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Percy Sledge (born 25 November 1940 in Leighton, Alabama; died 14 April 201… Read Full Bio ↴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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Percy Sledge Lyrics


Baby Help Me Now that you're here But you can't find another love That's …
Come Softly to Me Mm dooby do, dahm dahm, dahm do dahm ooby do Dahm…
Cover Me Cover me, cover me Spread your precious love all over me Oh,…
Drown in My Own Tears It brings a tear, Into my eyes, When I begin, To realize,…
Feed The Flame Darling, we have built a fire Out of need and strong…
Here I Am What am i living for If not for you What am…
I Stand Accused I stand accused of loving you too much I hope, I…
I'm Hanging up My Heart for You I'm gonna stop wasting time, honey Being a run around Chas…
I've Been Loving You Too Long I've been loving you too long To stop now You are tired…
It Tears Me Up I see you walk with him, I see you talk to…
Kind Woman I got a good reason for loving you It's an old…
Let It Be Me I bless the day I found you I want to stay…
Love Makes The World Go Round (Yea, Yea and a Yea, Yeah!) Yes! There′s been a lot…
Love Me Like You Mean It oh hey, boy with your hat back umm i kindda like…
Love Me Tender Yes baby, Now I'm gonna try to wrap you in my…
My Adorable One I can't say you are my adorable one Oh yeah Oh yeah I…
My Special Prayer While the choir sang, Ave Marie I was singing with…
Oh How Happy Do roo, do roo, do roo, do roo do... …
Out of Left Field When least expected Fate stumbles in Bringing light to the d…
Put a Little Lovin' on Me Baby's got a lot of baggage It don't seem to matter,…
Rainbow Road I was born a poor, poor man All my life I…
So Much Love In the midst of all my darkness, baby You came along…
Spooky In the cool of the evening When everything is getting kind…
Take Time to Know Her I found a woman I felt a true love She was…
Tell it like it is When a man loves a woman Can't keep his mind on…
That's How Strong My Love Is If I was the sun way up there I'd go with…
The Dark End of the Street At the dark end of the street That's where we always…
Time I found a woman I felt a true love She was…
True Love Travels on a Gravel Road How many girls choose cotton dress worlds When they could ha…
Try a Little Tenderness Oh she may be weary Them young girls they do get…
Warm and Tender Love Yes baby, Now I'm gonna try to wrap you in my…
what am i living for What am i living for If not for you What am…
When A Man Loves A Woman When a man loves a woman Can't keep his mind on…
You Don't Miss Your Water In the beginning You really loved me But I was blind And I…
You Send Me Darling, you send me I know, you send me Darling, you send…
You're All Around Me You're all around me, your sweet love surrounds me And your…
You're Pouring Water on a Drowning Man You push me when I'm falling And then you put me…
You've Really Got A Hold On Me I don't like you, but I love you, Seems that I'm…


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