Question: who sang the original i'm telling you
Answer: `` And I Am Telling You I 'm Not Going '' Single by Jennifer Holliday from the album Dreamgirls : Original Broadway Cast Album B - side `` Fake Your Way to the Top '' by Cleavant Derricks , Loretta Devine , Jennifer Holliday , and Sheryl Lee Ralph Released 1982 Format 7 '' single Recorded 1982 Genre Show tune , soul Length 4 : 08 Label Geffen Songwriter ( s ) Tom Eyen , Henry Krieger Producer ( s ) David Foster Jennifer Holliday singles chronology `` And I Am Telling You I 'm Not Going '' ( 1982 ) `` I Am Changing '' ( 1982 ) `` And I Am Telling You I 'm Not Going '' ( 1982 )