Even though she was determined to move on, Parton especially wanted to convey a message of gratitude in the song. Parton wrote the song while attempting to make a break from her role on Porter Wagoner’s syndicated television show.
The Bodyguard soundtrack sold 17 million copies. Houston’s dramatic rendition of “I Will Always Love You” sold more than 4 million singles and won two Grammys. Parton’s country hit became a signature song for Houston, who died Saturday (Feb. It was just one of those things where, ’What is that?’ And, then all the sudden, when she started singing, ’I will always love you,’ I just about wrecked the car.” “They started out with it a cappella,” Parton said in 2011 when the bittersweet ballad grabbed the peak position on the CMT 40 Greatest Love Songs special. Dolly Parton was listening to her car radio the first time she heard Whitney Houston’s version of “I Will Always Love You,” a song actor and film producer Kevin Costner insisted she record for the 1992 film, The Bodyguard.
