Dolly Parton’s song which is one of the best-selling ever

On June 12, 1973, Dolly Parton he entered RCA’s Studio B in Nashville and recorded “I Will Always Love You”. When it was released the song reached the top of the country charts, returning to the top of the charts in the 1980s. About a decade later again, the version of the song by Whitney Houston turned the song into an international hit and to this day it remains one of the best-selling singles of all time.

Early in her career, Parton collaborated with the country singer
Porter Wagoner
. Together they recorded some duet albums. But by the early Seventies Dolly was ready to separate from him to pursue a solo career. He tried to avoid the separation, but there was nothing to be done. Which farewell letter did you write
“I Will Always Love You”
she made him listen to it and he understood that he had to let her go on her way.

Dolly Parton
public
“I Will Always Love You”
as the second single from the album
“Jolene”
in March 1974. In June the song went to number one on the country charts for one week. Nearly ten years later, in 1982, he recorded it again for the soundtrack to the film
‘The best little whorehouse in Texas’
a film in which she starred together with
Burt Reynolds
. In Italy the film was released with the title
‘The greatest casino in Texas’
.
“I Will Always Love You”
reached the top of the country charts again.

The recording life of
“I Will Always Love You”
experienced renewed fortune in 1992, when
Whitney Houston
he used it for the soundtrack of
“The Bodyguard”
(in Italian,
‘Bodyguard’
), films in which Houston starred alongside
Kevin Costner
. It spent 14 weeks at the top of the US singles chart. At the time, it was the best-selling single ever by a female artist.

Dolly Parton
he was walking home from his office when he first heard ‘s version
Whitney Houston
and recalled, “I swear I almost had an accident. I had to pull over and listen to it. It was an overwhelming emotion to think that a little song of mine could be interpreted so beautifully, so grandly, so overwhelmingly. I almost had a heart attack. I’ll never forget it.”