When a man loves a woman Can't keep his mind on nothin' else He'll trade the world For the good things he's found If she's bad, he can't see it She can do no wrong Turn his back on his best friend If he puts her down When a man loves a woman Spend his very last dime Tryin' to hold on to what he needs He'd give up all his comforts And sleep out in the rain If she said that's the way It ought to be Well this man loves a woman I gave you everything I had Tryin' to hold on to your high class love Baby, please don't treat me bad When a man loves a woman Deep down in his soul She can bring him such misery If she plays him for a fool He's the last one to know Lovin' eyes can never see When a man loves a woman He can never do her wrong He'd never want some other girl Yes when a man loves a woman I know exactly how he feels 'Cause, baby, baby, baby You're my world
When a man loves a woman Can't keep his mind on nothin' else He'll trade the world For the good things he's found If she's bad, he can't see it She can do no wrong Turn his back on his best friend If he puts her down When a man loves a woman Spend his very last dime Tryin' to hold on to what he needs He'd give up all his comforts And sleep out in the rain If she said that's the way It ought to be Well this man loves a woman I gave you everything I had Tryin' to hold on to your high class love Baby, please don't treat me bad When a man loves a woman Deep down in his soul She can bring him such misery If she plays him for a fool He's the last one to know Lovin' eyes can never see When a man loves a woman He can never do her wrong He'd never want some other girl Yes when a man loves a woman I know exactly how he feels 'Cause, baby, baby, baby You're my world
A gravação de “When a Man Loves a Woman” foi feita em 1966 nas proximidades de Muscle Shoals, Alabama, em Sheffield, com a participação de músicos como Spooner Oldham ( órgão), Marlin Greene (guitarra), Albert “Junior” Lowe (baixo) e Roger Hawkins (bateria).
Embora a canção seja creditada a Calvin Lewis e Andrew Wright, Percy Sledge revelou em entrevista de 2008 que ele próprio escreveu a música e cedeu os créditos a eles.
O single alcançou o primeiro lugar tanto nas paradas Billboard Hot 100 quanto nas de R&B nos Estados Unidos.
No Reino Unido, a versão original chegou ao número quatro em 1966 e voltou ao número dois em 1987 após ser usada em um comercial da Levi’s.
A faixa foi incluída na lista da Rolling Stone de “500 maiores músicas de todos os tempos”, ocupando a posição 54.
“When a Man Loves a Woman” abre o filme de 1992 “The Crying Game”, contribuindo para a sua reaparição cultural.
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