The Jamestown Ferry
| "The Jamestown Ferry" | ||||
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| Single by Tanya Tucker | ||||
| from the album Delta Dawn | ||||
| A-side | "Love's the Answer" | |||
| Released | October 1972 | |||
| Recorded | July 1972 | |||
| Studio | Columbia (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:53 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Billy Sherrill | |||
| Tanya Tucker singles chronology | ||||
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"The Jamestown Ferry" is a song composed by Bobby Borchers and Mack Vickery. It was originally recorded and released as a single by American country artist, Tanya Tucker. The track was issued as a double A-side single in conjunction with "Love's the Answer" in October 1972. The singles both reached the top five of the American country chart and the top of the Canadian country chart. It was also included on Tucker's debut album called Delta Dawn.
Charley Crockett released his version of Jamestown Ferry on 2017’s Lil G.L.’s Honky Tonk Jubilee. Quickly becoming a crowd favorite at live shows it was followed up on 2023’s Live From the Ryman. A remixed version was released in 2025’s Lonesome Drifter.
Barbara Mandrell also recorded a version on her 1973 Columbia release The Midnight Oil