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I Will Always Love You
If I should stay Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an
I would only be in your way American singer, songwriter, multi- instrumentalist,
So I’ll go but I know record producer, actress, author, businesswoman,
I’ll think of you each step of the way and humanitarian, known primarily for her work in
Country music. After achieving success as a
And I will always love you songwriter for others, Parton made her album debut
And I will always love you in 1967 with Hello, I’m Dolly. With steady success
during the remainder of the 1960s (both as a solo
Bittersweet memories artist and with a series of duet albums with Porter
That’s all I have, and all I’m taking with me Wagoner), her sales and chart peak came during the
So goodbye, please don’t you cry 1970s and continued into the 1980s. Parton’s albums
‘Cause we both know I’m not what you need in the 1990s did not sell as well, but she achieved
commercial success again in the new millennium and
has released albums on various independent labels
And I will always love you since 2000, including her own label, Dolly Records.
I will always love you
Parton’s music includes 25 Recording Industry
I hope life treats you kind Association of America (RIAA)-certified gold,
And I hope you have all you’ve dreamed platinum and multi-platinum awards. She has had
I wish you and happiness 25 songs reach No. 1 on the Billboard country music
But above all, I wish you love charts, a record for a female artist (tied with Reba
McEntire). She has 41 career top-10 country albums,
And I will always love you a record for any artist, and she has 110 career charted
And I will always love you singles over the past 40 years. She has garnered ten
I will always love you Grammy Awards, two Academy Award
nominations, ten Country Music Association
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Songwriters: Dolly Parton three American Music Awards, and is one of only
I Will Always Love You lyrics © Universal Music seven female artists to win the Country Music
Publishing Mgb France, Emi April Music Inc., Association’s Entertainer of the Year Award. Parton
Velvet Apple Music, So So Def Music, Emi Mu- has received 47 Grammy nominations.
sic Publishing France, Slack Ad Music, Universal
Music Mgb Songs, Emi April Music Inc, Warn- In 1999, Parton was inducted into the Country Music
er-tamerlane Pub Corp Obo Crompton Songs Llc, Hall of Fame. She has composed over 3,000 songs,
Universal Music-careers Obo Gibb Brothers Music including “I Will Always Love You” (a two-time U.S.
country chart-topper, as well as an international pop
hit for Whitney Houston), “Jolene”, “Coat of Many
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Colors”, and “9 to 5”. She is also one of the few to
have received at least one nomination from the
Academy Awards, Grammy Awards, Tony Awards,
e have to appreciate that Dolly Parton’s and Emmy Awards. As an actress, she has starred
Wname is officially attributed to over 3,000 in films such as 9 to 5 (1980) and The Best Little
songs. Now think for a second about some of Whorehouse in Texas (1982), for which she earned
the songs she’s responsible for; songs like “I Will Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress, as
Always Love You” and “Jolene” that have become well as Rhinestone (1984), Steel Magnolias (1989),
some of the most beloved songs the world has ever Straight Talk (1992) and Joyful Noise (2012).
heard.She’s a true legend.
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