When a Man Loves a Woman (song)
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| "When a Man Loves a Woman" | ||
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| Single by Percy Sledge | ||
| from the album The Best of Percy Sledge | ||
| Released | Spring 1966 | |
| Format | 12" vinyl | |
| Recorded | February 17, 1966 | |
| Genre | R&B, Soul | |
| Length | 2:51 | |
| Label | Atlantic | |
| Writer(s) | Calvin Lewis, Andrew Wright | |
| Certification | Gold (RIAA) | |
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| Percy Sledge singles chronology | ||
| "Warm And Tender Love" (1966) |
"When a Man Loves a Woman" (1966) |
"Baby, Help Me" (1967) |
"When a Man Loves a Woman" is a song sung by Percy Sledge in 1966 in which it made number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts. It is worth noting that the song is actually based on the chord progression of Pachelbel's "Canon in D". It was listed fifty-fourth in the List of Rolling Stone magazine's 500 greatest songs of all time. It was later remade by Michael Bolton in 1991, whose version also reached number one on the pop singles chart (Michael Bolton also received a Grammy Award for this song). 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.
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 is a version recorded by Country singer Kenny Rogers in 1997 which was included on his multi-million selling album "Always and Forever". And don't forget the way Stevie Winwood sang it on "Autumn 66" (Spencer Davis Group)
| Preceded by "Monday, Monday" by The Mamas & the Papas |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single (Sledge version) May 28, 1966 |
Succeeded by "Paint It Black" by The Rolling Stones |
| Preceded by "Cream" by Prince and the New Power Generation |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single (Bolton version) November 23, 1991 |
Succeeded by "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" by P.M. Dawn |
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