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Coat of Many Colors is a 1971 album and single by Dolly Parton. The title song, which Parton has described as her favourite of all the songs she's ever written, deals with the poverty of her childhood. It reached #4 on the U.S. country singles charts.

Over the years, Parton would re-record a number of the songs from the album. She redid "Traveling Man" (not to be confused with the Ricky Nelson song of the same name), a song that involved an unusual love triangle between a travelling salesman, a woman, and her mother, for inclusion on her 1973 album Bubbling Over. She would also re-record her composition "My Blue Tears", an "old-timey" folk-influenced song, with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt in the mid-1970s, for an ill-fated Trio album project. (The recording would eventually surface on Ronstadt's 1982 album Get Closer). Parton cut the song for a third time in 2001, including it on her Little Sparrow album. "Early Morning Breeze" later appeared on her 1974 Jolene album.

"A Better Place to Live" was a song very much of its time, dealing with living in a utopian, peaceful world where people love one another, and was very much in the same vein as Jackie DeShannon's recent hit "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" (which Parton herself would later cover in 1993).

Template:RS500 It subsequently made Time Magazine's 100 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2006.

A re-issue released in 2007, in conjunction with Parton's 2007 European Tour, featured previously unreleased songs.

Track listing

Coat of Many Colors (Parton) – 3:04, recorded April, 1971
Traveling Man (Parton) – 2:40, recorded April 16, 1971
My Blue Tears (Parton) – 2:16, recorded April, 1971
If I Lose My Mind (Porter Wagoner) – 2:29, recorded April, 1971
The Mystery of the Mystery (Wagoner) – 2:28, recorded April, 1971
She Never Met a Man (She Didn't Like) (Parton) – 2:41, recorded October 30, 1969
Early Morning Breeze (Parton) – 2:54, recorded January 26, 1971
The Way I See You (Wagoner) – 2:46, recorded April, 1971
Here I Am (Parton) – 3:19, recorded April, 1971
A Better Place to Live (Parton) – 2:39, recorded October 30, 1969
My Heart Started Breaking (Parton) – previously unreleased, recorded January 25 and April 16, 1971
Just As Good As Gone (Parton) – released as RCA single, recorded April 1971
The Tender Touch of Love (Wagoner) – previously unreleased, recorded April 16, 1971
My Blue Tears (Acoustic Demo) (Parton) – previously unreleased, recorded January 25, 1971

External links

"Coat Of Many Colors" at Dolly Parton On-Line

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 '''''Coat of Many Colors''''' is a 1971 album and single by [[Dolly Parton]]. The title song, which Parton has described as her favourite of all the songs she's ever written, deals with the poverty of her childhood. It reached #4 on the U.S. country singles charts.
-Over the years, Parton would re-record a number of the songs from the album. She redid "Traveling Man" (not to be confused with the [[Ricky Nelson]] song of the same name), a song that involved an unusual love triangle between a travelling salesman, a woman, and her mother, for inclusion on her [[1973]] album ''[[Bubbling Over]]''.  She would also re-record her composition "My Blue Tears", an "[[Old-time music|old-timey]]" folk-influenced song, with [[Emmylou Harris]] and [[Linda Ronstadt]] in the mid-1970s, for an ill-fated Trio album project. (The recording would eventually surface on Ronstadt's [[1982]] album ''[[Get Closer]]''). Parton cut the song for a third time in [[2001]], including it on her ''[[Little Sparrow]]'' album.  "Early Morning Breeze" later appeared on her [[1974]] ''[[Jolene (album)|Jolene]]'' album.
+Over the years, Parton would re-record a number of the songs from the album. She redid "Traveling Man" (not to be confused with the [[Ricky Nelson]] song of the same name), a song that involved an unusual love triangle between a travelling salesman, a woman, and her mother, for inclusion on her 1973 album ''[[Bubbling Over]]''.  She would also re-record her composition "My Blue Tears", an "[[Old-time music|old-timey]]" folk-influenced song, with [[Emmylou Harris]] and [[Linda Ronstadt]] in the mid-1970s, for an ill-fated Trio album project. (The recording would eventually surface on Ronstadt's 1982 album ''[[Get Closer]]''). Parton cut the song for a third time in 2001, including it on her ''[[Little Sparrow]]'' album.  "Early Morning Breeze" later appeared on her 1974 ''[[Jolene (album)|Jolene]]'' album.
-"A Better Place to Live" was a song very much of its time, dealing with living in a [[utopian]], peaceful world where people love one another, and was very much in the same vein as [[Jackie DeShannon]]'s recent hit "[[Put a Little Love in Your Heart]]" (which Parton herself would later cover in [[1993]]).
+"A Better Place to Live" was a song very much of its time, dealing with living in a [[utopian]], peaceful world where people love one another, and was very much in the same vein as [[Jackie DeShannon]]'s recent hit "[[Put a Little Love in Your Heart]]" (which Parton herself would later cover in 1993).
 {{RS500|299}} It subsequently made [[Time Magazine]]'s [[All-Time 100 Greatest Albums|100 Greatest Albums of All Time]] in 2006.