Percy Sledge
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.
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
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay Sittin' in the mornin' sun I'll be sittin' when the evenin'…
-When the man loves the woman When a man loves a woman Can't keep his mind on…
-When the man loves the woman- When a man loves a woman Can't keep his mind on…
A Fool In Love In the midst of all my darkness, baby You came along…
A Whiter Shade of Pale We skipped the light fandango And turned cartwheels across t…
At the Dark End of the Street At the dark end of the street That is where we…
Babby Help Me Now that you're here But you can't find another love That's …
Behind Closed Doors My baby makes me proud, Lord, don't she make me…
Between These Arms Between these arms is love and affection Between these arms …
Blue Water Now a man ain't suppose to cry But with all this…
Bring It On Home to Me If you ever change your mind About leaving, leaving me behin…
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,…
Dark End Of The Street At the dark end of the street That's where we always…
Dark End Of The Street The At the dark end of the street That is where we…
Do Me Baby Now that you're here But you can't find another love That's …
Dock Of The Bay Sittin' in the mornin' sun I'll be sittin' when the evenin'…
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…
First You Cry It don't come cheap When the look like that So hard to…
Goin Goin' home tomorrow Can't stand your evil ways Goin' home …
Goin' Home Goin' home tomorrow Can't stand your evil ways Goin' home to…
He'll Have To Go Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone. Let's…
Help Me Bobby Now that you're here But you can't find another love That'…
Here I Am What am i living for If not for you What am…
He’ll Have to Go Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone. Let's…
I I, I who have nothing I, I who have no one Adore…
I Don If lovin' you is wrong, I don't want to be…
I Stand Accused I stand accused of loving you too much I hope, I…
I Tears Me Up I see you walk with him, I see you talk to…
I Wish It Would Rain Sunshine blue skies please go away The girl has found anothe…
I'll Be Your Everything You can call me when you want me, if you…
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…
I've Got Dreams to Remember I've got dreams, dreams to remember I've got dreams, dreams …
If Loving Is Wrong If loving you is wrong I don't wanna be right If being…
If Loving You Is Wrong If loving you is wrong I don't wanna be right If being…
If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want To Be Right If lovin' you is wrong, I don't want to be…
If You If loving you is wrong I don't wanna be right If being…
If you don If lovin' you is wrong, I don't want to be…
If You Don't Know Me By Now If you don't know me by now You will never never…
if you dont know me by now If you don't know me by now You will never never…
It Tears Me Up I see you walk with him, I see you talk to…
It's All Wrong But It's Alright This is the place for celebrating This is the crowd that's…
I’Ve Been Loving You Too Long I've been loving you too long To stop now You are tired…
Just Out of Reach Out of reach of my two empty arms Love that runs…
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…
Make It Good And Make It Last When a man loves a woman, he can't keep his…
My Adorable One I can't say you are my adorable one Oh yeah Oh yeah I…
My Girl I've got sunshine on a cloudy day When it's cold outside…
My Special Prayer While the choir sang, Ave Maria, 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…
Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay Sittin' in the mornin' sun I'll be sittin' when the evenin'…
Sitting On the Dock Sittin' in the mornin' sun I'll be sittin' when the evenin'…
Sitting On the Dock of the Bay Sittin' in the mornin' sun I'll be sittin' when the evenin'…
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…
Stand By Me If you don't know me by now You will never never…
Sudden Stop Walking out Didn't talk it out Now she's gone so you can't…
Take Time to Know Her I found a woman I felt a true love She was…
Take Time to Know Her (Re-Recorded) I found a woman I felt a true in love She was…
Tell it like it is When a man loves a woman Can't keep his mind on…
That Don't play it no more Don't play it no more Don't play…
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…
The Dark End of the Street (Re-Recorded) [Re-Recorded Version] At the dark end of the street That is where we…
The Dock Of The Bay Sittin' in the mornin' sun I'll be sittin' when the evenin'…
The Good Love When a man loves a woman, he can't keep his…
Time I found a woman I felt a true love She was…
True Love Travels On A Gravel 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…
Walkin Well, things have been goin' wrong long enough to know When…
Walkin In The Sun Well, things have been goin' wrong long enough to know When…
Walking In The Sun Well, things have been goin' wrong long enough to know When…
Warm & Tender Love Yes baby, Now I'm gonna try to wrap you in my…
Warm and Tender Love (New Stereo Version) Let me wrap you in my warm and tender love,…
Warn 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 Love A Woman When a man loves a woman Can't keep his mind on…
When A Man Loves A Woman (New Stereo Version) When a man loves a woman, Can't keep his mind on…
When A Man Loves A Women When a man loves a woman Can't keep his mind on…
When A Men Loves A Woman When a man loves a woman Can't keep his mind on…
When Man Loves A Woman When a man loves a woman Can't keep his mind on…
Whiter Shade of Pale We skipped the light fandango And turned cartwheels across t…
Why Me Lord Why me Lord, what have I ever done To deserve even…
You Darling, you send me I know, you send me Darling, you send…
You don In the beginning You really loved me But I was blind And I…
You Got Away With Love Terduduk ku sendiri, mengenangkan kita berdua bercinta, meng…
You Really Got a Hold on Me I don't like you but I love you Seems that I'm…
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…