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Billboard gave a positive review which said, "The first single from The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas isn't the sort of brassy main theme normally used to launch a major movie musical: here Parton reinterprets one of her earliest exercises in pure pop writing, and while older fans may be divided over the breathier, more stylized reading she offers here, the song itself is still a lovely ballad with a soaring chorus."[32]
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.[66]
Mine is only one of the millions of hearts broken over the death of Whitney Houston. I will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song and I can truly say from the bottom of my heart, 'Whitney, I will always love you. You will be missed.'[126]
The single's music video is credited to Alan Smithee (Nick Brandt removed his name due to the way Clive Davis re-edited the video), and produced by Rob Newman. It begins with the performance of the song Houston gives at the end of The Bodyguard. The video then cuts to the singer in a dark blue suit sitting in an empty theater with the spotlight shining on her, singing of her love, and when she starts her dramatic vocal finale, the theater changes into open camp surrounded by snow, which is meant to be at Fallen Leaf Lake, California, where The Bodyguard's boat scene was filmed. The video is interspersed with scenes from the film and gives the viewer the experience of reliving the moments with Houston. At the time of the video's shooting the singer was pregnant with her daughter Bobbi Kristina, so she is shown only sitting in the theater scenes.[127] On October 24, 2020, the video for "I Will Always Love You" reached one billion views on YouTube. It is the first music video of the 20th century by a solo artist to reach the milestone. Later in that year the 4k video was released.
I was brought to tears again last night, as I'm sure many were, when Jennifer Hudson sang "I Will Always Love You" on the Grammys in memory of Whitney. Like everybody else, I am still in shock. But I know that Whitney will live forever in all the great music that she left behind. I will always have a very special piece of her in the song we shared together and had the good fortune to share with the world. Rest in peace, Whitney. Again, we will always love you.[232][233]
Chenoweth reflected on recording "I Will Always Love You" with ET Online, saying "it is a song I've loved since I was a child." She went on to say, "I used to think, 'One day I'm gonna sing that song.' Little did I know that I'd get to sing it with the queen herself."[259]
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I think most everybody, my fans, know the reason that I wrote it. I worked with a show called "The Porter Wagoner Show." It was the No. 1 syndicated show in country music back in the '60s and '70s, and I started working with Porter in 1967. I was with Porter for seven years, and I learned so many things from Porter. We had one of those relationships where we were just so passionate about what we did; it was like fire and ice. We kind of butted heads all the time, but we loved each other. There was a great passion there. And I wanted to leave the show. I had told Porter that I would stay with the show for five years. I wanted to go out on my own.
We got to be very close again. We had our big separation when we first left (each other), and there were a few years that went by, but I always loved Porter, and he always loved me. Of course time mellows you out, and we got to be really good friends again. We got to perform the song together on a special show at the Grand Ole Opry, and that was a real special time for me. I really loved that, and so did he.
In partnership with Nashville Songwriters Association International, each week we will release a video interview with a songwriter about his or her work. See the full interview with Dolly Parton at www.tennessean.com/music along with past installments.
But it is not sung. Rather, in a scene that depicts a post-split meeting between Elvis and Priscilla on an airport tarmac, Butler can be seen turning to her and mouthing the words, "I will always love you."
Dolly Parton's beloved record "I Will Always Love You" was almost covered by fellow music icon Elvis Presley, but only if she'd been willing to give up publishing rights that went on to earn her at least $10 million in royalties.
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Parton's newest album is a rock album called "Rockstar" and will feature collaborations with Miley Cyrus, Pink, Paul McCartney and many others. The album features covers of 21 hit rock songs and nine original songs.
She went on: "I just thought, 'This was great. I'm going to be down here with her people, who are my people as well.' And so I just love the fact that I spent that money on a complex. And I think, 'This is the house that Whitney built.' "
Dolly said in a statement to Billboard, on Whitney's passing, "Mine is only one of the millions of hearts broken over the death of Whitney Houston, I will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song and I can truly say from the bottom of my heart, 'Whitney, I will always love you. You will be missed.'"
Today, my heart is filled with joy . . . I see the wonderful person standing before me that I have spent so many years raising and nurturing, and I now know that throughout the years you were listening, you did understand, you were taking it all in and, somehow, you always knew how much I cared, how much you meant to me, and how deeply I loved you.
The event kicks off the 2023 Dollywood season commemorating the art of songwriting and the stories behind the songs. The event will also recognize a number of noted and up-and-coming singers/songwriters with headline performances throughout the park.
Before the song, she is talking to Sam in front of her locker, explaining that she had told Shane about them. Sam automatically assumes that now they can be together at last. However, feeling awful about what she did, Mercedes tells Sam that even though she loves him, they can't be together, and she then starts to sing at her locker.
Dolly Parton has a lot of love for good covers of her songs. The country music icon sat down for Thursday's new episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, and opened up about Whitney Houston's beloved cover of "I Will Always Love You," and Kelly Clarkson's masterful rendition as well.
"I Will Always Love You" has been covered by numerous artists, including Linda Ronstadt, LeAnn Rimes and Lulu Roman, but it was Whitney Houston's version, in 1992, for the film The Bodyguard, that introduced the anthemic love song to an entirely new audience. Houston's version also soared to the top of the charts, where it stayed for a record-breaking 14 weeks. However, "I Will Always Love You" almost became a hit for another big star: Elvis Presley. The King of Rock and Roll wanted to record it, but Parton refused after Presley's manager, Col. Tom Parker, insisted that Presley receive half of the publishing royalties on the song.
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