Delta Dawn

"Delta Dawn"
1971 promotional single
Promotional single by Alex Harvey
from the album Alex Harvey
B-side"Same song"
Released1971
GenreCountry, folk rock
Length4:02
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Michael Sunday
Alex Harvey singles chronology
"To Make My Life Beautiful"
(1971)
"Delta Dawn"
(1971)
"Old Fashioned Feeling"
(1972)
"Delta Dawn"
Single by Bette Midler
from the album The Divine Miss M
A-side"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"
ReleasedMay 1973
Recorded1972
StudioAtlantic Recording Studios (New York, New York)
GenrePop rock
Length5:18
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
"Delta Dawn"
side-A label
One of side-A labels of the US single
Single by Tanya Tucker
from the album Delta Dawn
B-side"I Love the Way He Loves Me"
ReleasedApril 10, 1972
RecordedMarch 17, 1972
StudioColumbia (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
Length2:59
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Billy Sherrill
Tanya Tucker singles chronology
"Delta Dawn"
(1972)
"Love's the Answer/The Jamestown Ferry"
(1972)

"Delta Dawn" is a song written by musician Larry Collins and country songwriter Alex Harvey.[a] The first notable recording of the song was in 1971 by American singer and actress Bette Midler for her debut album The Divine Miss M. However it is best known as a 1972 top ten country hit for Tanya Tucker[1] and a 1973 US number one hit for Helen Reddy.

Though the song is credited exclusively to Collins and Harvey, the melody of the chorus is virtually identical to the Christian hymn "Amazing Grace."


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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 357.