So you be safe with god and just know that i will always love you, dolly. Quick facts name dolly parton birth date january 19, 1946 age 74 did you know. The country singer almost wrecked the car when she heard the vocal powerhouses 1992 version of i will always love you a song that parton penned in 1973. Dolly parton wrote her hits jolene and i will always love you on the same day. Listen online and get new recommendations, only at. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Lulu roman, known throughout the world as one of the most beloved stars of the longrunning show hee haw, teamed up with dolly for a new version of. Print and download i will always love you sheet music by dolly parton. I will always love you as sung by whitney houston original sheet. Country music singersongwriter dolly parton wrote the song in 1973 for her onetime partner and mentor porter wagoner, from whom she was separating professionally after a sevenyear partnership.
Dolly parton sings i will always love you to porter wagoner during the celebration of wagoners 50th anniversary with the grand ole opry on may 19, 2007. Parton also discussed her new album release, which is a childrens album. My daughter and i should someday go to dollywood together as we are big fans. I will always love you by whitney houston songfacts. I will always love you appeared on dollys album jolene in 1974. Dolly parton tells how she wrote her song i will always love you, which. Cover versions of i will always love you by dolly parton. Its unfortunate that i will always love you will forever be tied in the public mind to whitney houstons repulsively overwrought cover from the soundtrack to the. Dolly parton i will always love you sheet music in c. In whitney houston rendition of dolly partons i will always love you, which stayed at number one for 14 weeks. Dolly parton wrote the song i will always love you later made popular again by whitney houston in 1974. Whats the story behind the song i will always love you. Tom parker, demanded that she give them 50% of the publishing royalties in perpetuity.
Dolly partons heartstrings songs, explained story from entertainment the true stories behind every song in dolly partons heartstrings will only make you love her more. Dolly is the original of the wonderful song covered by the late, great whitney houston, i will always love you. Search results for i will always love you original. Dolly parton i will always love you live she explains.
I believe in you is the fortysixth solo studio album and first childrens album by american country music singersongwriter dolly parton. It was also covered by atelier bossaconscious, gheorghe zamfir, jim cohen, deborah cox and other artists. Country icon dolly parton was behind the wheel of her car in 1992 when. I will always love you is a song written and originally recorded in 1973 by american singersongwriter dolly parton. When it comes to country love songs, its hard to top dolly partons heartfelt i will always love you. Rca released i will always love you as a single in 1974 from partons album jolene, and it hit the top of the country charts that june.
Whitney houston made the dolly parton love song her own in. Dolly parton timeline articles and essays dolly parton. Credited to dolly parton with the merry melody singers, this is her first single on a major label. Search results for i will always love you original version by dolly parton yee yee. Mar 22, 20 dolly parton i will always love you live she explains why she wrote this song to porter wagner. Vinyl 7 dolly parton i will always love you 1983, vinyl discogs. I will always love you was recorded by dolly parton on june, 1973. A profile of country legend dolly parton, the force behind 3,000 songs ranging from country to pop to bluegrass to gospel. Versie, lengte, titel, label nummer, formaat medium, datum. I will always love you as sung by whitney houston original sheet music edition. Recorded on june, 1973, parton wrote the song for her.
When parton rerecorded i will always love you in 1982 for the. I will always love you dolly parton song info allmusic. Dolly parton i will always love you original version. Country icon dolly parton was behind the wheel of her car in 1992 when she heard an unmistakable a capella vibrato on. She records its sure gonna hurt written by parton and owens backed with the love you gave. Dolly rebecca parton born january 19, 1946 is an american singersongwriter, multiinstrumentalist, actress, author, and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Parton and her uncle bill owens are signed to tree publishing and mercury records in nashville. Dolly slays it with the most angelic country voice. Dolly parton i will always love you 1983, vinyl discogs. Dolly parton originally recorded i will always love you written by dolly parton and dolly parton released it on the album jolene in 1974.
I will always love you duet lulu roman, dolly parton. When parton wrote it in 1973, it was as a farewell to her mentor, producer, and longtime duet partner, porter wagoner, with whom she never had a romantic relationship. All proceeds from the albums sales will go to benefit partons imagination library. The films sound track dominated the grammys the following year, with houston winning the awards for album of the year, record of the year, and best female pop vocal performance. Dolly parton interview about i will always love you.
Coat of many colors do i ever cross your mind here you come again i will always love you islands in the stream jolene nine to five two doors down and more. Dolly parton i will always love you releases discogs. Dolly partons cover of i will always love you from the best little. The surprising connection between whitney houston and. In 1982, parton rerecorded the song, when it was included on the soundtrack to the film the best little whorehouse in texas.
Ive had so many wonderful years and wonderful times with my friend kenny, but above all the music and the success i loved him as a wonderful man and a true friend. The true stories behind every song in dolly partons. Dolly parton didnt let elvis sing i will always love you. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in c major transposable. Bart herbison from the nashville songwriters association international recently interviewed dolly parton about the story behind the song, i will always love you. Music i will always love you words and music by dolly parton did you know that. In her book, morales tells the story of how elvis presley wanted to record partons i will always love you in 1974. Here are both versionspartons and houstonsplus one rendition.
Dolly rebecca parton born january 19, 1946 in sevierville, tennessee, u. The true story behind dolly partons song i will always. Dolly parton i will always love you lyrics genius lyrics. Did you know that dolly parton wrote the song i will always love you. Dolly parton shares inspiration of i will always love you. It was released digitally on september 29, 2017, and physically on october, 2017, by dolly records and rca nashville.
Listen to albums by dolly parton on myspace, stream free online music by dolly parton. Whitney houston records version of dollys hit song, i will always love you, as a last minute replacement song for the movie, the bodyguard dolly topped the country charts twice with i will always love you, in 1974 and 1982. Dolly parton writing i will always love you songwriter universe. Her country version of the track was released in 1974 as a single and was. The surprising connection between whitney houston and dolly. Whitney houston records dolly partons i will always love you. Dolly parton i will always love you and other greatest.
Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2. While many believe the lyrics are about a breakup, dolly has revealed that the song was written after leaving a professional situation. The original song was something of a vinyl greeting card of thanks from dolly to porter wagoner, says marc myers, a music columnist for the wall street journal and author of the book. Interestingly it was the lisa ronstadt version that whitney heard before deciding to cover i will always love you, and not the. Whitney houston put a soul spin on the song that included changes in the structure of the song and in its vocal melody. But his manager demanded that she give them 50 percent of the publishing royalties in perpetuity.
I will always love you was issued on march 18, 1974, as the second single from partons thirteenth solo studio album, jolene 1974. Indeed, the bittersweet ballad grabbed the peak position on a new special, cmt 40 greatest. I will always love you was released on june 6, 1974 as the second single from dolly partons thirteenth solo studio album, jolene. Dolly parton wrote the song i will always love you for her former manager porter wagoner, and she stayed true to that promise for decades. Dolly parton if i should stay well, i would only be in your way and so ill go, and yet i know that ill think of you each step of my. I will always love you will forever be known as one of the alltime great power ballads and movie songs. Houstons version of i will always love you subsequently became one of. Dolly parton i love story songs because ive always. Parton reportedly wrote the tune the same day she wrote jolene. Parton wrote the song for wagoner, who was her duet partner from 1967 to 1974. Find dolly parton i will always love you lyrics and search for dolly parton.
I will always love you dolly parton on allmusic 1995 this set kicked. Dolly parton remembers writing i will always love you. Interestingly, though, parton didnt even realize the song made it into the movie. The story behind dolly partons i will always love you. Helen morales is an unlikely dolly parton aficionado. Weve found 77 lyrics, 6 artists, and 100 albums matching i will always love you original version by dolly parton.
Love us some dolly book, morales tells the story of how elvis presley wanted to record partons i will always love you in 1974. Theres even more to the story behind the greatest love song of all. The song i will always love you was written by dolly parton and was first recorded and released by dolly parton in 1974. Parton began performing as a child, singing on local radio and television in east tennessee. I will always love you original version dolly parton. It also holds the record for being the bestselling single by a woman in music history. She recorded it in rcas studio b in nashville on june 12, 1973. Cover versions of i will always love you written by dolly. Dolly partons song i will always love you became a household hit in 1992 with the release of the bodyguard and whitney houstons performance of the song in it. Dolly parton wrote the song i will always love you for her former manager porter wagoner, and she stayed true to that promise for decades afterward. Dolly parton wrote it about a professional breakup, not a personal one. Dolly parton sings i will always love you to kenny. Whitney houston i will always love you live 1999 best quality duration. The song was made popular by whitney houston in the 90s and most people associate her with the song.
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