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Percy Sledge Born 25 November 1940 In Leighton Alabama Died 14 April 2015 In Baton Rouge Was An American R&B And Soul Performer Who Most Notably Recorded The Single "When A Man Loves A Woman" In 1966 An International Top 40 Hit That The RIAA Has Certified As Gold. Having Achieved His Best Successes In The Mid-To-Late 60s And Early 70s With A Series Of Emotional Soul Songs In His Later Years He Received The Rhythm And Blues Foundation's Career Achievement Award And Was Inducted In 2005 Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Percy Sledge Worked In The Fields In Leighton Before He Worked As An Orderly At Colbert County Hospital In Sheffield. By The Mid-1960s Sledge Was Touring The Southeast With The Esquires Combo On Weekends And Working At The Hospital. A Former Patient Who Was A Friend Of Producer Quin Ivy Introduced The Two An Audition Followed And Sledge Was Signed To A Recording Contract. Sledge's Smooth Voice Was Perfect For The Series Of Soul Ballads Produced By Ivy And Marlin Greene Which Rock Critic Dave Marsh Called "emotional Classics For Romantics Of All Ages." "When A Man Loves A Woman" Was The First Song Recorded Under The Contract Released In 1966 And It Became Not Only An International Hit It Reached #1 In The US But Was Also The First Gold Record Released By Atlantic Records. The Magnificent Soul Anthem Became The Cornerstone Of Sledge's Career And Was Followed By "Warm And Tender Love " "Take Time To Know Her " And "Cover Me." Sledge Charted With "I'll Be Your Everything" And "Sunshine" During The 1970s And Has Become An International Concert Favorite Throughout The World Especially In The Netherlands Germany And On The African Continent. His Career Enjoyed A Renaissance In The 1980s When "When A Man Loves A Woman" Re-Entered The Top 10 In The UK After Being Used In A Levi's Commercial. Sledge Was An Inaugural Rhythm And Blues Foundation Pioneer Award Honoree In 1989. In 2005 He Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
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"When A Man Loves A Woman" Is A Song Recorded By Percy Sledge In 1966 Near Muscle Shoals Alabama In Sheffield. It Made Number One On Both The Billboard Hot 100 And R&B Singles Charts. It Was Listed 54th In The List Of Rolling Stone Magazine's 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time. The Sidemen For This Recording Included Spooner Oldham Organ Marlin Greene Guitar Albert "Junior" Lowe Bass And Roger Hawkins Drums. According To The When A Man Loves A Woman Songfacts Sledge Had Worked On The Song For Months Before Cutting A "final" Version. One Problem He Was Out Of Tune. Atlantic Records' Jerry Wexler Sent The Musicians And Sledge Back To The Studio To Recut The Song Then Accidentally Released The Off-Key Version Instead. The Song Is Credited To Calvin Lewis And Andrew Wright Who Played Bass And Keyboards With Sledge. However The Song Was In Fact Written By Percy Sledge Himself But He Gave It To Lewis And Wright. Sledge Said This In An Interview In The Program Series "The Sixties" On Swedish Television In 2008. It Was Later Remade By Michael Bolton In 1991 Whose Version Also Reached Number One On The U.S. Pop And Adult Contemporary Singles Charts Bolton Also Received A Grammy Award For This Song . Barbara Mandrell Recorded A Country Version Of The Song That Same Year. The Song Has Also Been Recorded By Art Garfunkel And Luba. Sledge's Version Was Also A Top Ten Hit In The UK Peaking At Number Four On Its Initial Release And Peaking At Number Two In 1987 After It Was Featured In A Levi's Jeans Commercial. The Song Makes Use Of A Commonly Used Descending Bass Line Chord Progression As In Bach's "Air On The G String". Other Noteworthy Versions Of The Song Besides Michael Bolton's Include Renditions By Bette Midler US #35 1980 From Her Movie The Rose Esther Phillips US #73 1966 In A Reverse-Gender Version "When A Woman Loves A Man" And Canadian Singer Luba. Also Notable Are Versions Recorded By Country Singer Kenny Rogers In 1997 On His Multi-Million Selling Album "Always And Forever" And A Version By Spencer Davis Group Featuring Steve Winwood . A Version By Jerry Lee Lewis Appears On His "The Hits" Album. Australian Rock Singer Jimmy Barnes Released A Live Version As A Single From His 1988 Album Barnestorming That Was A #3 Hit In Australia. It Was Also Recorded By Mae West. The Song Was Also Used At The Start Of The Critically-Acclaimed 1992 Film The Crying Game. The Song Was Used In The Video Game Karaoke Revolution.
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Percy Sledge Born 25 November 1940 In Leighton Alabama Died 14 April 2015 In Baton Rouge Was An American R&B And Soul Performer Who Most Notably Recorded The Single "When A Man Loves A Woman" In 1966 An International Top 40 Hit That The RIAA Has Certified As Gold. Having Achieved His Best Successes In The Mid-To-Late 60s And Early 70s With A Series Of Emotional Soul Songs In His Later Years He Received The Rhythm And Blues Foundation's Career Achievement Award And Was Inducted In 2005 Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Percy Sledge Worked In The Fields In Leighton Before He Worked As An Orderly At Colbert County Hospital In Sheffield. By The Mid-1960s Sledge Was Touring The Southeast With The Esquires Combo On Weekends And Working At The Hospital. A Former Patient Who Was A Friend Of Producer Quin Ivy Introduced The Two An Audition Followed And Sledge Was Signed To A Recording Contract. Sledge's Smooth Voice Was Perfect For The Series Of Soul Ballads Produced By Ivy And Marlin Greene Which Rock Critic Dave Marsh Called "emotional Classics For Romantics Of All Ages." "When A Man Loves A Woman" Was The First Song Recorded Under The Contract Released In 1966 And It Became Not Only An International Hit It Reached #1 In The US But Was Also The First Gold Record Released By Atlantic Records. The Magnificent Soul Anthem Became The Cornerstone Of Sledge's Career And Was Followed By "Warm And Tender Love " "Take Time To Know Her " And "Cover Me." Sledge Charted With "I'll Be Your Everything" And "Sunshine" During The 1970s And Has Become An International Concert Favorite Throughout The World Especially In The Netherlands Germany And On The African Continent. His Career Enjoyed A Renaissance In The 1980s When "When A Man Loves A Woman" Re-Entered The Top 10 In The UK After Being Used In A Levi's Commercial. Sledge Was An Inaugural Rhythm And Blues Foundation Pioneer Award Honoree In 1989. In 2005 He Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
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"When a Man Loves a Woman" is a song recorded by Percy Sledge in 1966 near Muscle Shoals, Alabama in Sheffield. It made number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts. It was listed 54th in the List of Rolling Stone magazine's 500 greatest songs of all time. The sidemen for this recording included Spooner Oldham, organ; Marlin Greene, guitar; Albert "Junior" Lowe, bass and Roger Hawkins, drums. According to the When A Man Loves A Woman Songfacts, Sledge had worked on the song for months before cutting a "final" version. One problem: he was out of tune. Atlantic Records' Jerry Wexler sent the musicians and Sledge back to the studio to recut the song, then accidentally released the off-key version instead.
The song is credited to Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright, who played bass and keyboards with Sledge. However, the song was in fact written by Percy Sledge himself, but he gave it to Lewis and Wright. (Sledge said this in an interview in the program series "The Sixties" on Swedish Television in 2008.)
It was later remade by Michael Bolton in 1991, whose version also reached number one on the U.S. pop and adult contemporary singles charts (Bolton also received a Grammy Award for this song). Barbara Mandrell recorded a Country version of the song that same year. The song has also been recorded by Art Garfunkel and Luba.
Sledge's version was also a top ten hit in the UK peaking at number four on its initial release and peaking at number two in 1987 after it was featured in a Levi's Jeans commercial. The song makes use of a commonly used descending bass line chord progression as in Bach's "Air on the G String".
Other noteworthy versions of the song, besides Michael Bolton's, include renditions by Bette Midler (US #35, 1980, from her movie The Rose), Esther Phillips (US #73, 1966, in a reverse-gender version, "When A Woman Loves A Man"), and Canadian singer Luba. Also notable are versions recorded by country singer Kenny Rogers in 1997 on his multi-million selling album "Always and Forever" and a version by Spencer Davis Group featuring Steve Winwood . A version by Jerry Lee Lewis appears on his "The Hits" album. Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes released a live version as a single from his 1988 album Barnestorming that was a #3 hit in Australia. It was also recorded by Mae West.
The song was also used at the start of the critically-acclaimed 1992 film The Crying Game.
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