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Delta Dawn

"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. 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.

For the formerly unidentified decedent, see Murder of Alisha Heinrich.

"Delta Dawn"

"I Love the Way He Loves Me"

April 10, 1972

March 17, 1972

Columbia Recording Studio (Nashville)

Country

2:59

Columbia

Billy Sherrill

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

"Delta Dawn"

English

"If We Could Still be Friends"

June 1973[6]

1972

Pop[7]

3:11

Capitol

Larry Collins, Alex Harvey

Tom Catalano

on his 1972 album Ladies Love Outlaws

Waylon Jennings

on her 1972 album Here I Am Again

Loretta Lynn

Other 1972 covers included those by , Jody Miller, Bob Luman (Lonely Women Make Good Lovers), and Nat Stuckey.

Kitty Wells

on its 1973 Mercury album The Statler Brothers Sing Country Symphonies in E Major

The Statler Brothers

Nola Francis released a version of the song in 1973. It peaked at number 98 in Australia.

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Other 1973 covers included those by , Dottie West, Teresa Brewer, and Ray Conniff.

Sonny James

in 1974

Scott Walker

on its 1991 live album Boiled Alive.

Dash Rip Rock

on its album Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Debbie Rule on her 2015 album Texas Girls

on its 2017 album Pinball, although the location in the song was changed to the Sacramento River Delta.

Hellbound Glory

and Brooke Eden - 2023

Home Free

On , Monica Geller sang it at a piano bar where Mike Hannigan worked.

Friends

gave the first verse his take on an episode of WWE Raw – notable for his failure to hit the high notes.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

and Cher performed it on their The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour on CBS.

Sonny

Appeared in the movie , starring Patton Oswalt.

Big Fan

List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1973 (U.S.)

List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1973 (U.S.)

on YouTube

Tanya Tucker - Delta Dawn