Coat of Many Colors

This article is about the album. For other uses, see Coat of many colors (disambiguation).
Coat of Many Colors
Studio album by
Dolly Parton
ReleasedOctober 4, 1971
RecordedOctober 30, 1969–April 16, 1971
StudioRCA Studio A (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
Length27:26
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerBob Ferguson
Dolly Parton chronology
The Best of Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton
(1971) 		Coat of Many Colors
(1971) 		The Right Combination • Burning the Midnight Oil
(1972)
Singles from Coat of Many Colors
  1. "My Blue Tears"
    Released: June 14, 1971
  2. "Coat of Many Colors"
    Released: September 27, 1971

Coat of Many Colors is the eighth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released on October 4, 1971, by RCA Victor.[1] The album was nominated for Album of the Year at the 1972 CMA Awards. It also appeared on Time magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Albums of All Time and at No. 257 on Rolling Stone's 2020 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Parton has cited the title track on numerous occasions as her personal favorite of all the songs she has written. The release of the album alongside The Golden Streets of Glory and Joshua marks the highest number of albums Parton released in a single year.

The album was reissued on cassette in Canada in 1985.[2] It was reissued on CD for the first time in 1999.[3] It was reissued on CD in Europe in 2001 with 1971's Joshua.[4] The album was reissued on CD again in 2007 featuring four previously unreleased tracks.[5] In 2010, Sony Music reissued the 2007 CD in a triple-feature set with 1973's My Tennessee Mountain Home and 1974's Jolene.[6]

  1. ^ "Dolly Parton - Coat Of Many Colors". Discogs. August 19, 1971. Archived from the original on August 27, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Dolly Parton - Coat Of Many Colors (Cassette)". Discogs. August 19, 1985. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  3. ^ "Dolly Parton - Coat Of Many Colors (1999 CD)". Discogs. August 19, 1999. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  4. ^ "Joshua & Coat of Many Colors: Amazon.co.uk". www.amazon.co.uk. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  5. ^ "Coat of Many Colors (2007 CD UK)". www.amazon.co.uk. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  6. ^ "Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colors / My Tennessee Mountain Home / Jolene - Amazon.com Music". www.amazon.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2019.