Delta Dawn (album)

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Delta Dawn
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 11, 1972
RecordedMarch–July 1972
Studio Columbia (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Country
Length28:08
Label Columbia
Producer Billy Sherrill
Tanya Tucker chronology
Delta Dawn
(1972)
What's Your Mama's Name
(1973)
Singles from Delta Dawn
  1. "Delta Dawn"
    Released: April 10, 1972
  2. "Love's the Answer/The Jamestown Ferry"
    Released: October 30, 1972

Delta Dawn is the debut studio album by American country music singer Tanya Tucker. It was released on September 11, 1972, by Columbia Records. The album was produced by Billy Sherrill and includes two top ten singles, "Delta Dawn" and "Love's the Answer"/"The Jamestown Ferry".

Contents

Critical reception

The review published in the September 23, 1972, issue of Cashbox said, "We've already seen Tanya Tucker breeze up the country and pop singles charts with "Delta Dawn", establishing herself as country music's first thirteen-year-old superstar. Now this album will establish her versatility, a talent necessary for longevity, since even thirteen-year-olds grow up someday. Tanya Tucker won't always be a child star, but if this album is an indication, she'll always be a star." The review also noted "Soul Song", "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry", and "Love's the Answer" as the best cuts on the album. [1]

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 32 on the US Billboard Hot Country LP's chart.

The album's first single, "Delta Dawn", was released in April 1972 [2] and peaked at No. 6 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and No. 72 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In Canada, the single peaked at No. 3 on the RPM Country Singles chart. The album's second single, "Love's the Answer", was released in October 1972 [3] and peaked at No. 5 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart with its B-side, "The Jamestown Ferry". In Canada, the single peaked at No. 1 on the RPM Country Singles chart.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Delta Dawn"2:52
2."New York City Song" Linda Hargrove 2:27
3."Smell the Flowers" Jerry Reed 2:23
4."If You Touch Me (You've Got to Love Me)"
2:18
5."He's All I Got"2:23
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Jamestown Ferry"2:53
2."Loving You Could Never Be Better"
  • Earl Montgomery
  • Carl Montgomery
  • Betty Tate
2:37
3."Soul Song"2:36
4."Love's the Answer"
  • Emily Mitchell
  • Wilson
2:34
5."The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA" Donna Fargo 2:15
6."I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" Hank Williams 2:50

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.

Charts

Album

Chart (1972)Peak
chart
positions
US Hot Country LP's ( Billboard ) [4] 32

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positions
US
Country

[5]
US
[6]
CAN
Country

[7]
"Delta Dawn"19726723
"Love's the Answer"51

Charted B-sides

TitleYearPeak
chart
positions
A-side
US
Country

[5]
"The Jamestown Ferry"1972flip"Love's the Answer"

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousSeptember 11, 1972 Columbia [8]
UK June 22, 2010 CD T-Bird [9]
VariousApril 19, 2011 Digital download [10]

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