1966 Top Ten: When a Man Loves a Woman (#7)

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Happy Friday! I’m still in shock over that massive tornado that hit Enid, Oklahoma last night…with no fatalities or major injuries. Thank God! We’ve had nearly 60 tornadoes in the US in the last week, and NO fatalities! People are listening to the warnings! Speaking of listening, here’s a song that’s 60 years old but still great to listen to. #7: When a Man Loves a Woman - Percy Sledge Mercy, it’s Percy!!!! I can’t say anything about this song, because it’s absolutely sublime. (And yes, I still like “Warm and Tender Love” better. ) There are songs that one particular singer “owns,” and this song is Percy Sledge’s. This is a great example of how imperfection is so perfect. The horns played in the wrong key on the track originally. The producer brought in a horn section to re-record that for overdubbing, but somehow that recording got mixed up with the original…and so you have those out-of-tune horns at the end. And you probably didn’t even notice it, did you. You’re just captivated with Sledge’s delivery. Because, at the end of the day, Percy could have sung this with honking car horns in the background and it would still be a classic. When a Man Loves a Woman Written by Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright Recorded by Percy Sledge From When a Man Loves a Woman, 1966 And sleep out in the rain: