When a Man Loves a Woman and Other Hits

by Percy Sledge

Overview

Percy Sledge's 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. This brief set has "When a Man Loves a Woman" and his great take on Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn's "It Tears Me Up," but the rest of these tracks are hardly essential. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	10/10/2003
Label:	Flashback Records / Rhino Flashback
UPC:	0081227545222
Rank:	127317

Tracks

1. When a Man Loves a Woman
2. Love Me Tender
3. My Special Prayer
4. Sudden Stop
5. Take Time to Know Her
6. It Tears Me Up
7. Cover Me
8. Out of Left Field
9. Baby Help Me
10. Warm and Tender Love

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Percy Sledge   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Rocky Petralia   Liner Notes
Bobby Womack   Composer
Bobby Russell   Composer
Bobby Robinson   Composer
Chris Clarke   Remastering
Spooner Oldham   Composer
Elvis Presley   Composer
Robert Russell   Composer
Scott   Composer
Vera Matson   Composer
Marlin Greene   Composer
Calvin Lewis   Composer
Dan Penn   Composer
Andrew Wright   Composer
Eddie Hinton   Composer
Mark Pinkus   Producer
Wini Scott   Composer
Ronda Geilman   Project Assistant
Patrick Milligan   Project Assistant
Stephen Allen Davis   Composer