"I'll Always Love You" is a song co-written by William "Mickey" Stevenson and Ivy Jo Hunter and produced by Stevenson and Hunter as a single for The Spinners on the Motown Records label. The single became the Detroit-reared group's first charting single on the Motown Records company since they had signed with the company in 1964 (and their third charting hit over all). The song was a top 40 pop single on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, on which it peaked at number 35.Carolina Beach Music On the Billboard R&B singles chart, "I'll Always Love You" peaked at number 8.The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 5: 1965 [CD liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records. The song featured lead vocals by the group's main lead singer, Bobby Smith.
Credits Lead vocals by Bobby Smith Background vocals by Bobby Smith, Chico Edwards, Pervis Jackson, Henry Fambrough and Billy Henderson Additional background vocals by The Andantes Instrumentation by the Funk Brothers
Charts Chart (1965) Peakposition US Billboard Hot 10035 US Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles (Billboard)8
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