The Atlantic Recordings

~ Release by Percy Sledge (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Disc 1, Tracks 1-11 released as When a Man Loves a Woman (Atlantic SD-8125, 1966)
Disc 1, Tracks 12-13, 17-23 and 25-28 released as Warm and Tender Soul (Atlantic SD-8132, 1966)
Disc 2, Tracks 5-15 released as The Percy Sledge Way (Atlantic SD-8146, 1967)
Disc 1, Track 16 and Disc 2, Tracks 3-4 16-17, 20-21 and 23-27 released as Take Time to Know Her (Atlantic SD-8180, 1968)
Disc 1, Track 24, Disc 3, Tracks 18, 21 and 23 and Disc 4, Tracks 4, 6 and 11 released on The Golden Voice of Soul (Midi (DE) 20 085, 1974)

Annotation last modified on 2015-09-16 00:32 UTC.

Tracklist

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1When a Man Loves a Woman
producer:
Marlin Greene (’60s teen artist, writer & engineer) and Quin Ivy
double bass:
Albert Lowe Jr. (American guitarist, bassist, and songwriter) (on 1966-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1966-02-17)
farfisa [farfisa organ]:
Spooner Oldham (on 1966-02-17)
guitar:
Marlin Greene (’60s teen artist, writer & engineer) (on 1966-02-17)
vocals:
Percy Sledge (on 1966-02-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HHO Ltd. (The Henry Hadaway Organisation Ltd., music licensing), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (, in 1966) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Norala Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (on 1966-02-17)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 54) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
When a Man Loves a Woman (on 1966-02-17)
writer:
Calvin Lewis, Percy Sledge and Andrew Wright (US keyboardist)
publisher:
Mijac Music, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Pronto Music, Inc. (publisher) (from 1966 to present), Quinvy Music Publishing Company, Inc. (from 1966 to present), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (from 1966 to present), Pronto (BMI‐affiliated publishing company) (in 1972) and Quinvy (record company and publisher) (in 1972)
4.352:56
2Love Me Like You Mean It
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1966-04-21)
vocals:
Percy Sledge (on 1966-04-21)
2:28
3You Fooled Me
recorded in:
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1966-02-17)
vocals:
Percy Sledge (on 1966-02-17)
2:35
4You're Pouring Water on a Drowning Man
recorded in:
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1966-02-17)
vocals:
Percy Sledge (on 1966-02-17)
recording of:
Pouring Water on a Drowning Man (on 1966-02-17)
writer:
Drew Baker and Danny McCormick
2:23
5Love Me All the Way
recorded in:
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1966-02-17)
vocals:
Percy Sledge (on 1966-02-17)
2:32
6Thief in the Night
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1966-04-21)
vocals:
Percy Sledge (on 1966-04-21)
2:27
7Put a Little Lovin' on Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1966-04-21)
vocals:
Percy Sledge (on 1966-04-21)
recording of:
Put a Little Lovin' on Me
lyricist and composer:
David Wilkins (Country singer, songwriter and pianist)
2:44
8My Adorable One
2:42
9Love Makes the World Go Round
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1966-04-21)
vocals:
Percy Sledge (on 1966-04-21)
2:43
10When She Touches Me (Nothing Else Matters)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1966-04-21)
vocals:
Percy Sledge (on 1966-04-21)
2:32
11Success
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1966-04-21)
vocals:
Percy Sledge (on 1966-04-21)
3:01
12It Tears Me Up
recording of:
It Tears Me Up
writer:
Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
2:48
13Warm and Tender Love
recording of:
Warm and Tender Love
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Robinson
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell North America
cover recording of:
Warm and Tender Love
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Robinson
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell North America
3:20
14Sugar Puddin' (single B-Side)
2:17
15You've Got That Something Wonderful (single A-Side)
2:23
16I Love Everything About You
2:18
17So Much Love
vocals:
Percy Sledge (on 1966-09-23)
cover recording of:
So Much Love (on 1966-09-23)
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
3:05
18A Sweet Woman Like You
vocals:
Percy Sledge
2:30
19Love Me Tender
cover recording of:
Love Me Tender
lyricist:
Ken Darby (in 1956)
additional writer:
Vera Matson (in 1956) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (in 1956)
composer:
George R. Poulton (in 1861)
publisher:
Aberbach Musikverlag (German publisher), ABG Elvis Songs, Carlin Music Corporation, Chrysalis Songs, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Elvis Presley Music Susan Aberbach Trust, R&H Music, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Williamson Music Company and Elvis Presley Music (from 1956 to present)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
is based on:
Aura Lea
43:06
20Heart of a Child
vocals:
Percy Sledge
2:48
21You've Really Got a Hold on Me
vocals:
Percy Sledge
2:54
22I Stand Accused
vocals:
Percy Sledge
3:22
23Try a Little Tenderness
vocals:
Percy Sledge
cover recording of:
Try a Little Tenderness
lyricist:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher) and Reginald Connelly
composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Recordi ex Recordi G.&C., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp., Warner Chappell and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (on 1932-11-04)
42:48
24With Every Beat of My Heart
2:57
25That's How Strong My Love Is
recording of:
That’s How Strong My Love Is
lyricist and composer:
Roosevelt Jamison
publisher:
Three Wise Boys Music LLC
2:04
26Oh How Happy
2:29
27I'm Hanging Up My Heart for You
2:37
28Little Girl
2:57
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