I Will Always Love You and originally recorded in 1973 by Dolly Parton. Her country version of the track was released in 1974 as a single and was written as a farewell to her former business partner and mentor of seven years, Porter Wagoner, following Parton’s decision to leave The Porter Wagoner Show and pursue a solo career.
Whitney Houston recorded her version of the song for the 1992 film The Bodyguard.Her single spent a then record breaking 14 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and is one of the best selling singles of all time. Happy birthday to iconic pop star.
Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You
