dolly, Dolly 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs Heartbreak Express Burlap & Satin The Great Pretender Once Upon a Christmas Real Love Trio Rainbow White Limozeen

1990s	Home for Christmas Eagle When She Flies Slow Dancing with the Moon Honky Tonk Angels Something Special Treasures Hungry Again Trio II Precious Memories The Grass Is Blue

2000s	Little Sparrow Halos & Horns For God and Country Those Were the Days Backwoods Barbie

2010s	Better Day Blue Smoke Pure & Simple I Believe in You

2020s	A Holly Dolly Christmas Run, Rose, Run Rockstar

Live albums

Soundtrack albums

Compilation albums

Singles

1960s	"Happy, Happy Birthday Baby" "Dumb Blonde" "Something Fishy" "In the Ghetto"

1970s

"Mule Skinner Blues"
"Joshua"
"Comin' for to Carry Me Home"
"Coat of Many Colors"
"Touch Your Woman"
"My Tennessee Mountain Home"
"Jolene"
"I Will Always Love You"
"Love is Like a Butterfly
"The Bargain Store"
"The Seeker"
"We Used To"
"All I Can Do"
"Light of a Clear Blue Morning"
"(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher"
"Here You Come Again"
"Two Doors Down"
"It's All Wrong, But It's All Right"
"Heartbreaker"
"It's Too Late to Love Me Now"
"Baby I'm Burnin'"
"I Really Got the Feeling"
"You're the Only One"
"Great Balls of Fire"
"Sweet Summer Lovin'"

1980s

"Starting Over Again"
"Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You"
"9 to 5"
"But You Know I Love You"
"The House of the Rising Sun"
"Single Women"
"Heartbreak Express"
"Do I Ever Cross Your Mind"
"Hard Candy Christmas"
"Potential New Boyfriend"
"Save the Last Dance for Me"
"Downtown"
"She Don't Love You (Like I Love You)"
"Tennessee Homesick Blues"
"Medley: Winter Wonderland/Sleigh Ride"
"Don't Call It Love"
"Real Love"
"Think About Love"
"Tie Our Love (In a Double Knot)"
"We Had It All"
"To Know Him Is to Love Him"
"Telling Me Lies"
"Those Memories of You"
"The River Unbroken"
"Wildflowers"
"Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That"
"Yellow Roses"

1990s	"Time for Me to Fly" "White Limozeen" "Love Is Strange" "Rockin' Years" "Silver and Gold" "Eagle When She Flies" "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" "Romeo" "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" "To Daddy" "Just When I Needed You Most" "Peace Train" "After the Gold Rush" "Feels Like Home" "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" "Walking on Sunshine"

2000s	"Seven Bridges Road" "Shine" "Imagine" "Both Sides Now" "Twelfth of Never" "Travelin' Thru" "Where Do the Children Play" "Better Get to Livin'" "Drives Me Crazy"

2010s	"Together You and I" "Calling My Children Home" "The Story" "The Last Word in Lonesome Is Me" "Here I Am" "Girl in the Movies" "God Only Knows" "There Was Jesus" "Faith"

2020s	"When Life Is Good Again" "Mary, Did You Know?" "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" "Cuddle Up, Cozy Down Christmas" "In the Sweet By and By" "Magic Man" "We Are the Champions/We Will Rock You" "Step by Step" "Let It Be" "What's Up?" "Wrecking Ball" "Southern Accents"

Features

Film and TV

Dolly (1976)
Dolly (1987)
Dolly & Carol in Nashville
Hollywood to Dollywood
The Book Lady
For the Love of Dolly
Coat of Many Colors
Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
Christmas on the Square

Tours

Theme parks

Category

v t e Whitney Houston singles
Whitney Houston	"Hold Me" "Thinking About You" "You Give Good Love" "All at Once" "Saving All My Love for You" "How Will I Know" "Greatest Love of All"
Whitney	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" "Didn't We Almost Have It All" "So Emotional" "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" "Love Will Save the Day" "I Know Him So Well"
I'm Your Baby Tonight	"I'm Your Baby Tonight" "All the Man That I Need" "Miracle" "My Name Is Not Susan" "I Belong to You" "We Didn't Know"
The Bodyguard	"I Will Always Love You" "I'm Every Woman" "I Have Nothing" "Run to You" "Queen of the Night"
Waiting to Exhale	"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" "Count On Me" "Why Does It Hurt So Bad"
The Preacher's Wife	"I Believe in You and Me" "Step by Step" "My Heart Is Calling"
My Love Is Your Love	"When You Believe" "Heartbreak Hotel" "It's Not Right but It's Okay" "My Love Is Your Love" "I Learned from the Best"
Whitney: The Greatest Hits	"Same Script, Different Cast" "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" "If I Told You That" "Fine"
Just Whitney...	"Whatchulookinat" "One of Those Days" "Try It on My Own" "Love That Man"
One Wish: The Holiday Album	"One Wish (for Christmas)"
I Look to You	"I Look to You" "Million Dollar Bill"
Sparkle	"Celebrate" "His Eye Is on the Sparrow"
I Will Always Love You	"I Look to You"
Featured / promotional singles	"Do You Hear What I Hear?" "One Moment in Time" "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" "Takin' a Chance" "The Star Spangled Banner" "Something in Common" "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" "Memories" "Higher Love"

Awards for "I Will Always Love You"

American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Song

"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" (1974)
"I Honestly Love You" (1975)
"Rhinestone Cowboy" (1976)
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (1977)
"You Light Up My Life" (1978)
"Three Times a Lady" (1979)
"Bad Girls" (1980)
"Another One Bites the Dust" (1981)
"Endless Love" (1982)
"Truly" (1983)
"Billie Jean" (1984)
"Dancing in the Dark" (1985)
"The Power of Love" (1986)
"There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" (1987)
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (1988)
"Sweet Child o' Mine" (1989)
"Girl You Know It's True" (1990)
"Blaze of Glory" (1991)
"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (1992)
"End of the Road" (1993)
"I Will Always Love You" (1994)
"I'll Make Love to You" (1995)
"Love Yourself" (2016)
"Despacito" (2017)
"Havana" (2018)
"Without Me" (2019)
"Don't Start Now" (2020)
"Butter" (2021)
"As It Was" (2022)

American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Song

"Superstition" (1974)
"Midnight Train to Georgia" (1975)
"Get Down Tonight" (1976)
"You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" / "Play That Funky Music" (1977)
"Best of My Love" (1978)
"Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" (1979)
"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (1980)
"Upside Down" (1981)
"Endless Love" (1982)
"Sexual Healing" (1983)
"All Night Long (All Night)" (1984)
"When Doves Cry" (1985)
"You Give Good Love" (1986)
"Nasty" (1987)
"Bad" (1988)
"Nice 'n' Slow" (1989)
"Miss You Much" (1990)
"U Can't Touch This" (1991)
"I Wanna Sex You Up" (1992)
"Remember the Time" (1993)
"I Will Always Love You" (1994)
"I'll Make Love to You" (1995)
"Work" (2016)
"That's What I Like" (2017)
"Finesse (Remix)" (2018)
"Talk" (2019)
"Heartless" (2020)
"Leave the Door Open" (2021)
"Essence" (2022)

v t e CMA Musical Event of the Year
1988−1990	"Trio" (1988) "There's a Tear in My Beer" (1989) "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" (1990)
1991−2000	"Restless" (1991) "This One's Gonna Hurt You (For a Long, Long Time)" (1992) "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair" (1993) "Does He Love You" (1994) "Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart" (1995) "I Will Always Love You" (1996) "It's Your Love" (1997) "You Don't Seem to Miss Me" (1998) "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man" (1999) "Murder on Music Row" (2000)
2001−2010	"Too Country" (2001) "Mendocino County Line" (2002) "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" (2003) "Whiskey Lullaby" (2004) "Good News, Bad News" (2005) "When I Get Where I'm Going" (2006) "Find Out Who Your Friends Are" (2007) "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" (2008) "Start a Band" (2009) "Hillbilly Bone" (2010)
2011−2020	"Don't You Wanna Stay" (2011) "Feel Like a Rock Star" (2012) "Highway Don't Care" (2013) "We Were Us" (2014) "Raise 'Em Up" (2015) "Different for Girls" (2016) "Funny How Time Slips Away" (2017) "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" (2018) "Old Town Road" (2019) "I Hope You're Happy Now" (2020)
2021−present	"Half of My Hometown" (2021) “Never Wanted to Be That Girl” (2022) "Wait in the Truck" (2023) "You Look Like You Love Me" (2024)

v t e Grammy Award for Record of the Year
1950s	"Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" – Domenico Modugno (1958) "Mack the Knife" – Bobby Darin (1959)
1960s	"Theme from A Summer Place" – Percy Faith (1960) "Moon River" – Henry Mancini (1961) "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" – Tony Bennett (1962) "Days of Wine and Roses" – Henry Mancini (1963) "The Girl from Ipanema" – Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz (1964) "A Taste of Honey" – Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (1965) "Strangers in the Night" – Frank Sinatra (1966) "Up, Up and Away" – The 5th Dimension (1967) "Mrs. Robinson" – Simon & Garfunkel (1968) "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" – The 5th Dimension (1969)
1970s	"Bridge over Troubled Water" – Simon & Garfunkel (1970) "It's Too Late" – Carole King (1971) "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Roberta Flack (1972) "Killing Me Softly with His Song" – Roberta Flack (1973) "I Honestly Love You" – Olivia Newton-John (1974) "Love Will Keep Us Together" – Captain & Tennille (1975) "This Masquerade" – George Benson (1976) "Hotel California" – Eagles (1977) "Just the Way You Are" – Billy Joel (1978) "What a Fool Believes" – The Doobie Brothers (1979)
1980s	"Sailing" – Christopher Cross (1980) "Bette Davis Eyes" – Kim Carnes (1981) "Rosanna" – Toto (1982) "Beat It" – Michael Jackson (1983) "What's Love Got to Do with It" – Tina Turner (1984) "We Are the World" – USA for Africa (1985) "Higher Love" – Steve Winwood (1986) "Graceland" – Paul Simon (1987) "Don't Worry, Be Happy" – Bobby McFerrin (1988) "Wind Beneath My Wings" – Bette Midler (1989)
1990s	"Another Day in Paradise" – Phil Collins (1990) "Unforgettable" – Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole (1991) "Tears in Heaven" – Eric Clapton (1992) "I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston (1993) "All I Wanna Do" – Sheryl Crow (1994) "Kiss from a Rose" – Seal (1995) "Change the World" – Eric Clapton (1996) "Sunny Came Home" – Shawn Colvin (1997) "My Heart Will Go On" – Celine Dion (1998) "Smooth" – Santana featuring Rob Thomas (1999)
2000s	"Beautiful Day" – U2 (2000) "Walk On" – U2 (2001) "Don't Know Why" – Norah Jones (2002) "Clocks" – Coldplay (2003) "Here We Go Again" – Ray Charles & Norah Jones (2004) "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" – Green Day (2005) "Not Ready to Make Nice" – Dixie Chicks (2006) "Rehab" – Amy Winehouse (2007) "Please Read the Letter" – Alison Krauss & Robert Plant (2008) "Use Somebody" – Kings of Leon (2009)
2010s	"Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum (2010) "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele (2011) "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra (2012) "Get Lucky" – Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers (2013) "Stay with Me" (Darkchild version) – Sam Smith (2014) "Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars (2015) "Hello" – Adele (2016) "24K Magic" – Bruno Mars (2017) "This Is America" – Childish Gambino (2018) "Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish (2019)
2020s	"Everything I Wanted" – Billie Eilish (2020) "Leave the Door Open" – Silk Sonic (2021) "About Damn Time" by Lizzo (2022) "Flowers" – Miley Cyrus (2023)

Billboard Year-End number one singles (1980–1999)

1980: "Call Me" – Blondie
1981: "Bette Davis Eyes" – Kim Carnes
1982: "Physical" – Olivia Newton-John
1983: "Every Breath You Take" – The Police
1984: "When Doves Cry" – Prince
1985: "Careless Whisper" – Wham! featuring George Michael
1986: "That's What Friends Are For" – Dionne & Friends
1987: "Walk Like an Egyptian" – The Bangles
1988: "Faith" – George Michael
1989: "Look Away" – Chicago
1990: "Hold On" – Wilson Phillips
1991: "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" – Bryan Adams
1992: "End of the Road" – Boyz II Men
1993: "I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston
1994: "The Sign" – Ace of Base
1995: "Gangsta's Paradise" – Coolio featuring L.V.
1996: "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" – Los del Río
1997: "Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" – Elton John
1998: "Too Close" – Next
1999: "Believe" – Cher

v t e Best-selling singles by year in the United Kingdom
1950s	1952: "Here in My Heart" – Al Martino 1953: "I Believe" – Frankie Laine 1954: "Secret Love" – Doris Day 1955: "Rose Marie" – Slim Whitman 1956: "I'll Be Home" – Pat Boone 1957: "Diana" – Paul Anka 1958: "Jailhouse Rock" – Elvis Presley 1959: "Living Doll" – Cliff Richard (UK)
1960s	1960: "It's Now or Never" – Elvis Presley 1961: "Wooden Heart" – Elvis Presley 1962: "I Remember You" – Frank Ifield (UK) 1963: "She Loves You" – The Beatles (UK) 1964: "Can't Buy Me Love" – The Beatles (UK) 1965: "Tears" – Ken Dodd (UK) 1966: "Green, Green Grass of Home" – Tom Jones (UK) 1967: "Release Me" – Engelbert Humperdinck (UK) 1968: "Hey Jude" – The Beatles (UK) 1969: "Sugar, Sugar" – The Archies
1970s	1970: "The Wonder of You" – Elvis Presley / "In the Summertime" – Mungo Jerry (UK) 1971: "My Sweet Lord" – George Harrison (UK) 1972: "Amazing Grace" – Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (UK) 1973: "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" – Dawn featuring Tony Orlando 1974: "Tiger Feet" – Mud (UK) 1975: "Bye Bye Baby" – Bay City Rollers (UK) 1976: "Save Your Kisses for Me" – Brotherhood of Man (UK) 1977: "Mull of Kintyre" / "Girls' School" – Wings (UK) 1978: "Rivers of Babylon" / "Brown Girl in the Ring" – Boney M. 1979: "Bright Eyes" – Art Garfunkel
1980s	1980: "Don't Stand So Close to Me" – The Police (UK) 1981: "Tainted Love" – Soft Cell (UK) / "Don't You Want Me" – The Human League (UK) 1982: "Come On Eileen" – Dexys Midnight Runners (UK) 1983: "Karma Chameleon" – Culture Club (UK) 1984: "Do They Know It's Christmas?" – Band Aid (UK) 1985: "The Power of Love" – Jennifer Rush 1986: "Don't Leave Me This Way" – The Communards (UK) 1987: "Never Gonna Give You Up" – Rick Astley (UK) 1988: "Mistletoe and Wine" – Cliff Richard (UK) 1989: "Ride on Time" – Black Box
1990s	1990: "Unchained Melody" – The Righteous Brothers 1991: "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" – Bryan Adams 1992: "I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston 1993: "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" – Meat Loaf 1994: "Love Is All Around" – Wet Wet Wet (UK) 1995: "Unchained Melody" – Robson & Jerome (UK) 1996: "Killing Me Softly" – Fugees 1997: "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" / "Candle in the Wind 1997" – Elton John (UK) 1998: "Believe" – Cher 1999: "...Baby One More Time" – Britney Spears
2000s	2000: "Can We Fix It?" – Bob the Builder (UK) 2001: "It Wasn't Me" – Shaggy featuring Rikrok (UK) 2002: "Anything Is Possible" / "Evergreen" – Will Young (UK) 2003: "Where Is the Love?" – Black Eyed Peas 2004: "Do They Know It's Christmas?" – Band Aid 20 (UK) 2005: "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo" – Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay (UK) 2006: "Crazy" – Gnarls Barkley 2007: "Bleeding Love" – Leona Lewis (UK) 2008: "Hallelujah" – Alexandra Burke (UK) 2009: "Poker Face" – Lady Gaga
2010s	2010: "Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem featuring Rihanna 2011: "Someone like You" – Adele (UK) 2012: "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra 2013: "Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams 2014: "Happy" – Pharrell Williams 2015: "Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson (UK) featuring Bruno Mars 2016: "One Dance" – Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla (UK) 2017: "Shape of You" – Ed Sheeran (UK) 2018: "One Kiss" – Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa (UK) 2019: "Someone You Loved" – Lewis Capaldi (UK)
2020s	2020: "Blinding Lights" – The Weeknd 2021: "Bad Habits" – Ed Sheeran (UK) 2022: "As It Was" – Harry Styles (UK) 2023: "Flowers" – Miley Cyrus 2024: "Stick Season" - Noah Kahan

UK Christmas number-one singles in the 1990s

"Saviour's Day" (Cliff Richard, 1990)
"Bohemian Rhapsody" / "These Are the Days of Our Lives" (Queen, 1991)
"I Will Always Love You" (Whitney Houston, 1992)
"Mr Blobby" (Mr Blobby, 1993)
"Stay Another Day" (East 17, 1994)
"Earth Song" (Michael Jackson, 1995)
"2 Become 1" (Spice Girls, 1996)
"Too Much" (Spice Girls, 1997)
"Goodbye" (Spice Girls, 1998)
"I Have a Dream" / "Seasons in the Sun" (Westlife, 1999)

Complete list

v t e The Bodyguard
Soundtrack	"I Will Always Love You" "I'm Every Woman" "I Have Nothing" "Run to You" "Queen of the Night" "Someday (I'm Coming Back)"
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