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Delta Dawn by Helen Reddy Songfacts. 1  This song was first recorded by Alexander Harvey in 1972. Tracy Nelson (who sang backup on the original) and Bette Midler put the song in their live repertoire before it became a country hit for Tanya Tucker.
Because Midler was already signed with Atlantic, he threw the song at Tanya Tucker. Meanwhile, a replica of Tuckerâs âDelta Dawnâ was offered to Barbra Streisand, who turned it down. So the song went to Helen Reddy (for whom Harvey used to open). Midler went right ahead and recorded her own version of it, which was due to be released to radios in June 1973, but Reddyâs single went out two days earlier.