Coat of Many Colors

original song written and composed by Dolly Parton, originally recorded by Dolly Parton and released in 1971
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q2981124
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Coat of Many Colors

Summary

Coat of Many Colors is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (422 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Coat of Many Colors's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Coat of Many Colors's composer is recorded as Dolly Parton[4].
  • Coat of Many Colors's genre is country music[5].
  • Among the performers on Coat of Many Colors was Dolly Parton[6].
  • Among the performers on Coat of Many Colors was Dolly Parton[7].
  • Among the performers on Coat of Many Colors was Dolly Parton[8].
  • Coat of Many Colors was performed by Mona Gustafsson[9].
  • Coat of Many Colors's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Coat of Many Colors's lyricist is recorded as Dolly Parton[11].
  • Coat of Many Colors's main subject is poverty[12].
  • Coat of Many Colors's main subject is clothing[13].
  • Coat of Many Colors's main subject is mobbing[14].
  • Coat of Many Colors's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Coat of Many Colors'}[15].
  • Coat of Many Colors's different from is recorded as Coat of many colors[16].
  • Coat of Many Colors's form of creative work is recorded as song[17].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 018c10e9-dc4a-3bad-9214-41957860b104[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Dolly Parton[6] and Mona Gustafsson[9].

Publication

Coat of Many Colors's language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is country music[5].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include poverty[12], clothing[13], and mobbing[14].

Why It Matters

Coat of Many Colors ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (422 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Language of work or name English
    Performer Dolly Parton, Dolly Parton, Dolly Parton +1
    Form of creative work song
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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