The Best of Percy Sledge [Curb]

by Percy Sledge

Overview

Percy Sledge's fate and fame will forever rest on the shoulders of his massive 1966 hit, the forlorn ballad "When a Man Loves a Woman." With its funeral pace and churchy organ, coupled with Sledge's pleading, compassionate vocal, "When a Man Loves a Woman" is one of the most fascinatingly desperate songs in pop history. Although he was one of Southern soul's greatest singers, Sledge never got that near the sun again. His take on Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn's "It Tears Me Up" was a great single, though, and his covers of "Dark End of the Street" and Sam Cooke's "Bring It on Home to Me" are solid. Unfortunately, only "When a Man Loves a Woman" is included here, and while Sledge is always a fine country soul singer no matter what he takes on, this set feels a bit like K-Tel covers collection.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/27/1996
Label:	Curb Records
UPC:	0715187777828
catalogNumber:	77778
Rank:	69029

Tracks

1. When a Man Loves a Woman
2. Take Time to Know Her
3. (Wrap Me in Your) Warm and Tender Love
4. Cover Me
5. It Tears Me Up
6. My Special Prayer
7. Tell It Like It Is
8. Try a Little Tenderness
9. I've Been Loving You Too Long
10. Behind Closed Doors

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Percy Sledge   Primary Artist,Vocals

Technical Credits

Joe Simon   Composer
Marlin Greene   Composer
Eddie Hinton   Composer
Stephen Allen Davis   Composer
Bobby Robinson   Composer
Gallico   Composer
Wini Scott   Composer
Ida Irral Berger   Composer
Scott   Composer