and Wagoner's split. Track listing 7" vinyl "I Will Always Love You" – 2:53 "Lonely Comin' Down" – 3:09 Credits and personnel Dolly Parton – vocals, guitar Jimmy Colvard – guitar Chip Young – guitar Stu Basore – pedal steel guitar Bobby Dyson – bass Larrie Londin – drums Buck Trent – banjo Bobby Thompson – banjo Mack Magaha – fiddle Johnny Gimble – fiddle Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano Dolores Edgin – background vocals Hershel Winginton – background vocals Joe Babcock – background vocals June Page – background vocals Charts Weekly Year-End 1982 version Parton re-recorded the song for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, released July 12, 1982, as the first single from the soundtrack album. The single eventually hit number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, earning Parton a rare distinction: reaching the number one position twice with the same song. Critical reception Billboard gave a positive review which 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." Cashbox also reviewed the single favorably, saying that "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." Charts Certifications 1995 version Parton recorded "I Will Always Love You" in 1995 as a duet with Vince Gill for her album, Something Special. Following an August 26 performance of the duet at the Grand Ole Opry which aired on TNN, radio stations began giving the duet unsolicited airplay, causing it to debut on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart at number 53. After a performance at the 29th Annual CMA Awards, the song was officially released as a single in November 1995, peaking at number 15. This marked the third time Parton had a top 20 hit with the song. The song was nominated at the 38th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals and was named Vocal