Coat of Many Colors
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"Coat of Many Colors" is a beloved autobiographical country song by Dolly Parton that recounts her impoverished but love-filled childhood through the story of a handmade patchwork coat.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coat of Many Colors canonical | 8 |
| Coat of Many Colors (children's book) | 1 |
| Coat of Many Colors (song) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiographical song
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country song ⓘ single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| album | Coat of Many Colors self-link ⓘ |
| artist | Dolly Parton ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Dolly Parton ⓘ |
| bSide | Here I Am ⓘ |
| composer | Dolly Parton ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs |
beloved classic country song
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one of Dolly Parton's signature songs ⓘ |
| firstChartedOn |
Billboard Country chart
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surface form:
Billboard Hot Country Songs
|
| genre | country ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Coat of Many Colors
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Coat of Many Colors (children's book)
Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors (TV film) ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | featured on multiple Dolly Parton live albums ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | no original 1971 promotional video ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
childhood
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family ⓘ maternal love ⓘ poverty ⓘ self-worth ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Coat of Many Colors self-link ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Biblical story of Joseph's coat of many colors
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Dolly Parton childhood ⓘ |
| isTitleTrackOf | Coat of Many Colors self-link ⓘ |
| label | RCA Victor ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:02 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Dolly Parton ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | handmade patchwork coat ⓘ |
| notableRecognition | ranked among greatest country songs by multiple publications ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl single ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dolly Parton
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surface form:
Dolly Parton discography
|
| peakChartPosition | Billboard Hot Country Songs number 4 ⓘ |
| performer | Dolly Parton ⓘ |
| producer | Bob Ferguson ⓘ |
| publisher |
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
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surface form:
Sony/ATV (successor to original publisher)
|
| recordingDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | RCA Victor ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1971-10-04 ⓘ |
| setting | rural Tennessee ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
bullying at school
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impoverished but love-filled childhood ⓘ spiritual richness versus material poverty ⓘ |
| writer | Dolly Parton ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dolly Parton
subject surface form:
Dolly Parton
this entity surface form:
Coat of Many Colors (children's book)
this entity surface form:
Coat of Many Colors (song)