"Color Him Father" | ||||
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Single by The Winstons | ||||
from the album Color Him Father | ||||
B-side | "Amen, Brother" | |||
Released | May 1969 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:06 | |||
Label | Metromedia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Richard Lewis Spencer | |||
Producer(s) | Don Carroll | |||
The Winstons singles chronology | ||||
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"Color Him Father" is a song written by Richard Lewis Spencer and recorded by American rhythm and blues group the Winstons. It was released in 1969 as their debut single for Metromedia and was a No. 7 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 that year, representing the Winstons' highest entry there. A cover by American singer Linda Martell on Plantation Records also charted in the same year, reaching No. 22 on the Hot Country Songs chart.