The song was originally written and performed by Dolly Parton in 1974. She wrote it for her mentor and partner Porter Wagoner after leaving their band.
The song was originally written and performed by Dolly Parton in 1974. She wrote it for her mentor and partner Porter Wagoner after leaving their band.
I had to look that up, actually, because it’s typically asserted that Prince wrote the song for O’Connor. I’m not into his music, so didn’t know about The Family before.