Jimmy O'Rourke on guitar, Harold Cowart on bass, Tubby Ziegler on drums, and Toots Thielemans on harmonica. Included on his "come-back" album Brook Benton Today, the melancholy song became an instant hit. In the spring of 1970, the song had topped the Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles chart. It also reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100, and number two on the Adult Contemporary chart. In Canada, the song made #2 on the RPM Magazine Hot Singles chart, #2 on the AC Chart, and #58 in the 1970 Year End Chart. The RIAA certified the single gold for sales of one million copies. In 2004, it was ranked #498 on the List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Randy Crawford version Randy Crawford's version from the album Secret Combination reached No. 18 in the UK Singles Chart in 1981. References 1969 songs 1970 singles 1981 songs Atlantic Records singles Brook Benton songs Tony Joe White songs Cotillion Records singles Songs written by Tony Joe White Song recordings produced by Arif Mardin Songs about Georgia (U.S. state) Warner Records singles Randy Crawford songs