45 single, picture sleeve. RCA (PB-13260) (1982)
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"I Will Always Love You" / "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" is a double A-side single by Dolly Parton. It was released on July 12, 1982, by RCA Records as the first single from The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas soundtrack and the third single from Dolly's Heartbreak Express album. Both sides of the single were produced by Dolly and Gregg Perry. "I Will Always Love You" peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, becoming Dolly's sixteenth song to top the chart, and her second time to reach the top with the song, following the original 1974 recording. After Whitney Houston's worldwide success with her cover of "I Will Always Love You" for the 1992 film, The Bodyguard, RCA reissued Dolly's 1982 version of the song on January 4, 1993.
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Track listing
Side A
- I Will Always Love You (Dolly Parton) 3:02
- Do I Ever Cross Your Mind (Dolly Parton) 3:58
Recording
"I Will Always Love You" was recorded circa February 1982. "Do I Ever Cross You Mind" was recorded on January 9, 1982, at Smoketree Recording Studio in Chatsworth, California.
Critical reception
The single was reviewed in the July 24, 1982 issue of Billboard magazine. The review said, "The first single from The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas isn't the sort of brassy main theme normally used to launch a major movie musical: here Parton reinterprets one of her earliest exercises in pure pop writing, and while older fans may be divided over the breathier, more stylized reading she offers here, the song itself is still a lovely ballad with a soaring chorus."
It was also reviewed in the July 31, 1982 issue of Cashbox. It said, "Hoisted over a building arrangement, Parton's vocals have never been more convincing or moving. The single choice from her Hollywood flick, The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, the tune is sentiment wrapped in an appropriate package replete with strings, oboe, and harp in addition to a delicate rhythm section."
Following the single's 1993 reissue, Cashbox reviewed it for a second time. This review said, "Sound familiar? Well, why not? It is the hottest single in the country and Dolly wrote it, so getting the original version out can't be a bad idea business-wise. Talk about a difference in style, Dolly's version is equally as touching in its own way and probably more so considering that she's the one who came up with the feelings in the first place."
It was also reviewed in the July 31, 1982 issue of Cashbox. It said, "Hoisted over a building arrangement, Parton's vocals have never been more convincing or moving. The single choice from her Hollywood flick, The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, the tune is sentiment wrapped in an appropriate package replete with strings, oboe, and harp in addition to a delicate rhythm section."
Following the single's 1993 reissue, Cashbox reviewed it for a second time. This review said, "Sound familiar? Well, why not? It is the hottest single in the country and Dolly wrote it, so getting the original version out can't be a bad idea business-wise. Talk about a difference in style, Dolly's version is equally as touching in its own way and probably more so considering that she's the one who came up with the feelings in the first place."
Billboard review, July 24, 1982.
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Cashbox review, July 31, 1982.
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Cashbox review, January 16, 1993.
Commercial performance
"I Will Always Love You" debuted at number 88 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated July 31, 1982. It peaked at number one on the chart dated October 16, its twelfth week on the chart. The single charted for 19 weeks. It also peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and number 53 on the Billboard Hot 100. It peaked at number one in Canada on the RPM Country Singles chart, number two on the RPM Adult Contemporary chart, and number eight on the RPM Top Singles chart. The single only reached number 72 in Australia on the Kent Music Report.
"Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" did not chart on its own, it was listed as the flip side of "I Will Always Love You" throughout its run on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
"Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" did not chart on its own, it was listed as the flip side of "I Will Always Love You" throughout its run on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
Personnel
Credits are not given for individual tracks in the liner notes of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas or Heartbreak Express. Credits from the albums as a whole can be found on their respective pages.