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.

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    23 hours ago

    TBF I didn’t pay attention to whether the Phillipses were in the band, since it was common for someone outside to write songs back then.