"Dolly Parton has been a huge musical influence and inspiration in my life from a very young age and continues to be to this day. I have always drawn especially from her songwriting. When I was asked to participate on this record I immediately said yes as long as I was able to sing my favorite song of hers, 'Coat of Many Colors'. I have many Dolly favorites but this song is special to me because I can relate so well to her story. It was a great honor to have been accompanied by Alison Krauss and Union Station and I hope Dolly enjoys the version as much as I enjoyed recording it."
-Shania Twain
Shania Twain with Alison Krauss & Union Station - “Coat Of Many Colors” (3:13)
Produced by Steve Buckingham
Alison Krauss - harmony vocal and viola
Dan Tyminski - harmony vocal, mandolin and guitar
Ron Block - guitar
Barry Bales - upright bass
With:
Randy McCormick - B-3
Larry Atamaniuk - drums
And:
Dolly - harmony vocal
Shania Twain with Alison Krauss and Union Station- “Coat of Many Colors”
Shania was one of the first to commit to the project and chose this song which was the title track to Dolly’s 1971 album. Dolly has often said that this is her favorite and most personal song of the many she has written. I called on our friend Alison Krauss and her great band, Union Station, to lay down the track for Shania. We then transferred the ProTools file to Mutt Lange in Switzerland for Shania to record her vocal. It was then sent back to us for Alison and Dan Tyminski to add harmony vocals. When I played a rough mix for Dolly in the studio, we asked her to add some additional harmony lines.
(Producer’s Notes By Steve Buckingham)
Sounds like this was a kind of individual project...?