Coat of Many Colors

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autobiographical song country song single song

"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.

Aliases (1)

Coat of Many Colors (children's book) ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	autobiographical song → country song → single → song →
album	Coat of Many Colors →
artist	Dolly Parton →
associatedAct	Dolly Parton →
bSide	Here I Am →
composer	Dolly Parton →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
describedAs	beloved classic country song → one of Dolly Parton's signature songs →
firstChartedOn	Billboard Hot Country Songs →
genre	country →
hasAdaptation	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 → family → maternal love → poverty → self-worth →
includedInAlbum	Coat of Many Colors →
inspiredBy	Biblical story of Joseph's coat of many colors → Dolly Parton childhood →
isTitleTrackOf	Coat of Many Colors →
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 discography →
peakChartPosition	Billboard Hot Country Songs number 4 →
performer	Dolly Parton →
producer	Bob Ferguson →
publisher	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 → impoverished but love-filled childhood → spiritual richness versus material poverty →
writer	Dolly Parton →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dolly Parton → Dolly Parton → Dolly Parton →	notableWork
Coat of Many Colors →	album
Coat of Many Colors ("Coat of Many Colors (children's book)") →	hasAdaptation
Coat of Many Colors →	includedInAlbum
Coat of Many Colors →	isTitleTrackOf