I Will Always Love You - Dolly Parton

  • The 'I Will Always Love You' rejection - Whitney Houston's version is famously a love song, but a myth claims Dolly Parton wrote it as a bitter goodbye to a lover. Parton actually wrote it as a heartfelt farewell to her business partner, Porter Wagoner.
  • Entered the US chart on 31 July 1982 and spent 14 weeks in the charts, reaching a high of number 53.