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"When a Man Loves a Woman" is a song written by Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright and first recorded by Percy Sledge [1] in 1966 at Norala Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama. It made number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts. [3] Country singer John Wesley Ryles had a minor hit with his version of the song in 1976.
Percy Tyrone Sledge (November 25, 1940 – April 14, 2015) was an American R&B, soul and gospel 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.
"When a Man Loves a Woman" is a song by American singer-songwriter Jody Watley, released in 1994 as the final single from her fourth album, Intimacy (1993). The song peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard R&B Singles Chart and number 33 on the UK Singles Chart , making it Watley's first top-40 hit in the UK since " Friends " in 1989.
When a Man Loves a Woman may refer to: "When a Man Loves a Woman" (song), a song recorded by Percy Sledge "When a Man Loves a Woman" (Jody Watley song) When a Man Loves a Woman, an album recorded by George Lam; When a Man Loves a Woman, a 1994 American romantic drama starring Andy García and Meg Ryan
When a Man Loves a Woman was released in the United States on April 29, 1994. For her performance as an alcoholic mother, Ryan was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Female Actor in a Leading Role. The film's title is taken from the song of the same name by Percy Sledge.
Dewey "Spooner" Lindon Oldham Jr. (born June 14, 1943) [1] [2] is an American songwriter and session musician.An organist, he recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, at FAME Studios as part of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section on such hit R&B songs as Percy Sledge's "When a Man Loves a Woman", Wilson Pickett's "Mustang Sally", and Aretha Franklin's "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)".
Grimm was born in Colorado on the Fort Carson base, [1] moved to Slidell, Louisiana, but later raised in Waveland, Mississippi by his grandparents. [2]During the AGT finals, he revealed that his girlfriend of nearly three years, Lucie Zolcerova, was the inspiration for his performance of "When a Man Loves a Woman".
Fred Astaire singing Hanighen and Mercer's "Poor Mr. Chisholm" in Second Chorus (1940). Bernard D. Hanighen (April 27, 1908 in Omaha, Nebraska – October 19, 1976 in New York City, New York) was an American songwriter and record producer, best known for "When a Woman Loves a Man", and writing lyrics to the jazz composition "'Round Midnight", composed by jazz musician Thelonious Monk.