<P> 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 . </P> <P> The song has been covered by a number of musicians, including Ray Charles, Otis Rush, Gil Parris, Little Milton, Dolla, Hearts Of Stone, Randy Crawford, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Al Hirt, Johnny Rivers, Amos Garrett, Hank Williams, Jr., Nat Stuckey, a Conway Twitty / Sam Moore duet, Arthur Prysock, Aaron Neville, Chris Young, Ana Popovic and Shelby Lynne . Randy Crawford's version reached No. 18 in the UK Singles Chart in 1981 . </P> <P> David Ruffin recorded a cover version of the song the same year as Benton, but Motown did not release the album until the 2000s . B.J. Thomas also recorded the song the same year as Benton for his album Most of All . </P> <P> Several reggae covers have been recorded including ones by: Ken Parker, Lord Tanamo, Nicky Thomas, John Holt, and reggae bands The Gladiators and The Congos . In 1967 Prince Buster rewrote the lyrics and recorded a sexually explicit reggae version of this song called "Big Five", usually found with certain words bleeped out . Gregory Isaacs did a dancehall style version at the start of the 90s . </P>

Who sings the song rainy night in georgia