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Dolly Parton Reveals the 3 Songs She’s Most Proud of Writing

Dolly Parton revealed the songs she's proudest of writing. See what she said.

Several have gone on to become enduring, generation-traversing hits, such as “Three Doors Down,” “9 to 5” and “I Will Always Love You.” In 2020, Parton even teamed with author and journalist Robert K. Oermann to create the book Songteller: My Life in Lyrics, which highlights the stories behind many of her songs. She had a solo hit with it in 1974, then again in 1982 as a mesh of “I Will Always Love You” and “Do I Ever Cross Your Mind.” In 1995, she teamed with Vince Gill for a duet version of the song, sending it again to the chart’s penthouse. And of course, Whitney Houston ‘s peerless vocal rendering of the song, as part of the soundtrack to The Bodyguard, was a 14-week leader on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1992-1993.

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