"Mississippi Moon" is the title of a song written by Tony Joe White

Tony Joe White

Tony Joe White is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his 1969 hit "Polk Salad Annie"; "Rainy Night in Georgia", which he wrote but was first made popular by Brook Benton in 1970; and "Steamy Windows", a hit for Tina Turner in 1989...

 and Carson Whitsett

Carson Whitsett

Carson Whitsett was an American keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer.-Biography:...

, and recorded by American country music artist John Anderson

John Anderson (musician)

John David Anderson is an American country music artist with a successful career that has lasted more than 30 years...

. It was released in April 1995 as the third and final single from his album Country 'til I Die

Country 'Til I Die

Country 'Til I Die is the fifteenth studio album of country music artist John Anderson. It was released in 1994 under the BNA Records label. The album produced the singles: "Bend It Until It Breaks", which peaked at 3 on Country charts, "Mississippi Moon", which peaked at 15 and the title track,...

. The song reached number 15 on the U.S. Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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Hot Country Singles & Tracks

Hot Country Songs

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 chart and number 11 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

magazine gave the song positive review, calling it a "midtempo Dixie meditation" and saying that it does a great job of "showcasing the breathy delivery and vocal swoops that instantly distinguish Anderson from the truckload of country hopefully currently clinging to country radio playlists."

Chart performance

"Mississippi Moon" debuted at number 65 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 22, 1995.

Chart (1995)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	15
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	11