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Jolene & I Will Always Love You — Same Day
1973
Jolene — recorded the same day as I Will Always Love You
Photo credit“Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene — I'm begging of you, please don't take my man.”
"Jolene" — a plea to a beautiful rival — and "I Will Always Love You" — a graceful goodbye — came from one extraordinary songwriting session. Whitney Houston's cover of the latter became one of the best-selling singles of all time.
Did you know
Dolly donated royalties from Whitney Houston's version to support Black neighborhoods in Nashville — investing in an office complex in a predominantly Black area.