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A soulful expression of deep, comforting love
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3 catalog entries, grouped by year.
About Percy Sledge
Percy Sledge developed as a singer around Leighton and Sheffield, Alabama, performing with the Esquires before recording with producers Quin Ivy and Marlin Greene. When a Man Loves a Woman introduced his expressive delivery to a broad audience. Further recordings included Warm and Tender Love, It Tears Me Up and Take Time to Know Her. His work with Muscle Shoals-area songwriters and musicians became part of Southern soul's enduring catalog of emotionally direct ballads.
Artist background sources
Percy Sledge - Alabama Music Hall of Fame
Read local performance, Ivy/Greene, named recordings and Muscle Shoals songwriting links. Omit erroneous first-gold claim, comeback-year inconsistency, sales and rankings. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
1966
When a Man Loves a Woman
Percy SledgeReported release: 1966Date needs verification
Source year-end #31Supplied note - not independently verified
Sledge's personal experience with heartbreak and love
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Artist background available
Percy Sledge developed as a singer around Leighton and Sheffield, Alabama, performing with the Esquires before recording with producers Quin Ivy and Marlin Greene. When a Man Loves a Woman introduced his expressive...
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