The Life of Country Music Icon Dolly Parton

In 1982, she starred with Burt Reynolds in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, continuing her move into Hollywood after 9 to 5. The film gave her another major screen role and kept her connected to mainstream audiences outside country music.

For the soundtrack, she recorded a new version of “I Will Always Love You.” The song had already defined her split from Porter Wagoner, but this second release proved it could live beyond one moment in her career.