Coat of Many Colors ( song ) - wikipedia Coat of Many Colors ( song ) This article is about the song. For other uses, see Coat of many colors ( disambiguation ). `` Coat of Many Colors '' Single by Dolly Parton from the album Coat of Many Colors B - side `` She Never Met a Man ( She Did n't Like ) '' Released October 30, 1971 Recorded RCA Studio B, Nashville ; April 1971 Genre Country Length 3 : 05 Label RCA Songwriter ( s ) Dolly Parton Producer ( s ) Bob Ferguson Dolly Parton singles chronology `` Joshua '' ( 1971 ) `` Coat of Many Colors '' ( 1971 ) `` Touch Your Woman '' ( 1972 ) `` Joshua '' ( 1971 ) `` Coat of Many Colors '' ( 1971 ) `` Touch Your Woman '' ( 1972 ) `` Coat of Many Colors '' is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Dolly Parton, which has been described on a number of occasions as her favorite song she has written. It was released in October 1971 as the second single and title track from the album Coat of Many Colors. Contents 1 Background 2 Content 3 Missing final verse 4 Original coat 5 Interpretations by other artists 6 Legacy 7 Chart performance 8 References 9 External links Background She composed the song in 1969, while traveling with Porter Wagoner on a tour bus. ( She explained in her 1994 memoir, My Life and Other Unfinished Business, because she could find no paper, as the song came to her, she wrote it on the back of a dry cleaning receipt from one of Wagoner 's suits ; when the song became a hit, Wagoner had the receipt framed. ) She recorded the song in April 1971, making it the title song for her Coat of Many Colors album. The song reached # 4 on the U.S. country singles charts. Content The song tells of how Parton 's mother stitched together a coat for her daughter out of rags given to the family. As she sewed, she told her child the biblical story of Joseph and his Coat of Many Colors. The excited child, `` with patches on my britches and holes in both my shoes '', rushed to school, `` just to find the others laughing and making fun of me '' for wearing a coat made of rags. And oh I did not understand it, for I felt I was rich And I told them of the love my momma sewed in every stitch And I told ' em all the story momma told me while she sewed And how my coat of many colors was worth more than all their clothes The song concludes with Parton singing the moral of her story : But they did n't understand it, and I tried to make them see One is only poor, only if they choose to be Now I know we had no money, but I was rich as I could be In my coat of many colors my momma made for me Missing final verse On the original LP release of the 1975 compilation Best of Dolly Parton, the printed lyrics to the song appeared in the inner gatefold of the album, including a final verse that has never been included on any of Parton 's recordings of the song : Through life I 've remained happy and good luck is on my side. I have everything that anyone could ever want from life. But nothing is as precious as my mama 's memory, and my coat of many colors that mama made for me. Original Coat Dolly says the original coat was used for various other purposes but her mother did make a new one to use on display in her Chasing Rainbows Museum at Dollywood. ( Wagoner also donated the framed dry cleaning receipt on which Parton composed the song to the museum, where it now hangs. ) Interpretations by other Artists Shania Twain recorded a cover version of the song on the 2003 Parton tribute album Just Because I 'm a Woman : Songs of Dolly Parton, with accompaniment by Alison Krauss and Union Station. This version peaked at # 57 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart based only on unsolicited airplay. Other cover versions include a 1976 recording by Emmylou Harris on her Reprise Records debut, Pieces of the Sky, and a recording by Eva Cassidy released on the 2008 posthumous collection, Somewhere. Scottish comedian Billy Connolly recorded a version in 1975 on his album Get Right Intae Him ( Unicorn Artists ). This was a serious version unlike his comical song `` D.I.V.O.R.C.E. '' which parodied `` D-I-V-O-R-C-E '', made popular by Tammy Wynette and also covered by Parton. Melinda Schneider and Beccy Cole covered the song on their album Great Women of Country ( 2014 ). Legacy In 2005, The Atlanta Journal - Constitution ranked Coat of Many Colors number 10 on its list of 100 Songs of the South. A 1996 children 's picture book of the song, with illustrations by Judith Sutton, was published by Harpercollins Children 's Books. In 2008, Kristy Lee Cook performed this song on American Idol during Dolly Parton Week. In 2012 Parton 's recording was added to the Library of Congress 's National Recording Registry list of sound recordings that `` are culturally, historically, or aesthetically important, and / or inform or reflect life in the United States. '' A TV movie was broadcast in December 2015 by NBC, with Alyvia Alyn Lind as young Dolly. Lind reprised her role as young Dolly in the 2016 television movie sequel Christmas of Many Colors. Chart performance Chart ( 1971 ) Peak position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Canadian RPM Country Tracks 15 References Jump up ^ `` The National Recording Registry 2011 ''. National Recording Preservation Board of the Library of Congress. Library of Congress. May 24, 2012. Jump up ^ Warren, Andrew. `` A Tennesse tale : Dolly Parton 's most famous story is coming to the screen ''. TV Media. Jump up ^ `` Dolly Parton -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Country Songs for Dolly Parton. External links Coat Of Many Colors lyrics at Dolly Parton On - Line Dolly Parton Has Her Own Memorabilia Museum Dolly Parton Albums Singles Studio albums Hello, I 'm Dolly ( 1967 ) Just Because I 'm a Woman ( 1968 ) In the Good Old Days ( When Times Were Bad ) ( 1969 ) My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy ( 1969 ) The Fairest of Them All ( 1970 ) The Golden Streets of Glory ( 1971 ) Joshua ( 1971 ) Coat of Many Colors ( 1971 ) Touch Your Woman ( 1972 ) My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner ( 1972 ) My Tennessee Mountain Home ( 1973 ) Bubbling Over ( 1973 ) Jolene ( 1974 ) Love Is Like a Butterfly ( 1974 ) The Bargain Store ( 1975 ) Dolly ( 1975 ) All I Can Do ( 1976 ) New Harvest... First Gathering ( 1977 ) Here You Come Again ( 1977 ) Heartbreaker ( 1978 ) Great Balls of Fire ( 1979 ) Dolly, Dolly, Dolly ( 1980 ) 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs ( 1980 ) Heartbreak Express ( 1982 ) Burlap & Satin ( 1983 ) The Great Pretender ( 1984 ) Real Love ( 1985 ) Rainbow ( 1987 ) White Limozeen ( 1989 ) Eagle When She Flies ( 1991 ) Slow Dancing with the Moon ( 1993 ) Something Special ( 1995 ) Treasures ( 1996 ) Hungry Again ( 1998 ) The Grass Is Blue ( 1999 ) Little Sparrow ( 2001 ) Halos & Horns ( 2002 ) For God and Country ( 2003 ) Those Were The Days ( 2005 ) Backwoods Barbie ( 2008 ) Better Day ( 2011 ) Blue Smoke ( 2014 ) Pure & Simple ( 2016 ) Compilations As Long as I Love ( 1970 ) The Best of Dolly Parton ( 1970 ) Just the Way I Am ( 1972 ) Mine ( 1973 ) Best of Dolly Parton ( 1975 ) Dolly Parton 's Greatest Hits ( 1982 ) Collector 's Series ( 1985 ) Think About Love ( 1986 ) The Best There Is ( 1987 ) Best of Dolly Parton, Vol. 3 ( 1987 ) I Will Always Love You and Other Greatest Hits ( 1996 ) Ultimate Dolly Parton ( 2003 ) Singer, Songwriter & Legendary Performer ( 2006 ) The Very Best of Dolly Parton ( 2007 ) 16 Biggest Hits ( 2007 ) Playlist : The Very Best of Dolly Parton ( 2008 ) Dolly ( 2009 ) Exclusives Precious Memories ( 1999 ) Sha - Kon - O - Hey ! Land of Blue Smoke ( 2009 ) Collaborations Just Between You And Me Just the Two of Us Always, Always Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca Once More Two of a Kind The Right Combination Burning the Midnight Oil Together Always We Found It Love & Music Porter ' n ' Dolly Say Forever You 'll Be Mine Porter & Dolly The Winning Hand Trio Honky Tonk Angels Trio II Songs `` Dumb Blonde '' `` Mule Skinner Blues '' `` Joshua '' `` Coat of Many Colors '' `` Touch Your Woman '' `` My Tennessee Mountain Home '' `` Jolene '' `` I Will Always Love You '' `` Love is Like a Butterfly `` The Bargain Store '' `` The Seeker '' `` We Used To '' `` All I Can Do '' `` Light of a Clear Blue Morning '' `` Here You Come Again '' `` Two Doors Down '' / `` It 's All Wrong, But It 's All Right '' `` Heartbreaker '' `` Baby I 'm Burning '' `` You 're The Only One '' `` Sweet Summer Lovin ' '' `` Starting Over Again '' `` Old Flames Ca n't Hold a Candle to You '' `` 9 to 5 '' `` But You Know I Love You '' `` The House of the Rising Sun '' `` Single Women '' `` Heartbreak Express '' `` Hard Candy Christmas '' `` Potential New Boyfriend '' `` Save the Last Dance for Me '' `` Tennessee Homesick Blues '' `` Do n't Call It Love '' `` Real Love '' ( w / Kenny Rogers ) `` Think About Love '' `` Tie Our Love ( In a Double Knot ) '' `` We Had It All '' `` The River Unbroken '' `` Why 'd You Come in Here Lookin ' Like That '' `` Yellow Roses '' `` White Limozeen '' `` Rockin ' Years '' `` Silver and Gold '' `` Eagle When She Flies '' `` Romeo '' `` Little Sparrow '' `` Better Get to Livin ' '' `` Together You and I '' Collaboration singles `` The Last Thing on My Mind '' `` Please Do n't Stop Loving Me '' `` Say Forever You 'll Be Mine '' `` To Know Him Is to Love Him '' `` Telling Me Lies '' `` Those Memories of You '' `` Wildflowers '' Guest singles `` Islands in the Stream '' ( w / Kenny Rogers ) `` Love Is Strange '' ( w / Kenny Rogers ) `` When I Get Where I 'm Going '' ( w / Brad Paisley ) Soundtracks The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Rhinestone Straight Talk Live albums A Real Live Dolly Heartsongs : Live from Home Live and Well Live from London An Evening With... Dolly Live ! Christmas albums Once Upon a Christmas ( w / Kenny Rogers ) Home for Christmas Children 's albums I Believe in You Films Hollywood to Dollywood The Book Lady For the Love of Dolly Dolly Parton 's Coat of Many Colors Dolly Parton 's Christmas of Many Colors : Circle of Love Tours Halos & Horns Tour Hello, I 'm Dolly Tour The Vintage Tour An Evening with Dolly Parton Backwoods Barbie Tour Better Day World Tour Blue Smoke World Tour Pure & Simple Tour Theme parks and attractions Dollywood Dollywood 's Splash Country Dolly Parton 's Dixie Stampede Related articles Awards and nominations Stella Parton Rachel Dennison Dollywood Foundation Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton discography Just Because I 'm a Woman : Songs of Dolly Parton Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Coat_of_Many_Colors_(song)&oldid=801529523 '' Categories : 1971 singles 1971 songs Dolly Parton songs Museums in popular culture Songs written by Dolly Parton RCA Records singles United States National Recording Registry recordings Songs about school Songs about poverty Song recordings produced by Bob Ferguson ( music ) Music based on the Bible Songs about bullying Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Singlechart called without song Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 20 September 2017, at 06 : 26. 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Question: who wrote the song coat of many colors
Answer: Dolly Parton