I Will Always Love You (Troop song)

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"I Will Always Love You"
Troop - I Will Always Love You single cover.jpg
Single by Troop
from the album Attitude
ReleasedNovember 20, 1990 (1990-11-20) [1]
Recorded1989 (1989) [2]
Genre
Length5:06
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Dallas Austin
  • Joyce Irby [4]
Troop singles chronology
"That's My Attitude"
(1990)
"I Will Always Love You"
(1990)
"Whatever It Takes (To Make You Stay)"
(1992)

"I Will Always Love You" is a song performed by American contemporary R&B group Troop, issued as the fifth and final single from the group's second studio album Attitude . Co-written by co-lead singer Steve Russell, [3] the song peaked at #31 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1991. [5]

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Chart positions

Chart (1991)Peak
position
US Hot R&B Singles ( Billboard ) [5] 31

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