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Originally Posted by allrevvedup
I'd read that Celine Dion had a similar sort of deal as she wasn't writing the songs she performed so the likes of Mr Steinman, and anyone else for that matter, had to give up anything up to 25% (i think) to have a place on her albums
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With the rationale being that they would sell more copies having someone like Celine (or Elvis) singing the song than they would with anyone else, which in some cases is probably true.
Dolly Parton talked about how Elvis was interested in "I Will Always Love You", but she just couldn't give up any credit. It payed off for her when Whitney Houston eventually recorded it.