Who wrote the Whitney Huston number one hit 'I Will Always Love You'?
"Disc Awards in 1993 for International Song of the Year, and a 1994 International Song of the Year Special Award for Japanese sales of over one million units. In 2015, ""I Will Always Love You"" was named the #1 Song of the Rock Era in the book ""The Top 500 Songs of the Rock Era: 1955-2015"". After Whitney Houston's recording of the song became a hit in 1992, the tabloid press began reporting on a 'feud' between the two performers, stemming from Dolly Parton allegedly reneging on an agreement that she would not perform the song for a number of"
"I'll Always Love You (The Spinners song) ""I'll Always Love You"" is a song co-written by William ""Mickey"" Stevenson and Ivy Jo Hunter and produced by Stevenson and Hunter as a single for The Spinners on the Motown Records label. The single became the Detroit-reared group's first charting single on the Motown Records company since they had signed with the company in 1964 (and their third charting hit over all). The song was a top 40 pop single on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in the United States, on which it peaked at number 35. On the ""Billboard"" R&B singles chart,"
"song is the 1992 Whitney Houston version of ""I Will Always Love You"", which sold over 20 million copies. The song had originally been written and recorded in 1973 by American singer-songwriter, Dolly Parton, and topped the country charts in 1974. It was written as a farewell to her one-time partner and mentor of seven years, Porter Wagoner, following Parton's decision to pursue a solo career. Other high-selling breakup songs include ""I Will Survive"" (14 million copies), ""Un-Break My Heart"" by Toni Braxton in 1996 (10 million copies), ""Believe"" by Cher in 1998 (10 million copies) and ""Careless Whisper"" by"
"""I'll Always Love You"" peaked at number 8. The song featured lead vocals by the group's main lead singer, Bobby Smith. I'll Always Love You (The Spinners song) ""I'll Always Love You"" is a song co-written by William ""Mickey"" Stevenson and Ivy Jo Hunter and produced by Stevenson and Hunter as a single for The Spinners on the Motown Records label. The single became the Detroit-reared group's first charting single on the Motown Records company since they had signed with the company in 1964 (and their third charting hit over all). The song was a top 40 pop single on"
"I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston is a posthumous greatest hits album by American recording artist Whitney Houston. The album was released on November 13, 2012 via RCA Records. The album features a selection of Houston's greatest hits including remastered versions of ""I Wanna Dance With Somebody"", ""How Will I Know"", ""So Emotional"", ""I Have Nothing"" and ""One Moment in Time"". The album was released in both standard and deluxe versions. It was also released with an accompanying 5 track bonus CD with the duets sung"
"version of ""I Will Always Love You"" made the ""Billboard"" country chart and peaked at number 15. Parton and Gill were awarded the CMA's ""Vocal Event of the Year"" award in 1996 for their recording of the song. Another duet version of the song was released in 2017 with Michael Bolton from his album Songs of Cinema. When the 1974 recording of the song was reaching number one on the country charts, Elvis Presley indicated that he wanted to cover the song. Parton was interested until Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, told her that it was standard procedure for the"
"I'll Still Love You ""I'll Still Love You"" is a song written by English musician George Harrison and first released in 1976 by his former Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr. Produced by Arif Mardin, the track appeared on Starr's debut album for Atlantic Records and Polydor, ""Ringo's Rotogravure"". The composition had a long recording history before then, having been written in 1970 as ""Whenever"", after which it was copyrighted with the title ""When Every Song Is Sung"". Harrison originally intended the song for Welsh singer Shirley Bassey, who had a hit in the summer of 1970 with a cover version of"
"of Dolly Parton's ""I Will Always Love You"" is performed by Mercedes (Amber Riley) in the episode, and the completed episode had been delivered to the network and was scheduled to run in three days when Houston died unexpectedly on February 11, 2012; a dedication to her was added in the episode's end credits. Reviewers gave Riley's rendition a very positive reception, the best of those given to the ten songs that were heard in the episode, though the performances in general were well received. It was one of two songs from the episode to chart on the ""Billboard"" Hot"
"'Outstanding Song' categories. The latter was for the song 'I Look To You', a duet version with R Kelly featured on the album. The week of its release, the album peaked at #14 on the ""Billboard"" 200 and #2 on ""Billboard""'s Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums. I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston is a posthumous greatest hits album by American recording artist Whitney Houston. The album was released on November 13, 2012 via RCA Records. The album features a selection of Houston's greatest hits including remastered versions"
"In a statement to ""Billboard"" on the day of Houston's death in February 2012, Parton said: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.' 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"
"I Love You Always Forever ""I Love You Always Forever"" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Donna Lewis from her debut album, ""Now in a Minute"" (1996). Written by Lewis, and produced by Lewis and Kevin Killen, it was released as the album's lead single in the US on 14 May 1996 and in the UK on 22 August 1996. Inspired by H. E. Bates' novel ""Love for Lydia"", ""I Love You Always Forever"" is a pop song in which the singer declares her endless love for her significant other. The song was a commercial hit, peaking at number"
"their final release being 1975's ""Say Forever You'll Be Mine"". In 1974, her song, ""I Will Always Love You"", written about her professional break from Wagoner, went to number one on the country chart. Around the same time, Elvis Presley indicated that he wanted to record the song. Parton was interested until Presley's wily manager, Colonel Tom Parker, told her that it was standard procedure for the songwriter to sign over half of the publishing rights to any song recorded by Presley. Parton refused. That decision has been credited with helping to make her many millions of dollars in royalties"
"Baby Tonight"" (1990), while the second half has miscellaneous tracks more ""typical of a big-budget soundtrack"", including an excerpt from Alan Silvestri's score, instrumentals by Kenny G, and contemporary pop and dance songs. ""Someday (I'm Coming Back)"", performed by Lisa Stansfield, is an intense pop-disco song. The album is most notable for Houston's version of ""I Will Always Love You"" (written by Dolly Parton). The song received huge airplay, appealing to the pop, R&B, adult contemporary, and soul radio markets. The single spent 14 weeks at number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 singles chart. ""I Will Always Love You"""
"Lin Yu-chun Lin Yu-chun (); born 9 March 1986 in Taipei) is a Taiwanese singer, who gained fame by appearing on a Taiwanese talent show, ""One Million Star"" (超級星光大道), singing ""I Will Always Love You"" (written and originally sung by Dolly Parton) in the style of Whitney Houston's cover version. Lin is well known for his mezzo-soprano-like, and sometimes, contralto-like countertenor singing voice, although he has an adult speaking voice. According to many sources, Lin's voice is usually described as a mixture of Whitney Houston and Susan Boyle, with a dash of Cher. When Lin sings in his normal masculine"
"who picked it as one of the album's highlights and praised her vocals on the song. Whitney also earned her first Grammy Award with the song, on the category Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Commercially, the song topped the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, being her first number one on the charts; it also went to number one in both the UK and Ireland, and was her first major hit in the British Isles. In the United States, it was awarded a Gold certification from the RIAA in 1995. ""Saving All My Love for You"" was written by Michael"
"Afanasieff. Lin Yu-chun Lin Yu-chun (); born 9 March 1986 in Taipei) is a Taiwanese singer, who gained fame by appearing on a Taiwanese talent show, ""One Million Star"" (超級星光大道), singing ""I Will Always Love You"" (written and originally sung by Dolly Parton) in the style of Whitney Houston's cover version. Lin is well known for his mezzo-soprano-like, and sometimes, contralto-like countertenor singing voice, although he has an adult speaking voice. According to many sources, Lin's voice is usually described as a mixture of Whitney Houston and Susan Boyle, with a dash of Cher. When Lin sings in his normal"
"Awards, two Academy Award nominations, ten Country Music Association Awards, seven Academy of Country Music Awards, three American Music Awards, and is one of only seven female artists to win the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year Award. Parton has received 47 Grammy nominations. In 1999, Parton was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. She has composed over 3,000 songs, notably ""I Will Always Love You"" (a two-time U.S. country chart-topper for Parton, as well as an international pop hit for Whitney Houston), ""Jolene"", ""Coat of Many Colors"", and ""9 to 5"". She is also one of"
"in the top 100 because of rising ticket prices since the time the film was released. The film's soundtrack also enjoyed success. Houston executive-produced and contributed six songs for the motion picture's . ""Rolling Stone"" said it is ""nothing more than pleasant, tasteful and urbane"". The soundtrack's lead single was ""I Will Always Love You"", written and originally recorded by Dolly Parton in 1974. Houston's version of the song was acclaimed by many critics, regarding it as her ""signature song"" or ""iconic performance"". ""Rolling Stone"" and ""USA Today"" called her rendition ""the tour-de-force"". The single peaked at number one on"
"""I Will Always Love You"", both #1 hits for Parton in 1974, both sung by Parton on the show. During the opening credits, Parton emerges from a swing and then comes out to sing an opening song (either a cover of a then-current hit, or occasionally one of her own hits). At the closing of the show, Parton speaks the recitation from ""I Will Always Love You"": ""And I hope life treats you kind, and I hope that you have all you ever dream of. I wish you joy and lots and lots of happiness, but above all this, I"
"the ""makeweight bagatelles"" on side two of ""Rotogravure"". As listed in the musicians' credits on the ""Ringo's Rotogravure"" LP: I'll Still Love You ""I'll Still Love You"" is a song written by English musician George Harrison and first released in 1976 by his former Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr. Produced by Arif Mardin, the track appeared on Starr's debut album for Atlantic Records and Polydor, ""Ringo's Rotogravure"". The composition had a long recording history before then, having been written in 1970 as ""Whenever"", after which it was copyrighted with the title ""When Every Song Is Sung"". Harrison originally intended the song"
"I'll Always Love You (Taylor Dayne song) ""I'll Always Love You"" is a song by American singer Taylor Dayne and the third single from her debut album, ""Tell It to My Heart"". The song is a romantic ballad, showcasing Dayne's softer side—after the first two singles released were mainly freestyle, dance-pop tracks—paving her way to the adult contemporary charts. It features sensuous love lyrics accompanied by a saxophone instrumental performed by Richie Cannata, who has played for other mainstream acts, including the Billy Joel Band. Dayne was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal for her performance"
"weeks. Only a few hours after Houston's death on February 11, 2012, ""I Will Always Love You"" topped the US iTunes charts. Also, in the week following her death, the single returned to the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 after almost 20 years, debuting at number 7, and becoming a posthumous top-ten single for Houston, the first one since 2001. The song eventually peaked at No. 3, two spots shy of becoming the first song to return to the No. 1 position after falling off the chart since ""The Twist"" by Chubby Checker. It debuted on the ""Billboard"" Hot Digital Singles Chart"
"Singles chart. Its 14 weeks spent in the top 40 including a week at No. 1. Are You Ever Gonna Love Me ""'Are You Ever Gonna Love Me"" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Holly Dunn. It was released in May 1989 as the first single from the album ""The Blue Rose of Texas"". Written by Dunn, along with Tom Shapiro and her brother Chris Waters, the song was her first single released by Warner Bros. Records, to which she signed after her previous label, MTM Records, was disestablished. In August 1989, ""Are You Ever"
"Wagoner's split. In 1992, R&B singer Whitney Houston recorded a new arrangement of ""I Will Always Love You"" for the soundtrack to """", her film debut. The song has a saxophone solo by Kirk Whalum. She 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. It was her co-star Kevin Costner who suggested ""I Will Always Love You"", playing her Linda Ronstadt's 1975 version from her album ""Prisoner in Disguise"". Producer"
"Nevertheless I'm in Love with You ""Nevertheless I'm in Love with You"" (sometimes referred to simply as ""Nevertheless"") is a popular song written by Harry Ruby with lyrics by Bert Kalmar, first published in 1931. The song was a hit for Jack Denny in 1931, and was revisited in 1950 by The Mills Brothers, Paul Weston, Ray Anthony, Ralph Flanagan, Frankie Laine and Frank Sinatra, with perhaps the most compelling version being that of the McGuire Sisters. The Mills Brothers' rendition was released by Decca Records as catalog number 27253. It first reached the ""Billboard"" magazine charts on November 3,"
"Are You Ever Gonna Love Me ""'Are You Ever Gonna Love Me"" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Holly Dunn. It was released in May 1989 as the first single from the album ""The Blue Rose of Texas"". Written by Dunn, along with Tom Shapiro and her brother Chris Waters, the song was her first single released by Warner Bros. Records, to which she signed after her previous label, MTM Records, was disestablished. In August 1989, ""Are You Ever Gonna Love Me"" became her first (of two) No. 1 songs on the ""Billboard"" Hot Country"
"Whitney Houston (album) Whitney Houston is the debut studio album by American contemporary R&B and pop singer Whitney Houston. It was released on February 14, 1985, by Arista Records. The album initially had a slow commercial response, but began getting more popular in the summer of 1985. It eventually topped the ""Billboard"" 200 for 14 weeks in 1986, generating three number-one singles — ""Saving All My Love for You"", ""How Will I Know"" and ""Greatest Love of All"" (a cover of ""The Greatest Love of All"", originally recorded in 1977 by George Benson) — on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart,"
"Always Love You""), Alison Krauss (""9 to 5""), Shania Twain (""Coat of Many Colors""), Meshell Ndegeocello (""Two Doors Down""), Norah Jones (""The Grass is Blue""), and Sinéad O'Connor (""Dagger Through the Heart""). Parton herself contributed a re-recording of the title song, originally the title song for her first RCA album in 1968. Parton was awarded the Living Legend Medal by the U.S. Library of Congress on April 14, 2004, for her contributions to the cultural heritage of the United States. In 2005, she was honored with the National Medal of Arts, the highest honor given by the U.S. government for"
"I'll Make Love to You ""I'll Make Love to You"" is a 1994 number-one hit single by R&B group Boyz II Men for the Motown label. The song, which was written by Babyface, was the lead single from their second album ""II"". The single was a massive commercial success. It held the number one position on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 for 14 weeks, from August 27 to November 26, 1994. At the time, the song tied a record for the most weeks at number one that had been set by Whitney Houston's ""I Will Always Love You"" in late 1992"
"Rod Temperton Rodney Lynn ""Rod"" Temperton (9 October 1949 – September/October 2016) was an English songwriter, record producer and musician. He initially made his mark as the keyboardist and main songwriter for the 1970s R&B, funk and disco band Heatwave, whose hit songs included ""Boogie Nights"" and ""Always and Forever"". After being recruited by producer Quincy Jones, he wrote several internationally known songs performed by Michael Jackson, including ""Thriller"", ""Off the Wall"" and ""Rock with You"". He also wrote George Benson's hits ""Give Me the Night"" and ""Love X Love"", and Patti Austin and James Ingram's US number one duet"
"English lyrics as they were written so he recorded ""Everyday Is Christmas"" in English. Jacky Cheung's ""Private Corner"" is the first jazz album Cheung has recorded and went platinum in less than a week. In November 2011, Lin Yu-chun, a Taiwanese singer, who gained fame by appearing on a Taiwanese talent show, ""One Million Star"" (超級星光大道), singing ""I Will Always Love You"" (written and originally sung by Dolly Parton) in the style of Whitney Houston's cover version., released ""Saving Grace"", co-written by Steinke with Roxanne Seeman and Finn Martin, on his ""Endlessly"" album. ""Which Way, Robert Frost?"" was recorded again"
"dances with Kevin Costner, a version by John Doe can be heard playing on a jukebox. Houston's version appears at No. 9 on NME's Greatest No 1 Singles in History list. In 2004, Houston's version of ""I Will Always Love You"" finished at #65 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. It was also ranked at number 22 on ""The Guardian's"" list of Britain's favorite 100 songs, published in May 2002. In February 2014, the song was placed at number six on ""Billboard"" list of the Top 50 'Love' Songs of All Time. A live"
"I'll Never Fall in Love Again ""I'll Never Fall in Love Again"" is a popular song by composer Burt Bacharach and lyricist Hal David that was written for the 1968 musical ""Promises, Promises"". Several recordings of the song were released in 1969, the most popular of which was by Dionne Warwick, who took it to number six on ""Billboard"" magazine's Hot 100 and spent three weeks with it at number one on the magazine's list of the 40 most popular Easy Listening songs in the US. Another best-selling version was by Bobbie Gentry, who topped the UK chart. In the"