Sings Country

by Percy Sledge

Overview

Percy Sledge's fate and fame will forever rest on the shoulders of his massive 1966 hit, the forlorn ballad "When a Man Loves a Woman." With its funeral pace and churchy organ, coupled with Sledge's pleading, compassionate vocal, "When a Man Loves a Woman" is one of the most fascinatingly desperate songs in pop history. Although he was one of Southern soul's greatest singers, Sledge never got that near the sun again, at least not commercially. This collection, recorded with some of Nashville's best session players in 1979, finds Sledge going straight honky tonk, covering Johnny Cash's "I Still Miss Someone," Lefty Frizzell's "If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time," and a pair of Merle Haggard songs, "Today I Started Loving You Again" and "Mama Tried," with an easy and comfortable assurance. It may be country, but that doesn't mean it isn't soulful. A nice, if understated, set. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	03/18/2008
Label:	Gusto Records
UPC:	0792014069325
Rank:	118405

Tracks

1. Today I Started Loving You Again
2. He'll Have to Go
3. Mama Tried
4. Kiss an Angel Good Morning
5. Hey Good Lookin'
6. I Still Miss Someone
7. Wabash Cannonball
8. Just Out of Reach
9. If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Percy Sledge   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Lefty Frizzell   Composer
Roy Cash   Composer
Merle Haggard   Composer
Moe Lytle   Package Production
Hank Williams   Composer
Johnny Cash   Composer
Jimmy Beck   Composer
Chuck Young   Liner Notes,Art Direction