Whitney Houston "I Will Always Love You"

Whitney Houston never planned to cover Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" for The Bodyguard Soundtrack. Instead, she planned to sing "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted", but reversed course when she heard Paul Young was doing a version for Fried Green Tomatoes. Since Houston had complete creative control over which songs made the movie, she resumed her hunt for a different song. Credit her co-star Kevin Costner for suggesting she choose "I Will Always Love You". The song went on to become one of the biggest hits of 1992 and 1993 -- spending an astounding 14 weeks atop the Hot 100 Chart. I still remember hearing the song at every school dance and on nearly every contemporary radio station in Chicago. The Bodyguard Soundtrack went on to be the best-selling soundtrack of all-time and, when Whitney died, Dolly Parton quoted lyrics from the ballad in praise of Whitney: "I will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song and I can truly say from the bottom of my heart, 'Whitney, I will always love you. You will be missed.'" 

Whitney Houston "I'm Every Woman"

Whitney Houston's rendition of the disco hit "I'm Every Woman" managed to out-do the original from Chaka Khan. Recorded for The Bodyguard Soundtrack, Whitney took the tune to #4 on the Hot 100 in 1993 whereas Chaka's original version peaked at #21 in 1978.

Wendy Moten - "Come in Out of the Rain"

"Come in Out of the Rain" sounds like it could have been a bonus track sung by Whitney Houston on The Bodyguard Soundtrack, but the 1992 Adult Contemporary hit was the product of Wendy Moten.  Moten never really found major success as a solo artist, but has performed backup vocals for several big name artists.

Whitney Houston - "I Have Nothing"

Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" is synonymous with The Bodyguard Soundtrack, yet I've always believed the better song from the soundtrack is "I Have Nothing".  Unlike "I Will Always Love You" (which is about breaking up), "I Have Nothing" is actually a love song.  Written by David Foster, Whitney put her signature sound to it creating a monster power ballad that dominated the radio in 1993.