Color Him Father
| "Color Him Father" | ||||
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| Single by The Winstons | ||||
| from the album Color Him Father | ||||
| B-side | "Amen, Brother" | |||
| Released | May 1969 | |||
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| 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. In 2025, the cover version by Martell was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.