It was originally a song that was released by country singer, by the name of Dolly Parton, on her thirteenth album, Jolene. Alongside producer David Foster, Houston rearranged the song from country to a soul ballad, and the classic was born. In a recent interview with ABC’s Nightline, Foster stated “it was like boom” when discussing his thoughts on working with Houston on the song at the time (Effron, Lauren). He added to Nightline that Houston’s mother, Cissy Houston, was also in the room at the time of recording, and she told him ““you are witnessing greatness right here”” (Effron, Lauren). Foster believes that’s when Houston’s mother said that, “she meant that this was the pinnacle of what she believed what would be her daughter's success and she was right" (Effron,
It was originally a song that was released by country singer, by the name of Dolly Parton, on her thirteenth album, Jolene. Alongside producer David Foster, Houston rearranged the song from country to a soul ballad, and the classic was born. In a recent interview with ABC’s Nightline, Foster stated “it was like boom” when discussing his thoughts on working with Houston on the song at the time (Effron, Lauren). He added to Nightline that Houston’s mother, Cissy Houston, was also in the room at the time of recording, and she told him ““you are witnessing greatness right here”” (Effron, Lauren). Foster believes that’s when Houston’s mother said that, “she meant that this was the pinnacle of what she believed what would be her daughter's success and she was right" (Effron,