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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#TitleRatingLength
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 (drummer and producer) (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 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), 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
publisher:
Pronto (BMI‐affiliated publishing company)
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
cover recording of:
My Adorable One
writer:
Ida Irral Berger and Clara Thompson (promoter, record label owner, songwriter)
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)
cover recording of:
Love Makes the World Go Round
lyricist and composer:
Deon Jackson
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:
Duane Music Inc., Pronto Music (publisher), Quinvy Music Publishing Company, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 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:
Duane Music Inc., Pronto Music (publisher), Quinvy Music Publishing Company, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 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
cover recording of:
A Sweet Woman Like You
lyricist and composer:
Joe Tex (American southern soul musician)
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
cover recording of:
I Stand Accused
writer:
Billy Butler (60-70s R&B singer) and Jerry Butler (soul singer)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
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
cover recording of:
Oh How Happy
lyricist:
Charles Hatcher
composer:
Charles Hatcher and Edwin Starr
publisher:
Motown Music
2:29
27I’m Hanging Up My Heart for You
cover recording of:
Hanging Up My Heart for You
writer:
John Berry (songwriter from the 50s-60s) and Don Covay
2:37
28Little Girl
2:57
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#TitleRatingLength
1Behind Every Great Man There’s a Woman (single A‐side)
2:50
2It Can’t Be Stopped (single A‐side)
3:15
3Baby, Help Me
recording of:
Baby Help Me
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Womack
2:39
4Out of Left Field
recording of:
Out of Left Field
writer:
Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
3:15
5You Send Me
vocals:
Percy Sledge (in 1967)
recorded at:
Quinvy Recording Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (in 1967)
cover recording of:
You Send Me
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
additional writer:
L. C. Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), 日本アブコ音楽出版 (ABKCO Japan Publishing), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
3:07
6Drown in My Own Tears
vocals:
Percy Sledge (in 1967)
recorded at:
Quinvy Recording Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (in 1967)
4:00
7I Had a Talk With My Woman
vocals:
Percy Sledge (in 1967)
recorded at:
Quinvy Recording Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (in 1967)
3:22
8What Am I Living For
vocals:
Percy Sledge (in 1967)
recorded at:
Quinvy Recording Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (in 1967)
cover recording of:
What Am I Living For? (in 1967)
writer:
Art Harris and Fred Jay
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
2:27
9You Don’t Miss Your Water
vocals:
Percy Sledge (in 1967)
recorded at:
Quinvy Recording Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (in 1967)
cover recording of:
You Don’t Miss Your Water
lyricist and composer:
William Bell
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
3:03
10Tell It Like It Is
cover recording of:
Tell It Like It Is
writer:
George Davis (US musician & songwriter George Richard Davis Jr., guitar, bass, saxophone, oboe) and Lee Diamond
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Olrap Publishing Co., Inc.
2:59
11I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (to Stop Now)
cover recording of:
I’ve Been Loving You Too Long
writer:
Jerry Butler (soul singer) (in 1965) and Otis Redding (in 1965)
publisher:
East (US publishing company affiliated with BMI), Time (US publishing entity affiliated with BMI) and Wildwood Music Ltd.
2:45
12Pledging My Love
vocals:
Percy Sledge (in 1967)
recorded at:
Quinvy Recording Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (in 1967)
2:51
13My Special Prayer
vocals:
Percy Sledge (in 1967)
recorded at:
Quinvy Recording Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (in 1967)
recording of:
My Special Prayer
lyricist and composer:
Wini Scott
publisher:
Peter Maurice (publisher) (in 1972)
43:02
14The Dark End of the Street
cover recording of:
The Dark End of the Street
writer:
Chips Moman and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
2:45
15Just Out of Reach (of My Two Open Arms)
cover recording of:
Just Out of Reach (of My Two Empty Arms)
lyricist and composer:
Virgil F. Stewart
publisher:
Sony / ATV Acuff Rose Music
3:32
16High Cost of Leaving
3:01
17It’s All Wrong but It’s Alright (stereo version)
recording of:
It’s All Wrong but It’s Alright
writer:
Marlin Greene (’60s teen artist, writer & engineer) and Eddie Hinton
2:57
18Hard to Believe (single A‐side)
2:21
19Just Out of Reach (of My Two Open Arms) (single version)
cover recording of:
Just Out of Reach (of My Two Empty Arms)
lyricist and composer:
Virgil F. Stewart
publisher:
Sony / ATV Acuff Rose Music
2:27
20Cover Me
recording of:
Cover Me
writer:
Marlin Greene (’60s teen artist, writer & engineer) and Eddie Hinton
22:59
21Take Time to Know Her
producer:
Marlin Greene (’60s teen artist, writer & engineer) and Quin Ivy
recording of:
Take Time to Know Her (on 1968-02-01)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Allen Davis (American singer-songwriter, born October 4, 1949 in Hendersonville, Tennessee)
writer:
Stephen Allen Davis (American singer-songwriter, born October 4, 1949 in Hendersonville, Tennessee) and Al Gallico
2:54
22It’s All Wrong but It’s Alright (single version)
recording of:
It’s All Wrong but It’s Alright
writer:
Marlin Greene (’60s teen artist, writer & engineer) and Eddie Hinton
2:53
23Feed the Flame
2:24
24Sudden Stop (stereo version)
recording of:
Sudden Stop
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Russell
2:46
25Come Softly to Me
recording of:
Come Softly to Me
writer:
Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis and Gary Troxel (The Fleetwoods’ lead singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell Morris, EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and Unart Music Corp. (in 1958, in 1959)
2:55
26Spooky
cover recording of:
Spooky
lyricist:
Buddy Buie and J. R. Cobb
composer:
Harry Middlebrooks and Mike Shapiro (saxophonist, composer of Spooky)
publisher:
Bike Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
is based on:
Spooky (instrumental)
2:52
27Between These Arms (stereo version)
2:39
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#TitleRatingLength
1Sudden Stop (single A‐side)
recording of:
Sudden Stop
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Russell
3:01
2Between These Arms (single B‐side)
2:38
3You’re All Around Me
recording of:
You’re All Around Me
writer:
Donnie Fritts and Eddie Hinton
2:53
4Self Preservation (single B‐side)
2:32
5Wanted
2:36
6Bless Your Little Sweet Soul (single B‐side)
3:00
7Any Day Now (single A‐side)
cover recording of:
Any Day Now
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Bourne Music Co., Hee Bee Dooinit Music, Plan Two Music Inc. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:50
8The Angels Listened In (single B‐side)
cover recording of:
The Angels Listened In
writer:
Sid Faust and Billy Dawn Smith (r&b singer, songwriter)
2:32
9Standing on the Mountain (single A‐side)
2:22
10Keep Your Arms Around Me
2:41
11Kind Woman (single A‐side)
cover recording of:
Kind Woman
lyricist and composer:
Richie Furay
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Richie Furay Music (BMI) and Springalo Toones (BMI)
4:52
12Woman of the Night (single B‐side)
3:10
13Push Mr. Pride Aside (single version)
recording of:
Push Mr. Pride Aside
writer:
Billy Cox
3:18
14Baby, Baby, Baby
cover recording of:
Baby, Baby, Baby
writer:
Aretha Franklin and Carolyn Franklin
publisher:
Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc. and Pronto Music (publisher)
3:06
15True Love Travels on a Gravel Road (single A‐side)
cover recording of:
True Love Travels on a Gravel Road
writer:
Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician) and Arthur Leo “Doodle” Owens (American country music singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc., Blue Crest Music, Inc. (on 1968-08-22) and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (on 1968-08-22)
2:51
16Faithful and True (single B‐side)
2:51
17Too Many Rivers to Cross
cover recording of:
Many Rivers to Cross
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff (Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician)
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc., Island Music (Island Music Ltd.), Polygram Music, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Island Music Ltd. (from 1992 to present)
3:08
18Set Me Free
cover recording of:
Set Me Free
writer and composer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
2:44
19Cotton Mill Man
2:40
20Love’s Where Life Begins
cover recording of:
Love’s Where Life Begins (in 1970-02)
writer:
Arthur Alexander (country soul singer) and Dale Ward
2:18
21Let It Be Me
recording of:
Let It Be Me
lyricist:
Pierre Delanoë
composer:
Gilbert Bécaud
translator:
Mann Curtis
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing France, EMA-Suisse, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
translated version of:
Je t’appartiens
3:12
22Blow Out the Sun
2:41
23I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You
cover recording of:
I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You
writer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
Abigail Music, BMG Music, BMG Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal Music Careers and Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
recording of:
I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You
writer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
Abigail Music, BMG Music, BMG Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal Music Careers and Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3:01
24Stop the World Tonight (single A‐side)
3:14
25Help Me Make It Through the Night (single B‐side)
3:15
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