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Originally recorded by Evie Sands (1965).
Hit versions by The Hollies (US #42/UK #2 1966), Linda Ronstadt (US #31 1980).
From the wiki: “Co-writer Chip Taylor (co-writer ‘Wild Thing‘, ‘Angel of the Morning‘, ‘Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)‘) is the brother of actor Jon Voight. The song was first recorded by blue-eyed soul songstress Evie Sands, and was locally popular in the US [NYC] in 1965.
Written and originally recorded by Dolly Parton (C&W #1 1973 |C&W #1 1982).
Also recorded by Linda Ronstadt (1975).
Other hit version by Whitney Houston (US #1/MOR #1/R&B #1/UK #1/AUS #1 1992).
From the wiki: “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]’.
“Parton wrote the song, which was recorded on June 13, 1973, for her one-time partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, from whom she was professionally splitting at the time. ‘I Will Always Love You’ received positive comments from critics and attained commercial success, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart two times. Parton later re-recorded the song in 1982, when it was included on the soundtrack of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.