Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter,actress,and philanthropist,known primarily for her decades-long career in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others,Parton made her album debut in 1967 with Hello,I'm Dolly,which led to success during the remainder of the 1960s,before her sales and chart peak arrived during the 1970s and continued into the 1980s. Some of Parton's albums 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 since 2000,including her own label,Dolly Records.
The Bodyguard:Original Soundtrack Album is a soundtrack album from the film of the same name,released on November 17,1992,by Arista Records. The album's first side features songs recorded by American singer Whitney Houston,who starred in the film,while side two features the work of various artists. Houston and Clive Davis were co-executive producers of the record.
"Islands in the Stream" is a song written by the Bee Gees and recorded by American country music artists Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. It was released in August 1983 as the first single from Rogers's fifteenth studio album Eyes That See in the Dark. The Bee Gees released a live version in 1998 and a studio version in 2001.
Trio is a collaborative album by American singers Dolly Parton,Linda Ronstadt,and Emmylou Harris. It was released on March 2,1987,by Warner Bros. Records. The album has platinum certification in the U.S. for sales of one million copies,and has total worldwide sales of approximately four million. A second collaborative album,Trio II,was released in 1999.
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" is a song recorded by American singer Whitney Houston for her second studio album,Whitney (1987). It was released as the lead single from the album on April 28,1987,by Arista Records. It was produced by Narada Michael Walden,and written by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam,of the band Boy Meets Girl,who had previously collaborated with Houston on "How Will I Know". At the 30th Annual Grammy Awards,"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" won for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance,marking Houston's second win in the category.
"Saving All My Love for You" is a song written by Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin,originally recorded by Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. for their album Marilyn &Billy (1978). American singer Whitney Houston recorded it for her self-titled debut studio album (1985). It was released on August 13,1985,by Arista Records,as the second single from the album in the United States,and third worldwide. The following article discusses this version.
"I Have Nothing" is a song by American singer and actress Whitney Houston,released on February 20,1993 as the third single from The Bodyguard:Original Soundtrack Album (1992) by Arista Records. The song was written by David Foster and Linda Thompson,and produced by Foster.
"Run to You" is a song performed by American singer and actress Whitney Houston,released on June 21,1993,by Arista Records as the fourth single from The Bodyguard:Original Soundtrack Album (1992). It was written by Jud Friedman and Allan Rich,and produced by David Foster. Originally intended to be a break-up song,it was approved by the production and stars. However,a month later,the director of The Bodyguard called,saying he liked the song so much,but he'd rather have it to be a love song so the entire song was rewritten,except for the title.
Heartbreaker is the twentieth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released on July 17,1978,by RCA Victor. The album was produced by Gary Klein and Parton with Charles Koppelman serving as executive producer,and was an even more direct aim at the pop charts,with several of its songs verging on disco. The album topped the Billboard Top Country Albums chart for nine consecutive weeks and peaked at number 27 on the Billboard 200. The album produced two number one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart,"Heartbreaker" and "I Really Got the Feeling",while "Baby I'm Burnin'" peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album has been certified Gold in the United States and Canada.
Hello,I'm Dolly is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released on September 18,1967,by Monument Records. The album was produced by Fred Foster. It peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The album spawned two top 40 hits,"Dumb Blonde" and "Something Fishy",which peaked at numbers 24 and 17,respectively.
"I Believe in You and Me" is a song written by Sandy Linzer and David Wolfert in 1982. The song was first recorded and released by the R&B group The Four Tops,who released it as a single from their album One More Mountain (1982). While it failed to reach the US Top 40,it became a moderate hit for the group on the US Billboard R&B chart,peaking at number 40 in early 1983.
"Jolene" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dolly Parton. It was produced by Bob Ferguson and recorded at RCA Studio B in Nashville,Tennessee on May 22,1973,then released on October 15,1973,by RCA Victor as the first single and title track from her album of the same name.
"Real Love" is a song written by David Malloy,Richard "Spady" Brannon and Randy McCormick,and recorded as a duet by American entertainers Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers that topped the U.S. country singles charts in August 1985. It was released in April 1985 the second single and title track from Parton's Real Love album. Released after the top-ten success of "Don't Call It Love",the song became Parton and Rogers' second country chart-topper as a duet act. However,"Real Love" did not fare as well on the pop singles charts as 1983's "Islands in the Stream" had done,stalling at number 91 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 13 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
The singles discography of American country singer-songwriter Dolly Parton includes over 200 singles and touches on eight decades. Parton has released 198 singles as a lead artist,49 as a featured artist,six promotional single and 68 music videos. Parton also released 21 singles with Porter Wagoner from 1968 to 1980,bringing her total number of singles to 243.
"The Greatest Love of All" is a song written by Michael Masser,who composed the music,and Linda Creed,who wrote the lyrics. It was originally recorded in 1977 by George Benson,who made the song a substantial hit,peaking at number two on the US Hot Soul Singles chart that year,the first R&B chart top-ten hit for Arista Records. The song was written and recorded to be the main theme of the 1977 film The Greatest, a biopic of the boxer Muhammad Ali,and is performed during the opening credits.
"Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" is a song by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. The song was written by Parton and was first released as a duet with Chet Atkins on his 1976 album,The Best of Chet Atkins &Friends. Parton performed the song live throughout the 1970s,but did not release a solo version until 1982 on Heartbreak Express. Parton's solo version was released as the album's third single in July 1982,a double A-side release with "I Will Always Love You" from The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas soundtrack. The song did not chart on its own,but did chart as the flip-side of "I Will Always Love You" throughout the single's chart run on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Parton would record the song for a third time in 1994,this time with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt. This version would be released on the 1999 album Trio II,and would be one of three singles released simultaneously from the album.
American singer Whitney Houston,known as "The Voice",released 57 singles as a leading artist and 4 as a featured artist. Houston is one of the best-selling music artists of all time,with over 220 million records sold worldwide. In the United States,Houston amassed 11 Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles,all of whom have been certified either gold,platinum,multi-platinum or diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America and was one of a selected group of artists to have a top ten single in the Billboard Hot 100 in four different decades. She is currently ranked in seventh place of the artists with the most number one singles in the history of the Billboard Hot 100. Prior to the introduction of digital singles,Houston sold 16.5 million physical singles in the country,the most ever by a female recording artist. In October 2012,the Official Charts Company claimed Houston was the fourth biggest-selling female singles artist of all time with a sales total of 8.5 million singles in that country.
"I Will Always Love You" is a song by American singer-songwriter Whitney Houston released on November 2,1992,via Arista Records for the soundtrack to The Bodyguard,her film debut. It was released as the soundtrack's lead single. Houston's version was produced by Canadian musician David Foster. The song was a global success topping the singles charts in 34 countries. It sold over 24 million copies worldwide,making it the best-selling single by a female artist of all time as well as one of the best-selling singles of all time. It was also the world's best-selling single of 1992.
