And the evening was unbelievable. At the time of the movie's debut, the song returned to the top position on the charts, making Parton the first artist to earn a No. Even though their version wasn't officially released as a single, it peaked at No. Houston's version also soared to the top of the charts, where it stayed for a record-breaking 14 weeks. It just pierced me like a knife.
It's just — I can't explain that feeling, to think that that was so final for her and that that was my words and my feeling — I would forever be so connected to her.
Parton made her film debut in the workplace comedy after costar Jane Fonda told the country singer she could write the movie's theme song. For more than 50 years, the country superstar has been married to a man who prefers to remain out of the spotlight. The country superstars and "Islands in the Stream" duet partners shared a "very special relationship" for more than three decades. Inspired by her father's inability to read, the country singer founded the Imagination Library to help kids develop a love of books and reading.
The pop star and her godmother may be a generation apart, but their family ties make them the most unlikely power duo in the music industry. The Grammy award-winning singer passed away in , with her only child dying in a similar way just three years later.
The singers' year marriage withstood hard-partying, allegations of physical abuse and infidelity. What started off as romantic turned into a decades-long friendship between the singer and her closest companion. How did Whitney end up singing the song? Just how huge was the single's sales?
Country legend Dolly Parton wrote the song in , for her one-time partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, from whom she was separating professionally after seven years.
It is not a conventional love song. In , Dolly was invited by country star Porter Wagoner to co-host his TV show, where they became famous for their duets. However, her huge talent soon eclipsed that of her mentor, and she moved on to bigger things. She wrote the song for him to show her appreciation for their time together. Wagoner thought Dolly leaving was a mistake and that she had been disloyal. She played the song to him the morning after she wrote it, as her way of letting him know she had made her decision, and to show just how she felt about him.
Dolly later said that Wagoner was in tears when she finished, and he called it "the prettiest song I ever heard. I will always love you, but I have to go. Dolly was interested in Elvis ' cover, but his people insisted that he be given a share of the publishing rights if he recorded it, which was a common demand at the time. However, Dolly held firm. This proved to be the right decision, considering how popular it was to become in the future.
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