Songs Performed or Written by Tony Joe WhiteTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Tony Joe White (July 23, 1943 – October 24, 2018), nicknamed the Swamp Fox, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his 1969 hit "Polk Salad Annie" and for "Rainy Night in Georgia", which he wrote but which was first made popular by Brook Benton in 1970. He also wrote "Steamy Windows" and "Undercover Agent for the Blues", both hits for Tina Turner in 1989; those two songs came by way of Turner's producer at the time, Mark... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Rainy Night in Georgia - #2: Polk Salad Annie - #3: Steamy Windows - #4: On Silent Wings - #5: I've Got a Thing About You Baby
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  Tony Joe White
Polk Salad Annie
1.
07/1969

#2  Polk Salad Annie
Tony Joe White greentick

from Black and White   
101 pts
8
US










produced by Billy Swan
[Monument 1104]
written by Tony Joe White greentick
  Dusty Springfield
2.
07/1969

Willie & Laura Mae Jones
Dusty Springfield

9 pts
78
US










[Atlantic 45-2647]
written by Tony Joe White greentick
  Tony Joe White
Roosevelt and Ira Lee
3.
10/1969

Roosevelt and Ira Lee
Tony Joe White greentick

from …Continued   
19 pts
44
US










[Monument 1169]
written by Tony Joe White greentick
  Brook Benton
Rainy Night in Georgia
4.
01/1970

#1  Rainy Night in Georgia
Brook Benton

from Brook Benton Today   
203 pts
4
US
2
AC




1
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #498]
[Cotillion 44057]
written by Tony Joe White greentick
  Tony Joe White
5.
04/1970

High Sheriff of Calhoun Parrish
Tony Joe White greentick

from Tony Joe   
3 pts
112
US










[Monument 1193]
written by Tony Joe White greentick
  Nat Stuckey
6.
05/1970

Old Man Willis
Nat Stuckey

from Old Man Willis   
3 pts




31
ctry






[RCA Victor 47-9833]
written by Tony Joe White greentick
  Tony Joe White
7.
06/1970

Groupie Girl
Tony Joe White greentick

from Tony Joe   
45 pts










22
UK
written by Tony Joe White greentick
8.
08/1970

Save Your Sugar for Me
Tony Joe White greentick

from Tony Joe   
6 pts
94
US










[Monument 1206]
written by Tony Joe White greentick
9.
11/1970

Scratch My Back
Tony Joe White greentick

from Black and White   
3 pts
117
US










[Monument 1227]
written by James Moore
  Billy Lee Riley
10.
11/1972

I Got a Thing About You Baby
Billy Lee Riley

7 pts
93
US










[Entrance 7508]
written by Tony Joe White greentick
  Elvis Presley
Polk Salad Annie
11.
05/1973

Polk Salad Annie
Elvis Presley

from Elvis: As Recorded at Madison Square Garden   Elvis: As Recorded at Madison Square Garden
46 pts










23
UK
written by Tony Joe White greentick
  Troy Seals
12.
08/1973

I Got a Thing About You Baby
Troy Seals

from Now Presenting   
1 pts




93
ctry






[Atlantic 4004]
written by Tony Joe White greentick
  Elvis Presley
13.
09/1973

For Ol' Times Sake
Elvis Presley

from Raised on Rock/For Ol' Times Sake   
24 pts
41
US


42
ctry






US B-side to Raised On Rock
[RCA Victor APB0-0088]
written by Tony Joe White greentick
I've Got a Thing About You Baby
14.
02/1974

#5  I've Got a Thing About You Baby
Elvis Presley

from Good Times   Good Times
66 pts
39
US
27
AC
4
ctry




33
UK
charted as Take Good Care of Her / I've Got a Thing About You Baby
[RCA Victor APBO-0196]
written by Tony Joe White greentick
  Hank Williams Jr.
Rainy Night in Georgia
15.
03/1974

Rainy Night in Georgia
Hank Williams Jr.

from The Last Love Song   
7 pts




13
ctry






[MGM 14700]
written by Tony Joe White greentick
  Tony Joe White
16.
07/1976

It Must Be Love
Tony Joe White greentick

3 pts
108
US










[20th Century 2276]
written by Tony Joe White greentick
  Joe Simon
17.
12/1976

Easy to Love
Joe Simon

from Easy to Love   
10 pts








12
R&B


[Spring 6713]
written by Donnie Fritts & Tony Joe White greentick
  Brook Benton
18.
01/1978

Making Love Is Good for You
Brook Benton

from Makin' Love Is Good for You   
2 pts








49
R&B


written by Tony Joe White greentick
  Tony Joe White
19.
06/1980

I Get Off On It
Tony Joe White greentick

from The Real Thang   
8 pts
79
US










[Casablanca 2279]
written by Tony Joe White greentick & Leann White
  Jacky Ward
20.
09/1980

That's the Way a Cowboy Rocks and Rolls
Jacky Ward

from More!   
11 pts




7
ctry






[Mercury 57032]
written by Tony Joe White greentick
  Tony Joe White
21.
11/1980

Mama Don't Let Your Cowboys Grow Up to Be Babies
Tony Joe White greentick

from The Real Thang   
1 pts




91
ctry






[Casablanca 2304]
written by Ed Bruce & Patsy Bruce
  Randy Crawford
Rainy Night in Georgia
22.
08/1981

Rainy Night in Georgia
Randy Crawford

from Secret Combination   Secret Combination
56 pts










18
UK
[Warner 49821]
written by Tony Joe White greentick
  Ray Charles
23.
04/1983

3/4 Time
Ray Charles

from Wish You Were Here Tonight   
2 pts




37
ctry






[Columbia 03810]
written by Tony Joe White greentick
  Tony Joe White
24.
11/1983

The Lady in My Life
Tony Joe White greentick

from Dangerous   
1 pts




55
ctry






[Columbia 04134]
written by Tony Joe White greentick
25.
03/1984

We Belong Together
Tony Joe White greentick

from Dangerous   
1 pts




85
ctry






[Columbia 04356]
written by Tony Joe White greentick
  Amii Stewart
26.
03/1985

That Loving Feeling
Amii Stewart

from Try Love   
5 pts










95
UK
written by Tony Joe White greentick
  Waylon Jennings
27.
05/1989

Trouble Man
Waylon Jennings

from Full Circle   
1 pts




61
ctry






[MCA 53634]
written by Tony Joe White greentick & Waylon Jennings
  Tina Turner
Steamy Windows
28.
11/1989

#3  Steamy Windows
Tina Turner

from Foreign Affair   Foreign Affair
88 pts
39
US




33
dance


13
UK
[Capitol 44473]
written by Tony Joe White greentick
  James House
29.
12/1990

You Just Get Better All the Time
James House

from Hard Times for an Honest Man   Hard Times for an Honest Man
1 pts




60
ctry






[MCA 53934]
written by Tony Joe White greentick & John Christopher
  Emmylou Harris
30.
10/1993

High Powered Love
Emmylou Harris

from Cowgirl's Prayer   Cowgirl's Prayer
1 pts




63
ctry






[Asylum 64610]
written by Tony Joe White greentick
  Joe Cocker
31.
12/1994

Let the Healing Begin
Joe Cocker

from Have a Little Faith   Have a Little Faith
29 pts










32
UK
written by Tony Joe White greentick
  John Anderson
32.
04/1995

Mississippi Moon
John Anderson

from Country 'Til I Die   Country 'Til I Die
7 pts




15
ctry






[BNA 64274]
written by Tony Joe White greentick & Carson Whitsett
  Tina Turner
On Silent Wings
33.
06/1996

#4  On Silent Wings
Tina Turner

from Wildest Dreams   Wildest Dreams
75 pts


24
AC


47
dance


13
UK
[Virgin LP Cut]
written by James Ralston & Tony Joe White greentick

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