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"Cotton Jenny" is a song written and recorded by Gordon Lightfoot for his 1971 album Summer Side of Life. The song was later released as a single by Canadian country-pop artist Anne Murray.

Anne Murray version

"Cotton Jenny"
Single by Anne Murray
from the album Talk It Over in the Morning
B-side	"Destiny"
Released	January 1972
Genre	Country pop
Length	2:59
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Gordon Lightfoot
Producer(s)	Brian Ahern
Anne Murray singles chronology
"I Say a Little Prayer/By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (1971) "Cotton Jenny" (1972) "Robbie's Song for Jesus" (1972)

Murray's version was released in January 1972 as the first single from her album Talk It Over in the Morning. It peaked at number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart. It also reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the United States. The song also appears on Murray's 2007 album Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends, performed as a duet with Olivia Newton-John.

Chart performance

Chart (1972)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[1]	1
Canadian RPM Top Singles[2]	1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	11
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	71
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening	32

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