"Rainy Night in Georgia" is a song written by Tony Joe White in 1967 and popularized by R&B vocalist Brook Benton in 1970. It was originally released by White on his 1969 album, Continued, on Monument Records, shortly before Benton's hit single was issued. It was one of the first 2 songs that Tony Joe White wrote....the other was Polk Salad Annie. Brooke Benton's version topped the Soul and R&B Charts.