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"When a Man Loves a Woman" was Percy Sledge's
first song recorded under contract, and was
released in 1966. The song's inspiration came
when Sledge's girlfriend left him for a
modeling career after he was laid off from
construction job in late 1965. It became not
only an international hit but reached #1 in
the U.S. and was also the first gold record
released by Atlantic Records. The soul anthem
became the cornerstone of Sledge's career,
and was followed by "Warm and Tender Love",
"Take Time to Know Her", and "Cover Me".
Sledge's soulful voice was perfect for the
series of soul ballads produced by Ivy and
Marlin Greene, which rock critic Dave Marsh
called "emotional classics for romantics of
all ages."
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