When a Man Loves a Woman

~ Song

Annotation

actually written by Percy Sledge, but credited to Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright.

Annotation last modified on 2012-10-02 04:15 UTC.

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writer:	Calvin Lewis Andrew Wright (US keyboardist)

publisher:	Mijac Music Pronto Music, Inc. (publisher) Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) Warner Chappell North America Warner/Chappell Pronto Music (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) Quinvy (record company and publisher) (in 1972)

publisher:

Mijac Music
Pronto Music, Inc. (publisher)
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Warner Chappell North America
Warner/Chappell
Pronto Music (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)
Quinvy (record company and publisher) (in 1972)

SecondHandSongs:	https://secondhandsongs.com/work/100 [info]
Songfacts:	http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=673 [info]
Wikidata:	Q2456757 [info]

referred to in medleys:	Slow Medley
later parody versions:	When a Man Lives in Shoreham
later translated versions:	Quand un homme perd ses rêves

Recordings

Date	Title	Attributes	Artist	Length
	recordings
1966-02-17	When a Man Loves a Woman (stereo)		Percy Sledge	2:53
1966-09-19	When a Man Loves a Woman (mono)	cover	Eddie Harris	6:10
1966-09-19	When a Man Loves a Woman (stereo)	instrumental	Eddie Harris	6:18
1967-06-07	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover and instrumental	Wes Montgomery	2:55
1968-06-24 – 1968-06-25	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover	Louis Van Dyke	3:12
1968-09-10	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover and instrumental	Shirley Scott	7:00
1970-04-07	When a Man Loves a Woman	instrumental	Yusef Lateef	3:18
1974-03	When a Man Loves a Woman	instrumental and live	Takashi Mizuhashi Quartet	11:50
1992-11-17	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover and instrumental	Shirley Scott	3:52
1996-03-14	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover, instrumental and live	Eddie Harris	5:50
1996-03	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover and instrumental	Bernard "Pretty" Purdie	4:38
1997-02-05	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover and instrumental	Houston Person	4:37
2005-03-15	When a Man Loves a Woman (live, 2004-03-15: Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, NY, USA)	live	Percy Sledge	4:50
2007-03-31 – 2007-04-01	When a Man Loves a Woman	instrumental	Teekkaritorvet	2:27
2011-10-25 – 2011-10-26	When a Man Loves a Woman	live	Percy Sledge	5:29
2011-10	Behind the Scenes at the Solicious Rehearsals, Part 1	live and partial	Cliff Richard	6:49
	Platoon: When a Man Loves a Woman	cover	Starshine Orchestra & Singers	3:01
	Soul Smooch: Stand by Me / Spanish Harlem / Rainy Night in Georgia / When a Man Loves a Woman / Easy / Ain’t no Sunshine / On Broadway	medley	Ben E. King / Ben E. King / Brook Benton / Percy Sledge / Clarence Carter / Al Jarreau / The Drifters	8:28
	When a Man Like a Woman		Percy Sledge	2:55
	When a Man Love a Woman		Richard Clayderman	2:57
	When a man loves a woman		Percy Sledge	2:56
	When a man loves a woman		Percy Sledge	2:55
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover	Demis Roussos	5:33
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover	The Elgins	3:08
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	2:48
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover	Aaron Neville	3:25
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover	Karen Dalton	2:59
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover	King Curtis	2:54
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover	Ronnie McDowell	3:21
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover	Gregorian	4:54
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover	John Cowan	4:32
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover	The Elgins	2:47
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover	Laura Lee	3:18
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover	Natalie Cole	3:44
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	2:59
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	2:48
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	2:59
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	2:19
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover	Kay Starr	3:18
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	?:??
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover and instrumental	Richard Elliot	4:11
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover	Lou Rawls	3:40
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover	Johnny Rivers	3:55
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover and instrumental	[unknown]	3:42
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover	Ken Ishiwata	4:18
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover	The John Schroeder Orchestra	3:31
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover	Luba	5:02
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover and instrumental	Joaquim Sanchez & Pipes of the Enamorates	3:39
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover	The Spencer Davis Group	3:08
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover	Lee Towers	3:34
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover	The Soldiers	3:39
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	2:49
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover	Helmut Lotti	3:31
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover	[unknown]	4:20
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover and instrumental	Florida State University Marching Chiefs	1:50
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	2:47
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover	Michael Bolton	3:36
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	2:49
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover	Burton Cummings	3:02
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover	Art Garfunkel	4:14
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	2:48
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	3:29
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover	Flemming Bamse Jørgensen	4:46
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover	Art Garfunkel	4:30
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover	Pacific Gas & Electric	4:33
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	3:05
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover and instrumental	Richard Clayderman	2:51
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover and instrumental	Richard Alden and His Orchestra	3:42
	When a Man Loves a Woman (stereo)		Percy Sledge	2:53
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	3:11
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	2:48
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	2:57
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	2:49
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	3:06
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	3:57
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	2:59
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	3:00
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	3:06
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	3:57
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	?:??
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	2:52
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	2:59
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	2:59
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	2:59
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	2:55
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	?:??
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	2:34
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	2:45
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	2:59
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	2:59
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	4:13
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	3:57
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	2:44
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	3:00
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	2:59
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	2:47
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	3:01
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	2:59
	When a Man Loves a Woman		Percy Sledge	3:59
	When a Man Loves a Woman	cover and instrumental	Richard Clayderman	2:55
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