"I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton

<p>It takes an extremely strong song to top the charts three separate times in three separate decades, but "I Will Always Love You" is just such a song.</p> <p>Written and recorded (twice) by Dolly Parton and then re-recorded in show-stopping fashion by Whitney Houston, the ballad has morphed from a fond farewell to a former mentor, to a theatrical goodbye to a lover, to a soaring ode to the very notions of love and loss. We follow that journey from the beginning, with all the vocal tricks, dramatic line-readings, and epic key changes that were added along the way.</p> <p><strong>Band/Artist:</strong> Dolly Parton & Whitney Houston</p> <p><strong>Albums:</strong> <em>Jolene</em> (1974), <em>The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas</em> (1982), and <em>The Bodyguard</em> soundtrack (1992)</p> <p><strong>Composed by:</strong> Dolly Parton</p> <p><strong>Listen/Buy (Jolene):</strong> <a href= "https://music.apple.com/us/album/jolene/1062400323">Apple Music</a> | <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Jolene-Dolly-Parton/dp/B000GG4XH4">Amazon</a> | <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/album/5DyOxuvdSmTSNAmkfcsBsj">Spotify</a></p> <p><strong>Listen/Buy (TBLWIT):</strong> <a href= "https://music.apple.com/us/album/best-little-whorehouse-in-texas-music-from-original/1467962478"> Apple Music</a> | <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Little-Whorehouse-Original-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B000002PAS"> Amazon</a> | <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/album/52jA4EggArU3AyvC0kH1jv">Spotify</a></p> <p><strong>Listen/Buy (The Bodyguard):</strong> <a href= "https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-bodyguard-original-soundtrack-album/388151892"> Apple Music</a> | <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Bodyguard-Original-Soundtrack-Album/dp/B000002VMD"> Amazon</a> | <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/album/7JVJlkNNobS0GSoy4tCS96">Spotify</a></p> <p><strong>------</strong></p> <p><strong>ALSO DISCUSSED/FEATURED:</strong></p> <ul> <li>The sensational new WNYC podcast <a href= "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/765024913/dolly-parton-s-america"><em> Dolly Parton's Americ