When a Man Loves a Woman (song)

This article is about the song by Percy Sledge. For the song by Jody Watley, see When a Man Loves a Woman (Jody Watley song).

"When a Man Loves a Woman"
Single by Percy Sledge
from the album When a Man Loves a Woman
B-side"Love Me Like You Mean It"
ReleasedMarch 1966
RecordedFebruary 17, 1966
StudioNorala (Sheffield, Alabama)
Genre
Length2:54
LabelAtlantic
SongwritersCalvin Lewis, Andrew Wright
ProducersMarlin Greene, Quin Ivy
Percy Sledge singles chronology
"Warm And Tender Love"
(1966) 		"When a Man Loves a Woman"
(1966) 		"Baby, Help Me"
(1967)

"When a Man Loves a Woman" is a song written by Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright and first recorded by American R&B, soul and gospel singer Percy Sledge in 1966 at Norala Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama. It made number one on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100, as well as on the Billboard R&B singles chart. Country singer John Wesley Ryles had a minor hit with his version of the song in 1976. Singer and actress Bette Midler recorded the song and had a top-40 hit with her version in 1980. In 1991, Michael Bolton recorded the song and his version peaked at number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

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