"Who co-starred with Kevin Costner in ""Bodyguard"" and released a song from the movie, ""I Will Always Love You"", which became a hit?"
I Will Always Love You Wagoner's split. In 1992, R&B singer Whitney Houston recorded a new arrangement of "I Will Always Love You" for the soundtrack to "", her film debut. The song has a saxophone solo by Kirk Whalum. She was originally to record Jimmy Ruffin's "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" as the lead single from "The Bodyguard". However, when it was discovered the song was to be used for "Fried Green Tomatoes", Houston requested a different song. It was her co-star Kevin Costner who suggested "I Will Always Love You", playing her Linda Ronstadt's 1975 version from her album "Prisoner in Disguise". Producer
I Will Always Love You dances with Kevin Costner, a version by John Doe can be heard playing on a jukebox. Houston's version appears at No. 9 on NME's Greatest No 1 Singles in History list. In 2004, Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You" finished at #65 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. It was also ranked at number 22 on "The Guardian's" list of Britain's favorite 100 songs, published in May 2002. In February 2014, the song was placed at number six on "Billboard" list of the Top 50 'Love' Songs of All Time. A live