Delta Dawn

"Delta Dawn"
Promotional single by Alex Harvey
from the album Alex Harvey
B-side"Same song"
Released1971
GenreCountry, folk rock
Length4:02
LabelCapitol
Songwriters
ProducerMichael Sunday
Alex Harvey singles chronology
"To Make My Life Beautiful"
(1971)
"Delta Dawn"
(1971)
"Old Fashioned Feeling"
(1972)

"Delta Dawn" is a song written by musician Larry Collins and country songwriter Alex Harvey. The first notable recording of the song was in 1972 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 and a 1973 US number one hit for Helen Reddy.