As she told Andy Cohen, she was proud that "this is the house that Whitney built." Parton said, "When I wrote that song 22 years ago I had a heartache, but it's amazing how healing money can be." With the millions she earned in royalties from the song, she invested some of it in a building located in a historically African-American Nashville neighborhood. Houston opened the show singing the Parton cover, and was even handed one of her awards by Parton herself. Two additional Houston contributions, "I Have Nothing" and "Run to You" were nominated for Best Original Song at the Academy Awards, and the soundtrack netted 3 Grammys in total, including Album Of The Year. According to The Tennessean, the song was originally suggested to be used for the film by Costner's secretary, and Houston resisted recording it, but "I found myself singing and loving it." Six tracks from the album were released as singles, with Houston's cover of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" topping the charts for a then-unprecedented 14 weeks.
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