Percy Sledge - The Soulful Sound of Percy Sledge

Percy Sledge had a massive hit with his first recording, the desperate "When a Man Loves a Woman," perhaps the most misunderstood song in pop history. Propped with a funereal organ line, Sledge delivers a classic vocal about the pitiful degradations of being hopelessly, dangerously in love. That it is regarded as a classic love song is ironic at best. It is a song about love, certainly, but not the devotional kind, exploring instead the destructive, obsessive side of the subject. Brilliantly sung, "When a Man Loves a Woman" hit the top of the charts in 1966. Read More