Georgia Rain

"Georgia Rain" is a song written by Ed Hill and Karyn Rochelle, and recorded by American country music artist Trisha Yearwood. It was released in April 2005 as the lead-off single for her album Jasper County. The song, her first Top 40 country hit since "Inside Out" in 2001, reached number 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Yearwood's husband, country artist Garth Brooks, provides background vocals for the song.

Yearwood debuted the single as a surprise performer at the 2005 CMT Music Awards, for which she received multiple standing ovations throughout her performance.^[1]

Content

The song is a piano ballad, that features fiddle and steel guitar fills. The narrator, who remembers the times she spent with her love under the "Georgia rain", returns to the place of her childhood. She notes that although everything has changed over the years, but that one thing remains the same; her affection for her first love and the Georgia rain that still falls, reminding her of the experience.

It was originally titled "A Gust of Rain," but its lyrics were altered upon Yearwood's request to include references to Jasper County.^[1]

Music video

A music video directed by Rocky Schenck was released for the song. In the video, Yearwood is seen walking down a dirt road, standing in open grass, and sitting on an old front porch. Throughout the video, rain is seen pouring down on the wildflowers. The video ends with Yearwood strolling away down the railroad tracks that crossed the old dirt road. The video was shot near Yearwood's hometown of Monticello, Georgia.^[1]

Chart performance

"Georgia Rain" debuted at number 54 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of April 30, 2005. After 24 weeks on the chart, it reached a peak of number 15 in December 2005.

Chart (2005)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^{[ 1]}	15
US Billboard Hot 100^{[ 1]}	78
US Billboard Pop 100	99

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[2]	56

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 CMT News: Trisha Yearwood Returns at 2005 CMT Music Awards
↑ "Best of 2005: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2005. Retrieved July 11, 2012.

External links

Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

v t e Trisha Yearwood singles

Trisha Yearwood	"She's in Love with the Boy" "Like We Never Had a Broken Heart" "That's What I Like About You" "The Woman Before Me"

Hearts in Armor	"Wrong Side of Memphis" "Walkaway Joe" (w/ Don Henley) "You Say You Will" "Down on My Knees"

The Song Remembers When	"The Song Remembers When" "Better Your Heart Than Mine"

The Sweetest Gift	"It Wasn't His Child" "Reindeer Boogie"

Thinkin' About You	"XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)" "Thinkin' About You" "You Can Sleep While I Drive" "I Wanna Go Too Far" "On a Bus to St. Cloud"

Everybody Knows	"Believe Me Baby (I Lied)" "Everybody Knows" "I Need You"

(Songbook) A Collection of Hits	"How Do I Live" "In Another's Eyes" (w/ Garth Brooks) "Perfect Love"

Where Your Road Leads	"There Goes My Baby" "Where Your Road Leads" (w/ Garth Brooks) "Powerful Thing" "I'll Still Love You More"

Real Live Woman	"Real Live Woman" "Where Are You Now"

Inside Out	"I Would've Loved You Anyway" "Inside Out" (w/ Don Henley) "I Don't Paint Myself in Corners"

Jasper County	"Georgia Rain" "Trying to Love You"

Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love	"Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love" "This Is Me You're Talking To" "They Call It Falling for a Reason"

Guest singles	"Hope" "Squeeze Me In" (w/ Garth Brooks) "Love Will Always Win" (w/ Garth Brooks) "Another Try" (w/ Josh Turner) "Breaking Apart" (w/ Chris Isaak) "The Call" (w/ Garth Brooks)

Other singles	"I Fall to Pieces" (w/ Aaron Neville) "Wild as the Wind" (w/ Garth Brooks) "You're Where I Belong" "Santa on the Rooftop" (w/ Rosie O'Donnell)

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