Delta Dawn

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"Delta Dawn"
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
Songwriter(s)	Larry Collins Alex Harvey

"Delta Dawn"
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)	Larry Collins Alex Harvey
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 attributed exclusively to Collins and Harvey, the melody of the chorus is virtually identical to the Christian hymn "Amazing Grace".

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