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"Delta Dawn" | ||||
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![]() 1971 promotional single | ||||
Promotional single by Alex Harvey | ||||
from the album Alex Harvey | ||||
B-side | "Same song" | |||
Released | 1971 | |||
Genre | Country, folk rock | |||
Length | 4:02 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
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Producer(s) | Michael Sunday | |||
Alex Harvey singles chronology | ||||
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"Delta Dawn" | |
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Single by Bette Midler | |
from the album The Divine Miss M | |
A-side | "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" |
Released | May 1973 |
Recorded | 1972 |
Studio | Atlantic Recording Studios (New York, New York) |
Genre | Pop rock |
Length | 5:18 |
Label | Atlantic |
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"Delta Dawn" | ||||
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![]() 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" | |||
Released | April 10, 1972 | |||
Recorded | March 17, 1972 | |||
Studio | Columbia (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:59 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Billy Sherrill | |||
Tanya Tucker singles chronology | ||||
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"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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