Mississippi Delta (song)

"Mississippi Delta"
Single by Bobbie Gentry
from the album Ode to Billie Joe
B-side"Ode to Billie Joe"
ReleasedOctober 5, 1967
Recorded1967
StudioWhitney Recording Studio (Glendale)
GenreSouthern rock
Length3:05
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Bobbie Gentry
Producer(s)
Bobbie Gentry singles chronology
"I Saw an Angel Die"
(1967)
"Mississippi Delta"
(1967)
"Okolona River Bottom Band"
(1967)

"Mississippi Delta" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Bobbie Gentry. The song was produced by Kelly Gordon and Bobby Parris. It was originally released as the B-side of Gentry's debut single "Ode to Billie Joe" on July 10, 1967. It was released as Gentry's debut single in Japan on October 5, 1967, with "Ode to Billie Joe" as the B-side. "Ode to Billie Joe" would be issued as single in Japan in May 1968 with "Niki Hoeky" as the B-side.