Percy Sledge
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Biography
[Edit]Percy Sledge will forever be associated with "When a Man Loves a Woman," a pleading, soulful ballad he sang with wrenching, convincing anguish and passion. Sledge sang all of his songs that way, delivering them in a powerful rush where he quickly changed from soulful belting to quavering, tearful pleas. It was a voice that made him one of the key figures of deep Southern soul during the late '60s. Sledge recorded at Muscle Shoals studios in Alabama, where he frequently sang songs written by Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn. Not only did he sing deep soul, but Sledge was among the pioneers of country-soul, singing songs by Charlie Rich and Kris Kristofferson in a gritty, passionate style. During the '70s, his commercial success quickly faded away, but Sledge continued to tour and record into the '90s.
While he worked as a hospital nurse in the early '60s, Sledge began his professional music career as a member of the Southern soul vocal group the Esquires Combo. On the advice of local disc jockey Quin Ivy, he went solo in 1966. Ivy fancied himself a record producer and he agreed to help shape Sledge's song "When a Man Loves a Woman" into a full-fledged single, hiring Spooner Oldham to play a distinctive, legato organ phrase. Ivy released the single independently and quickly licensed it to Atlantic Records, who quickly bought out Sledge's contract. "When a Man Loves a Woman" became a huge hit in the summer of 1966, topping both the pop and R&B charts. It was quickly followed that year by two Top Ten R&B hits, "Warm and Tender Love" and "It Tears Me Up," which were both in the vein of his first hit. Although few of his subsequent singles were hits — only "Take Time to Know Her" reached the R&B Top Ten in 1968 — many of the songs, which were often written by Dan Penn and/or Oldham, were acknowledged as classics among soul aficionados.
Despite his strong reputation among deep soul fans, Sledge's sales had declined considerably by the early '70s, and he headed out on the club circuit in America and England. In 1974, he left Atlantic for Capricorn Records, where he surprisingly returned to the R&B Top 20 with "I'll Be Your Everything." Instead of re-igniting his career, the single was a last gasp, as far as chart success was concerned. Over the next two decades he continued to tour, and in the late '80s, "When a Man Loves a Woman" experienced a resurgence in popularity, due to its inclusion in movie soundtracks and in television commercials. Following its appearance in a 1987 Levi commercial in the U.K., the single was re-released and climbed to number two. Two years later, he won the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Career Achievement Award. Sledge was able to turn this revived popularity into a successful career by touring constantly, playing over 100 shows a year into the '90s. In 1994, he released Blue Night, his first collection of new material in over a decade, to uniformly positive reviews.
Title: The Natural Collection - Sweet Soul Hits, Pt. 2
Artist: Percy Sledge
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Best of the Best: Percy Sledge & Dobie Gray (Re-Recorded Versions)
Artist: Percy Sledge, Dobie Gray
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: The Great Percy Sledge
Artist: Percy Sledge
Title: When A Man Loves A Woman - Greatest Hits (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
Artist: Percy Sledge
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Country
Title: The Gospel of Percy Sledge
Artist: Percy Sledge
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel, Rock, Country
Title: Christmas In Dixie (feat. Randy Owen of the Group "Alabama") - Single
Artist: Percy Sledge
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Country
Title: Percy Sledge (Greatest Hits)
Artist: Percy Sledge
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Country, Pop
Title: The Ultimate Performance - When A Man Loves A Woman
Artist: Percy Sledge
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Listener's Digest - Percy Sledge (Re-Recorded Versions)
Artist: Percy Sledge
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Country
Title: When a Man Loves a Woman / Love Me Like You Mean It [Digital 45] - Single
Artist: Percy Sledge
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Country, Pop
Title: The Ultimate Performance - When a Man Loves a Woman (Re-Recorded Versions)
Artist: Percy Sledge
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Country
Title: The Soul Troubadors (Re-Recorded Versions)
Artist: Percy Sledge, Eddie Floyd, Clarence Carter
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Country
Title: Percy Sledge: Greatest Hits (Re-Recorded Version)
Artist: Percy Sledge
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock
Title: Essential Classics, Vol. 494: Percy Sledge (CD1)
Artist: Percy Sledge
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Essential Classics, Vol. 494: Percy Sledge (CD2)
Artist: Percy Sledge
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Percy Sledge - Greatest Hits
Artist: Percy Sledge
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Country, Pop
Title: 22 All-Time Greatest Hits (Re-Recorded Versions)
Artist: Percy Sledge
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: When a Man Loves a Woman (Re-Recorded Version)
Artist: Percy Sledge
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Country, Pop
Title: Best of Percy Sledge (Original Artist Re-Recording)
Artist: Percy Sledge
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Country
Title: Two of a Kind - Percy Sledge & Wilson Pickett
Artist: Wilson Pickett, Percy Sledge
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Country
Collections
Title: 100 Hits Soul (CD02)
Genre: Soul
Title: Las 500 Mejores Canciones De La Historia (CD03)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Rock & Roll, World Music, Pop
Title: 100 Film Classics (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, Soul, Jazz, World Music, Latin, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Funk, Classical
Title: Las 101 Mejores Baladas Del Universo (CD4)
Genre: Rock
Title: 25 Super Oldies (CD3)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits 1966
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Greatest Ballads Volume 2
Title: Rock And Roll Enganchados - 60s 70s (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Beg, Scream & Shout! The Big Ol' Box Of '60s Soul
Genre: Soul
Title: Soul Explosion
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Funk
Title: RocknRoll Vol 7 (Best Love Songs) (CD1)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: The Best Panpipes Album In The World Ever (CD2)
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: A Road Leading Home
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Rock, Country, Pop
Title: Oldie Hit-Box (CD7)
Genre: Pop
Title: Memphis Soul Stew
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: My Kind Of Music: A Fine Romance
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Sexy: Romantic Love Songs (CD3: Only You)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Kings Of Hip Hop (CD1 Breaks - DJ Premier)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Funk
Title: Sweet Soul Music 1966
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel
Title: Sweet Soul Music 1968
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel
Title: Rádio Nostalgia (CD1) / Radio Nostalgia (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, Latin, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: MINI - The Car, The Cult And The Swinging Beats (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: MINI - The Car, The Cult And The Swinging Beats (CD2)
Genre: Rock
Title: Northern Soul The Collection (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Summer Wine - Hot Love Songs (CD2)
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Twogether - Soul (Le Meilleur Des Hits Soul & R&B)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: The Fab Sixties (Volume 05)
Title: The Ultimate Collection: 60s Classics (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Pop
Title: 70s Incontournables
Title: BIG BLACK HITS OF THE 60 S (CD2)
Genre: Soul
Title: Smoothfm All Time Top 50 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Natural High: All Time Greatest Slow Jams, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Kuschelrock 1 (CD2)
Title: Best Of The 60s (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Las 100 Mejores Canciones De Los 60 Y 70 (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Ultimate Rhythm & Black Collection (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Las 100 Mejores Canciones De Amor Vol 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Metal-Hard Rock Covers 216
Genre: Black Metal, Gothic Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Gothic Metal, Heavy Metal
Title: Metal-Hard Rock Covers 184
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Punk, Metal, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal
Title: 120 Hits - Greatest Hits Soul And R&B (CD7)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Funk, Psychedelic
Title: 120 Hits - Greatest Hits Soul And R&B (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Funk, Psychedelic
Title: 120 Hits - Greatest Hits Soul And R&B (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Funk, Psychedelic
Title: My Perfect List 60 Titres SOUL 1 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: My Perfect List 60 Titres SOUL Vol. 2 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Atlantic Gold - 100 Soul Classics (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Atlantic Gold - 100 Soul Classics (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Oldies But Goodies, Vol. 9
Genre: Soul, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: The Sixties Album: The Album Of The Decade (CD1)
Genre: Soul, Pop, Instrumental
Title: 60s - Back To The Sixties (CD06)
Genre: Rock
Title: The Sixties Album (CD1)
Genre: Soul, Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop, Funk
Title: Jukebox Hits Of 1966 Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Sugar Sugar and More #1 Hits
Artist: John Fred, John Fred & His Playboy Band, Gallery, Archies
Title: Muscle Shoals Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: 22 Great American Classics
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack, Vocal & Symphonic
Title: Karaoke - Singing to the Hits: Soul Style (Rerecorded Version)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre:
Title: Jersey Days - Boys & Girls That Rocked (Re-Recorded Versions)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock
Title: Super Tracks & Great Singers, Vol. 13
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Happy Valentine's Day - I Love You (CD1)
Artist: Happy Valentine's Day
Title: Peaches Vol. 2 (CD1)
Artist: Pick Of The Crop
Genre: Soul, Rock, Blues Rock, World Music, Pop, Folk
Title: Music & Highlights: Famous Love Songs, Vol. 1
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: In the Summertime
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, Dance Pop