The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album is the first soundtrack album by American singer and actress Whitney Houston, released on November 17, 1992 by Arista Records to promote the film of the same n
Kevin Costner (pictured in 2016) suggested Houston start singing the first verse of "I Will Always Love You" a cappella.
Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa was one of the three venues Houston headlined in South Africa where Houston became the first international artist to headline shows at the country following the end of the country's apartheid laws in 1994.
Houston became the first artist of the Nielsen Soundscan era to send three songs simultaneously inside the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100.
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"I Will Always Love You" is a song recorded by American singer Whitney Houston. It is a cover of the original song written and recorded by Dolly Parton, and was inspired by a version recorded by Linda
The Bodyguard (soundtrack)
…best-selling album by a female artist in music history, and the best-selling album of the decade. The album was supported by five Houston singles — "I Will Always Love You", "I'm Every Woman", "I Have Nothing", "Run to You" and "Queen of the Night". All five singles achieved chart success of varying degrees, with "I Will…
Though initially chosen for The Bodyguard, after British singer Paul Young recorded "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" for another film, Houston and Costner dropped suggestions of recording it for the movie.
The inspiration behind the pick of "I Will Always Love You" for the soundtrack to The Bodyguard came from a 1975 rendition by American singer Linda Ronstadt.
"I Will Always Love You" produced the fastest rise to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 since Paul and Linda McCartney's "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" in 1971.