Dolly Parton's hit song was released in October 1973 and has since been covered by dozens of musicians. She previously said that the ballad was "loosely based on a little bit of truth" by a woman who had a crush on the singer's late husband,

Dolly Parton, who's put her life into beautiful songs through her whole career, from "I Will Always Love You" to "Jolene," just released the track "If You Hadn't Been There" in honor of husband Carl Dean's death on March 3.