Percy Sledge
Percy Tyrone Sledge (November 25, 1940 – April 14, 2015) was an American R&B, soul, gospel, and traditional pop singer. He is best known for the song "When a Man Loves a Woman", a No. 1 hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts in 1966. It was awarded a million-selling, Gold-certified disc from the RIAA.
Having previously worked as a hospital orderly in the early 1960s, Sledge achieved his strongest success in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a series of emotional soul songs. In later years, Sledge received the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Career Achievement Award. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.
Biography
Early career
Sledge was born on November 25, 1940 in Leighton, Alabama. He worked in a series of agricultural jobs in the fields in Leighton before taking a job as an orderly at Colbert County Hospital in Sheffield, Alabama. Through the mid-1960s, he toured the Southeast with the Esquires Combo on weekends, while working at the hospital during the week. A former patient and mutual friend of Sledge and record producer Quin Ivy introduced the two. An audition followed, and Sledge was signed to a recording contract.
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Percy Sledge
ALBUMS
- The Platinum Collection released: 2007
- Greatest Hits released: 2005
- Most Famous Hits, Volume 2: The Album released: 2004
- When a Man Loves a Woman and Other Hits released: 2003
- The Soulful Sound of Percy Sledge released: 2001
- Forever Gold released: 2001
- 3 for 3 released: 1997
- Percy Sledge released: 1997
- Collection released: 1995
- When a Man Loves a Woman released: 1995
- Blue Night released: 1994
- It Tears Me Up: The Best of Percy Sledge released: 1992
- His Greatest Hits released: 1991
- When a Man Loves a Woman: 20 Greatest Hits released: 1988
- Ultimate Collection released: 1987
- I'll Be Your Everything released: 1974
- My Special Prayer released: 1969
- Take Time to Know Her released: 1968
- The Percy Sledge Way released: 1967
- Warm & Tender Soul released: 1966
- When a Man Loves a Woman released: 1966
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- The Best of Percy Sledge released:
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- My Special Prayer released:
- When a Man Loves a Women released:
- When a Man Loves a Woman released:
- If Loving You Is Wrong released:
- Great Hits released:
- 22 All Time Greatest Hits released:
- When a Man Loves a Woman released:
- Percy Sledge Greatest Hits released:
- When a Man Loves a Woman released:
- The Best of Percy Sledge released:
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- When a Man Loves a Woman released:
- Top Des Stars, Volume 10 released:
- The Very Best of Percy Sledge released:
The Platinum Collection
Released 2007- When a Man Loves a Woman
- Warm and Tender Love
- It Tears Me Up
- Try a Little Tenderness
- The Dark End of the Street
- Take Time to Know Her
- True Love Travels on a Gravel Road
- Stop the World Tonight
- It's All Wrong but It's Alright
- Out of Left Field
- Cover Me
- Put a Little Lovin' on Me
- Love Me Like You Mean It
- I'm Hanging Up My Heart for You
- Bless Your Sweet Little Soul
- Sudden Stop
- Drown in My Tears
- Kind Woman
- Push Mr. Pride Aside
- It Can't Be Stopped
- Love Me Tender
- Rainbow Road
Forever Gold
Released 2001- When a Man Loves a Woman
- Try a Little Tenderness
- Warm and Tender Love
- My Special Prayer
- I've Been Loving You Too Long
- Take Time to Know Her
- Cover Me
- I'll Be Your Everything
- Sudden Stop
- It Tears Me Up
- Behind Closed Doors
- Just Out of Reach
- Tell It Like It Is
- Walkin' in the Sun
- Bring It on Home to Me
- Sitting on the Dock of the Bay
- The Good Love
- Love Away People
Collection
Released 1995- When a Man Loves a Woman
- My Special Prayer
- Take Time to Know Her
- Try a Little Tenderness
- Sitting on the Dock of the Bay
- Out of Left Field
- It Tears Me Up
- Just Out of Reach
- Cover Me
- Tell It Like It Is
- I'll Be Your Everything
- Sudden Stop
- Behind Closed Doors
- Blue Water
- Hard to Be Friends
- I Believe in You
- If This Is the Last Time
- Love Away People
- Warm and Tender Love
- My Adorable One
- The Good Love
- Thief in the City
- Walkin' in the Sun
- You're Pouring Water on a Drowning Man
- Make It Good and Make It Last
It Tears Me Up: The Best of Percy Sledge
Released 1992- When a Man Loves a Woman
- I'm Hanging Up My Heart For You
- Put a Little Lovin' on Me
- Love Me Like You Mean It
- It Tears Me Up
- Warm and Tender Love
- Love Me Tender
- The Dark End of the Street
- Take Time to Know Her
- Try a Little Tenderness
- Bless Your Sweet Little Soul
- True Love Travels on a Gravel Road
- Sudden Stop
- Stop the World Tonight
- It's All Wrong but It's Alright
- Drown in My Own Tears
- Out of Left Field
- Kind Woman
- Cover Me
- That's the Way I Want to Live My Life
- Push Mr. Pride Aside
- It Can't Be Stopped
- Rainbow Road
When a Man Loves a Woman: 20 Greatest Hits
Released 1988- When a Man Loves a Woman
- Warm and Tender Love (a.k.a. Wrap Me in Your Warm and Tender Love)
- It Tears Me Up
- Take Time to Know Her
- Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Empty Arms)
- My Special Prayer
- Out of Left Field
- Baby Help Me
- Sudden Stop
- Try a Little Tenderness
- (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay
- You Send Me
- Behind Closed Doors
- Cover Me
- You're All Around Me
- Walkin' in the Sun
- I Believe in You
- The Good Love
- Dark End of the Street
- Make It Good and Make It Last
Ultimate Collection
Released 1987- When a Man Loves a Woman
- It Tears Me Up
- Take Time to Know Her
- My Special Prayer
- Baby Help Me
- It's All Wrong but It's Alright
- You're All Around Me
- The Dark End of the Street
- Warm and Tender Love
- Love Me Tender
- Out of Left Field
- Come Softly to Me
- What Am I Living For?
- You're Pouring Water on a Drowning Man
- Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Empty Arms)
- Cover Me
- Sudden Stop
- That's How Strong My Love Is
- You Really Got a Hold on Me
- Put a Little Lovin' on Me
Greatest Hits
- When a Man Loves a Woman
- Take Time to Know Her
- My Special Prayer
- It Tears Me Up
- Try a Little Tenderness
- Cover Me
- I've Been Loving You Too Long
- Warm and Tender Love
- Bring It on Home to Me
- That's How Strong My Love Is
- You Really Got a Hold on Me
- Sudden Stop
- If Loving You Is Wrong
- Baby Help Me
- Out of Left Field
- Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Empty Arms)
My Special Prayer
- My Special Prayer
- Out of Left Field
- The Good Love
- Blue Water
- Warm and Tender Love
- If Loving You Is Wrong
- Love Among People
- It Tears Me Up
- Take Time to Know Her
- When a Man Loves a Woman
- You Send Me
- Hard to Be Friends
- I Believe in You
- Make It Good and Make It Last
- Walkin' in the Sun
- I'll Be Your Everything
- Behind Closed Doors
- If This Is the Last Time
If Loving You Is Wrong
- When a Man Loves a Woman
- Walkin' in the Sun
- Behind Closed Doors
- Make It Good and Make It Last
- The Good Love
- I Believe in You
- My Special Prayer
- I'll Be Your Everything
- If This Is the Last Time
- Hard to Be Friends
- Blue Water
- Love Among People
- Take Time to Know Her
- Out of Left Field
- Warm and Tender Love
- It Tears Me Up
- If Loving Is Wrong
- You Send Me
- Try a Little Tenderness
- I've Been Loving You Too Long
Great Hits
- Warm and Tender Love
- Cover Me
- You're Pouring Water on a Drowning Man
- My Special Prayer
- Take Time to Know Her
- My Adorable One
- Sudden Stop
- The Good Love
- Walking in the Sun
- It Tears Me Up
- Make It Good, Make It Last
- Out of Left Field
- Behind Closed Doors
- Just Out of Reach
- Thief in the Night
- When a Man Loves a Woman
22 All Time Greatest Hits
- When a Man Loves a Woman
- Take Time to Know Her
- Warm and Tender Love
- It Tears Me Up
- Cover Me
- Out of Left Field
- Just Out of Reach
- My Special Prayer
- If You've Got the Money
- Personality
- He'll Have to Go
- Dock of the Bay
- A Whiter Shade of Pale
- For the Good Times
- Kiss an Angel Good Morning
- Today I Started Loving You Again
- Hey Good Looking
- Dark End of the Street
- I Still Miss Someone
- Wabash Cannonball
- You Had to Be There
- You're All Around Me
When a Man Loves a Woman
- (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
- You Send Me
- When a Man Loves a Woman
- Warm and Tender Love
- Try a Little Tenderness
- My Special Prayer
- Cover Me
- I've Been Loving You Too Long
- If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Want to Be Right)
- Bring It on Home to Me
- It Tears Me Up
- Tell It Like It Is
- Take Time to Know Her
- Behind Closed Doors
Top Des Stars, Volume 10
- When a Man Loves a Woman
- Walkin' in the Sun
- Behind Closed Doors
- Make It Good and Make It Last
- The Good Love
- I Believe in You
- My Special Prayer
- I'll Be Your Everything
- If This Is the Last Time
- Hard to Be Friends
- Blue Water
- Love Away People
- Take Time to Know Her
- Out of Left Field
- Warm and Tender Love
- It Tears Me Up
The Very Best of Percy Sledge
- When a Man Loves a Woman
- Warm and Tender Love
- It Tears Me Up
- Baby, Help Me
- Out of Left Field
- Cover Me
- Take Time to Know Her
- It's All Wrong but All Right
- Sudden Stop
- Between These Arms
- Bless Your Sweet Little Soul
- My Special Prayer
- True Love Travels on a Gravel Road
- Stop the World Tonight
- I'll Be Your Everything
- You Got Away With Love
- When a Man Loves a Woman (alternate version)
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BLUE WATER
by: Percy SledgeNow a man ain't suppose to cry
But with all this pain inside
All my eyes can see is blue water
No the world ain't suppose to be
Just a drowning sea
There's more for you and me than blue water
Yeah, let's make our morning bright
And I know we're bound to see tomorrow clearly in our sight
Girl, take my hand, tell me you understand
'Cause we don't need to stand in blue water
Now life is a one time trip
And we've got to build our ship
So we won't ever slip into blue water
All you got to do is let yourself go
Just let it over flow
'Cause that river in your soul is just blue water
Yeah, let's make our morning fun
And I know we're bound to see tomorrow clearly in our sight
Girl, take my hand, tell me you understand
'Cause we don't need to stand in blue water
Go dry your tears and try to realize
There's more to what you see
If you open up your eyes
Yeah, it's gonna be alright
I know you're gonna see tomorrow clearly in our sight
Girl, take my hand, tell me that you understand
'Cause we don't need to stand in blue water
We don't need to stand in blue water
Girl, oh, tell me that you understand
We don't need to stand in blue water
Yeah, oh, tell me that you understand
We don't need to stand in blue water
Take my hand, oh, tell me that you understand
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