Want more #1 hits from the past 40 years? In 1993, Whitney Houston's chart topping songs, I Will Always Love you took the world by storm. But did you know that this song was originally written by country singer, Dolly Parton? "Country legend Dolly Parton wrote the song in 1973, for her one-time partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, from whom she was separating professionally after seven years. She included it on her 1974 album Jolene. Not only that, but she wrote the song in the same day as 'Jolene'! Elvis Presley wanted to cover it, but Dolly turned him down. Dolly was interested in Elvis' cover, but his people insisted that he be given a share of the publishing rights if he recorded it, which was a common demand at the time. However, Dolly held firm. This proved to be the right decision, considering how popular it was to become in the future. In 1992, Whitney Houston recorded a new arrangement of the song, for the soundtrack to The Bodyguard, her film debut. It was the best-selling single in the UK for 1992, and 1993 in the US. It remains one of the top 5 best-selling singles of all time worldwide, with sales of over 20 million copies." -https://lnkd.in/gjP52Ph4 Can’t get enough musical nostalgia? Check out our #40YearsOfExcellence Spotify playlist and see which songs made it to the top of the charts from 1984-2024! Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gtBCVY3h Youtube: https://lnkd.in/gDc3s6Gq
