i will always love you - acoustic cover

Dolly Parton wrote the song in 1973 and it was released a year later, having been produced by Bob Ferguson. She has told numerous interviewers over the years that she wrote it for her one-time partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, with whom she was having a business splitting at the time. Recorded on June 17, 1973 in RCA's Studio "B" in Nashville, the song was included on Parton's album Jolene, and was released as a follow-up single, after the country chart-topping success of the title track, in April 1974. The single reached number 1 on the Billboard' Hot Country Songs a month later, but had just modest success on the pop charts. The lyrics express a bittersweet and poignant ode to an ex-lover, and are delivered with Parton's distinctive twang.

Parton re-recorded the song in 1982 to include it on the soundtrack to the film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Her 1982 version also reached number 1 on the U.S. Hot Country Songs, marking the first time the same song reached number 1 on the country charts twice by the same artist. The 1982 version also saw limited crossover pop success, reaching number 53 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 17 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks.

Parton had success with the song again in 1995 in a duet with Vince Gill. This time the song peaked at number 15 in December of that year, making it the third time the song was a hit for Parton, albeit in duet form this time. In 2003, CMT ranked it number 16 on their 100 Greatest Songs in Country Music. A year later, CMT ranked it number 1 on their 100 Greatest Country Love Songs.

The most recent release of the song appears on Parton's 2008 album Backwoods Barbie, which features a live version - an exclusive iTunes bonus track.

In the mid-1970s, Elvis Presley had expressed interested in recording the song, but Parton refused to share writing credits (as was the case with many songs Presley performed) with him, and so he ultimately did not cover the song.

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[judysband]

i gave you 5stars,

[gkartsonakis]

hey judy just to ask you you were in greece some years ago -you remind me of something - teaching english?

[georgef1776]

very nice singing

[themarco84]

nicely done.

[coopdog172001]

I love your interpretation of this song, it reminds me a bit of Melissa Ethridge's take on this song that she did for Dolly's tribute album a few years ago, but I like your interpretation better.

[threecanwonder]

Nice one..........................:­-)

[Kretin69]

brave...

[judysband]

no hun ive never been to greece, i wish,they say we all have someone in the world that looks like us,have a greattttttttt day and weekend,i will be back to listen to more of your music, acoustic is the best,

[judysband]

hi, just stopped by to listen,  i honestly never heard a guy sing this beautiful song,but you did an awesome job, thank you for playing and singing this,blessings to you, Judy

[blap316]

excellent as usual!