I Will Always Love You
| "I Will Always Love You" | |||||||||||||
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| Single by Dolly Parton | |||||||||||||
| from the album Jolene | |||||||||||||
| B-side | "When Someone Wants to Leave" (1974 version) | ||||||||||||
| Released | April 4, 1974 (U.S.) July 23, 1982 (re-recording) September 18, 1995 (re-recording w/ Vince Gill) |
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| Format | 45 rpm single | ||||||||||||
| Recorded | RCA Studio "B", Nashville; June 17, 1973 (original) | ||||||||||||
| Genre | Country, soft rock | ||||||||||||
| Length | 2:55 | ||||||||||||
| Label | RCA | ||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Dolly Parton | ||||||||||||
| Producer | Bob Ferguson | ||||||||||||
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"I Will Always Love You" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton in 1973, who first released the song as a single in 1974.
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[edit] Dolly Parton version
Dolly Parton wrote the song in 1973 and it was released a year later, having been produced by Bob Ferguson. She has told numerous interviewers over the years that she wrote it for her one-time partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, with whom she was having a business splitting at the time. Recorded on June 17, 1973, in RCA's Studio "B" in Nashville, the song was included on Parton's album Jolene, and was released as a follow-up single, after the country chart-topping success of the title track, in April 1974. The single reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs a month later, but had just modest success on the pop charts. The lyrics express a bittersweet and poignant ode to an ex-lover, and are delivered with Parton's distinctive twang.
Parton re-recorded the song in 1982 to include it on the soundtrack of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, the film version of the Broadway musical of the same name. Her 1982 version also reached number 1 on the U.S. Hot Country Songs, marking the first time the same song reached number 1 on the country charts twice by the same artist. The 1982 version also saw limited crossover pop success, reaching number 53 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 17 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks.
Parton had success with the song again in 1995 in a duet with Vince Gill. This time the song peaked at number 15 in December of that year, making it the third time the song was a hit for Parton. In 2003, CMT ranked it number 16 on their 100 Greatest Songs in Country Music. A year later, CMT ranked it number 1 on their 100 Greatest Country Love Songs.
The most recent release of the song appears on Parton's 2008 album Backwoods Barbie, which features a live version - an exclusive iTunes bonus track.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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| Canadian RPM Country Tracks[1] | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs[2] | 1 |
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles[3] | 8 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks[1] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks[1] | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] | 53 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs[2] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[5] | 17 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 2 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 45 |
| Australian Kent Music Report | 72 |
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks[1] | 22 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs[2] | 15 |
| Preceded by "Pure Love" by Ronnie Milsap |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single June 8, 1974 |
Succeeded by "I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore" by Charlie Rich |
| Preceded by "Yesterday's Wine" by Merle Haggard and George Jones |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single October 16, 1982 |
Succeeded by "He Got You" by Ronnie Milsap |
| Preceded by "What's Forever For" by Michael Martin Murphey |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single October 23-October 30, 1982 |
Succeeded by "Let It Be Me" by Willie Nelson |
[edit] Whitney Houston version
| "I Will Always Love You" | ||||
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| Single by Whitney Houston | ||||
| from the album The Bodyguard | ||||
| Released | November 3, 1992 | |||
| Format | CD single, cassette single, 7" single, 12" single | |||
| Recorded | Spring 1992 | |||
| Genre | R&B, Pop | |||
| Length | 4:32 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Writer(s) | Dolly Parton | |||
| Producer | David Foster | |||
| Certification | 4x platinum (Australia, U.S.) 2x platinum (UK) Platinum (Germany, Netherlands, Sweden) Gold (Austria, France) |
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In 1992, singer Whitney Houston recorded the song for the soundtrack to The Bodyguard, her film debut. Houston was originally to record Jimmy Ruffin's "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" as the lead single from The Bodyguard. However, when it was discovered the song was to be used for Fried Green Tomatoes, Houston requested a different song and her co-star Kevin Costner brought her Linda Ronstadt's 1975 version of "I Will Always Love You" from her album Prisoner in Disguise. Houston and producer David Foster re-arranged the song as a soul ballad. Her record company did not feel a song with an a cappella introduction would be as successful; however, Houston and Costner insisted on retaining the a cappella intro. The tenor saxophone solo was played by Kirk Whalum. Whitney Houston's recording is not the only version of the song featured in the movie. In a scene where she dances with Kevin Costner, a version by John Doe can be heard playing on a jukebox.
Houston's version was a massive worldwide success, appearing at number 68 on Billboard's "Greatest Songs of All Time."[6]
[edit] Music video
The single's music video, credited to Alan Smithee, begins with the performance of the song Houston gives at the end of The Bodyguard. The video then cuts to Houston in a dark blue suit sitting in an empty theater with the spotlight shining on her, singing of her love. The video is intercut with scenes from The Bodyguard and gives the viewer the experience of reliving the moments with the singer. She is also filmed sitting during this video due to her pregnancy with her daughter.
[edit] Chart performance
The single spent 14 weeks at the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, which at the time was a record.[7][8] The single became Houston's longest run at number one, smashing her previous record, which was three weeks with 1986's, "Greatest Love of All." It is also the longest running number one single from a soundtrack album.
The single debuted at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became Houston's tenth number one hit a mere two weeks later. It also dominated various other Billboard charts, spending 14 weeks at the top of Billboard Hot 100 Single Sales chart (the most for a solo female artist & later tied by Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together"), and 11 weeks at number one on its Hot 100 Airplay chart. The song also stayed at number one for five weeks on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks and for 11 weeks on the Hot R&B Singles chart becoming the longest running number one on the R&B charts at the time, and remained in the top 40 for 24 weeks.[9][10][11] It became Arista Records' biggest hit. The song was number one on the Hot 100, Adult Contemporary, and R&B chart simultaneously for a record-equaling five weeks; Ray Charles' I Can't Stop Loving You in 1962 achieved the same feat on the same charts.[12]
Houston's single sold approximately 400,000 copies in its second week on the summit, making it the best-selling song in a single week (taking the record from Bryan Adams' "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"). It broke its own record in the following three weeks, peaking at 632,000 copies in the week ended December 27, 1992, Billboard the issue date of January 9, 1993 (the week it broke its own record for most copies sold in a single week for any song). The record was broken by Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997/Something About the Way You Look Tonight", selling 3.4 million in the final week of September 1997.[13] "I Will Always Love You" was certified 4× Platinum in the U.S. for shipments of over 4 million copies by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on January 12, 1993, making Houston the first female artist with a single to reach that level in the RIAA history.[14][15] According to Nielsen SoundScan, as of 2009, the single sold 4,591,000 copies, and became the second best-selling physical single in U.S. alone, only behind Elton John's single in 1997.[16]
Houston's single made a massive international success, peaking at number one of the singles charts in almost all countries, including the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles, spent 13 weeks at the top. The single also hit pole position for ten weeks in Australia,[17] five weeks in Austria,[18] seven weeks for Belgium,[19] eight weeks in France,[20] six weeks in Germany,[21] eight weeks in Ireland,[22] two weeks in Italy,[23] six weeks in Netherlands,[24] 11 weeks in New Zealand,[25] nine weeks in Norway,[26] six weeks in Sweden,[27] eight weeks in Switzerland,[28] and ten weeks in the United Kingdom.[29] Houston's 10-week reign in the U.K. set the record for the longest run at the top by a solo female artist in the history of the British singles chart.[30][31][32] It is the only single to have ever topped the U.S., the U.K. and Australian singles charts for at least ten weeks.[8][17][29] In the United Kingdom, the single sold over 1,450,000 copies, becoming the tenth best-selling single of 1990s, and was certified 2× Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on January 1, 1993.[33][34][35] It was certified Platinum for shipments of over 500,000 copies by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) in Germany.[36] In Japan, "I Will Always Love You" sold over 810,000 copies, staying for 27 weeks on the chart, and became the best-selling single by a foreign female artist at the time, though the single did not top the record chart unlike most other countries.[37][38]
The song stayed at number one in the United States throughout January and February in 1993, making it the first time Billboard didn't rank a new number one single until March of the new year. Houston's "I Will Always Love You" was also the year-end single of 1993 in the U.S.[39] Similarly, in the U.K., Houston's version was ranked the number one single of 1992, and then made the countdown again in 1993 where it was ranked number nine, marking the first time any artist or group had the same single ranked in the top 10 of the year-end review two years in a row.[40] In Australia, it was the number 17 single of 1992 and the number two song of 1993.[41][42]
[edit] Critical response
Upon its release, Houston's version was acclaimed by many critics, called it her "signature song" or "iconic performance." Stephen Holden of The New York Times praised the work as a "magnificent rendition," commenting "Houston transforms a plaintive country ballad into a towering pop-gospel assertion of lasting devotion to a departing lover. Her voice breaking and tensing, she treats the song as a series of emotional bursts in a steady climb toward a final full-out declamation. Along the way, her virtuosic gospel embellishments enhance the emotion and never seem merely ornamental."[43] Writing for USA Today on November 17, 1992, James T. Jones IV simply called it "the tour-de-force," and added "[Houston] gives a 3 1/2-star [out of four] performance. Where Dolly Parton's original I Will Always Love You was plaintive and tear- stained, Houston's is gospel-infused and dramatic."[44] Chris Willman from the Los Angeles Times also gave good comments on her vocal performance, stating "Houston has the goods to deliver on the tune's haunting beauty and resists overpowering itㅡuntil the finale, when the key change and stratospheric notes drain all the heart-rending sadness out of the song and make it sound like just another anthem of survival."[45] Amy Linden of Entertainment Weekly wrote Houston's version "is artistically satisfying and uncharacteristically hip for the MOR songbird."[46]
[edit] Accolades
"I Will Always Love You" won the Record of the Year, and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Femaleㅡwhich was Houston's third award for this category after in 1986 and 1988ㅡ at the 36th Grammy Awards in 1994. (During the Grammy Award telecast, the Record of the Year award was presented to Houston by composer Dolly Parton, along with David Foster.) The single topped the 1993 Billboard Hot 100 Single and Hot R&B Single year-end chart simultaneously, becoming the first single by a female artist and the second overall to achieve that feat behind Prince's "When Doves Cry" in 1984. 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, and the third overall in AMA history behind "Endless Love" by Lionel Richie & Diana Ross in 1982 and "Beat It" by Michael Jackson in 1984. "I Will Always Love You" won two Japan Gold Disc Awards for 1993 International Song of the Year, and for 1994 International Song of the Year Special Award, presented to the product which released before that year, sales over one million units or sales higher than product get award on same category, selling 600,000 copies in 1993 only, in Japan[47]
| Year | Awards ceremony | Award description(s) | Results |
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| 1993 | The 19th People's Choice Awards | Favorite New Music Video[48] | Won |
| The 7th Soul Train Music Awards | Best R&B/Soul Single, Female[49] | Won | |
| The 7th Japan Gold Disc Awards | Song of the Year (International)[50] | Won | |
| The 2nd MTV Movie Awards | Best Song From A Movie[51][52] | Won | |
| The 4th Billboard Music Awards | #1 Hot 100 Single (Hot 100 Single of the Year)[53][54] | Won | |
| #1 Hot R&B Single (R&B Single of the Year)[53][54] | Won | ||
| Special Award: Single Most Weeks at #1 (14 weeks)[53][54] | Won | ||
| #1 World Single[53][54] | Won | ||
| #1 Hot 100 Singles Sales[53] | Won | ||
| #1 Hot R&B Singles Sales[53] | Won | ||
| 1994 | The 21st American Music Awards | Favorite Pop/Rock Single[55] | Won |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Single[55] | Won | ||
| The 36th Grammy Awards | Record of the Year[56] | Won | |
| Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female[56] | Won | ||
| The 8th Soul Train Music Awards | Best R&B Song of the Year[57][58] | Won | |
| The 8th Japan Gold Disc Awards | Special Award[50] | Won |
[edit] Formats and track listings
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[edit] Certifications
| Country | Provider | Certification | Date | Shipments/sales |
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| Australia | ARIA | 4× Platinum | 1993 | 280,000 |
| Austria[66] | IFPI | Gold | March 1, 1993 | 15,000 |
| France[67] | SNEP | Gold | 1993 | 300,000[68] |
| Germany[36] | BVMI | Platinum | 1993 | 500,000 |
| Japan | RIAJ | 5× Platinum | 1994 | 810,080[38] |
| Netherlands[69] | NVPI | Platinum | 1992 | 60,000 |
| Sweden[70] | IFPI | Platinum | March 26, 1993 | 20,000 |
| United Kingdom[33] | BPI | 2× Platinum | January 1, 1993 | 1,450,000[34] |
| United States[71] | RIAA | 4× Platinum[72] | January 12, 1993 | 4,591,000[16] |
[edit] Charts
[edit] Chart positions
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[edit] Year-end charts
[edit] Decade-end charts
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[edit] Billboard Magazine Hot 100 Anniversary Charts
| Year | Title | Category | Position | Source |
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| 1998 | Billboard 40 Years of the Top 40 | The Top 10 Remakes | #2 | [90] |
| The Top 10 "Love" Songs | #2 | [90] | ||
| Billboard The Hot 100 of the Hot 100: Top Songs of Four Decades | #6 | [91] | ||
| The Top 10 Soundtrack Songs | #1 | [92] | ||
| Song with the Most Weeks at No. 1 (14 weeks) | #2 | [92] | ||
| 2008 | Billboard Hot 100 50th Anniversary | The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs | #68 | [93] |
| The All-Time Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | #27 | [94] | ||
| Hot 100 Song of the Year - 1993 | #1 | [95] |
[edit] Chart precession and succession
| Preceded by "How Do You Talk to an Angel" by The Heights |
Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart number-one single November 28, 1992- March 5, 1993 (14 weeks) |
Succeeded by "A Whole New World" by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle |
| Preceded by "If I Ever Fall In Love" by Shai |
Billboard Hot R&B Singles Chart number-one single December 5, 1992 - February 13, 1993 (11 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Hip Hop Hooray" by Naughty by Nature |
| Preceded by "To Love Somebody" by Michael Bolton |
Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart number-one single December 19, 1992 - January 16, 1993 (5 weeks) |
Succeeded by "A Whole New World" by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle |
| Preceded by "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men |
Australian ARIA Singles Chart number-one single December 19, 1992 - February 26, 1993 (10 weeks) |
Succeeded by "You Don't Treat Me No Good" by Sonia Dada |
| Preceded by "Would I Lie To You?" by Charles & Eddie "Would I Lie to You?" by Charles & Eddie |
Austrian Ö3 Top 40 Singles Chart number-one single January 24 - February 7, 1993 February 21–28, 1993 (5 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Would I Lie to You?" by Charles & Eddie "No Limit" by 2 Unlimited |
| Preceded by "Highland" by One More Time "Would I Lie to You?" by Charles & Eddie |
Belgian VRT Top 30 Chart number-one single January 9–15, 1993 January 23 - March 5, 1993 (7 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Would I Lie to You?" by Charles & Eddie "It's OK, All Right" by Def Dames Dope |
| Preceded by "Song Instead of a Kiss" by Alannah Myles |
Canadian RPM Top 100 Singles Chart number-one single December 19, 1992 - February 26, 1993 (8 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Steam" by Peter Gabriel |
| Preceded by "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men |
Dutch Top 40 Singles Chart number-one single December 12, 1992 - February 19, 1993 (9 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Mockin' Bird Hill" by Roots Syndicate |
| Preceded by "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men |
Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single December 5, 1992 - March 5, 1993 (13 weeks) |
Succeeded by "No Limit" by 2 Unlimited |
| Preceded by "Dur dur d'être bébé!" by Jordy |
French SNEP Singles Chart number-one single January 30 - March 20, 1993 (8 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Alison" by Jordy |
| Preceded by "Would I Lie to You?" by Charles & Eddie |
German Media Control Top 100 Singles Chart number-one single January 25 - March 7, 1993 (6 weeks) |
Succeeded by "All That She Wants" by Ace of Base |
| Preceded by "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men |
Irish Singles Chart number-one single December 3, 1992 - January 23, 1993 (8 weeks) |
Succeeded by "This Time" by Christy Moore |
| Preceded by "Don't You Want Me" by Felix |
Italian Singles Chart number-one single December 5–18, 1992 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Dur dur d'être bébé!" by Jordy |
| Preceded by "Would I Lie to You?" by Charles & Eddie |
New Zealand Singles Chart number-one single December 18, 1992 - March 25, 1993 (11 weeks) |
Succeeded by "In the Still of the Nite (I'll Remember) by Boyz II Men |
| Preceded by "Wheel of Fortune by Ace of Base |
Norwegian VG-lista Singles Chart number-one single 53rd week, 1992 - 8th week, 1993 (9 weeks) |
Succeeded by "No Limit" by 2 Unlimited |
| Preceded by "House of Love" by East 17 |
Swedish Sverigetopplistan Singles Chart number-one single January 13 - February 23, 1993 (6 weeks) |
Succeeded by "No Limit" by 2 Unlimited |
| Preceded by "Die da!?" by Die Fantastischen Vier |
Swiss Singles Chart number-one single January 17 - March 13, 1993 (8 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Somebody Dance with Me by DJ BoBo |
| Preceded by "Would I Lie To You?" by Charles & Eddie |
UK Singles Chart number-one single December 5, 1992 - February 12, 1993 (10 weeks) |
Succeeded by "No Limit" by 2 Unlimited |
[edit] See also
- List of million-selling singles in the United Kingdom
- List of best-selling singles of the 1990s (UK)
- List of Top 25 singles for 1992 in Australia
- List of Top 25 singles for 1993 in Australia
[edit] Controversy
After Whitney Houston's cover of the song became a hit, the tabloid press began reporting on a 'feud' between the two performers, stemming from Parton's allegedly reneging on an agreement that she would not perform the song for a number of months while Houston's version was on the charts, so as not to compete with the more recent cover. However, both Houston and Parton have dispelled any rumors, speaking glowingly of one another in interviews,[96][97] Houston praising Parton for writing a beautiful song, and Parton thanking Houston for bringing her song to a wider audience, and in the process making her a great deal of money in royalties. Dolly Parton also gave a live interview, confirming this.
[edit] References
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