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from his fifth album, ''Dialogue''. Despite failing to chart in the

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, the song became a big hit in the

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, giving Johnson his only gold record, where it has been covered by several local artists such as

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, Nina,

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and

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Cover versions

Anne Murray version

In 1979, the song was covered by Canadian country singer

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from her album of the same title.

Nina version

"I'll Always Love You" was covered by Filipino

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/ R&B singer Nina in February 2006 under

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. The song was recorded for the promotion of

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' 2006 romantic film ''

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'', starring

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and

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. The film was released on February 8, 2006 as a valentine offer of GMA Films. In 2010, the song was included on Nina's compilation album, '' Diamond: Greatest Hits 2002-2010''.

Music video

The music video for "I'll Always Love You" was directed by Jessel Monteverde. The video had a heavy use of visual special effects, becoming Nina's second music video to be made mostly of animations (the other being " Loving You"). Most of the scenes show animated backgrounds and setting. The video starts with pictures wherein a photo of Nina walking on the street is slowly zoomed, as the image inside the picture starts moving. She suddenly stopped and leaned on a wall. A scene where she is singing to the song, while a colorful background is moving behind her, suddenly appears. She is then shown walking on the streets of

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, where other people stroll as well (but in a fast-forward motion). The part where she is seen walking fades, and scenes from the movie suddenly appears. She is then shown singing to the song, while being inserted into the actual scenes of the film. Retrieved 2010-20-25

References

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