Name: The Best of Percy Sledge by Percy Sledge
Brand: Percy Sledge
SKU: 075678144363
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4.5 (84 reviews)

COMPILATION

This nice, 12-song budget reissue of Percy's vinyl album for Atlantic features the hits "When a Man Loves a Woman," "Take Time to Know Her," and "It Tears Me Up," along with interesting covers like "The Dark End of the Street" and "Just Out of Reach." If you're only going to buy one Percy Sledge best-of package, this is it.
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1. When a Man Loves a Woman

by Percy Sledge

Primary Artist: Percy Sledge; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Albert "junior" Lowe; Performer
Bass Guitar: Albert "junior" Lowe; Performer
Drums: Roger Hawkins; Performer
Guitar: Marlin Greene; Performer
Organ: Spooner Oldham; Performer
Piano: Spooner Oldham; Performer
Saxophone: Andrew Love; Performer
Trumpet: Wayne Jackson
Gene "bowlegs" Miller; Performer
Vocals: Percy Sledge; Performer
Composer: Calvin Houston Lewis
Andrew James Wright; Composer
Producer: Marlin Greene
Quin Ivy; Production
Additional Guitar: Don Srygley; Other

2. Out of Left Field

by Percy Sledge

Primary Artist: Percy Sledge; Main Performer
Vocals: Percy Sledge; Performer
Composer: Dan Penn
Spooner Oldham; Composer
Producer: Marlin Greene
Quin Ivy; Production
Unknown Contributor Role: Thierry Amsallem
Claude Nobs
Andree Buchler; Other

3. Take Time to Know Her

by Percy Sledge

Primary Artist: Percy Sledge; Main Performer
Vocals: Percy Sledge; Performer
Composer: Steve Davis; Composer
Producer: Marlin Greene
Quin Ivy; Production

4. Warm and Tender Love

by Percy Sledge

Primary Artist: Percy Sledge; Main Performer
Composer: Bobby Robinson
Robinson
Ida Irral Berger
Irral Ida Berger
C. Thompson; Composer
Vocals: Percy Sledge; Performer
Producer: Marlin Greene
Quin Ivy; Production

5. Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Empty Arms)

by Percy Sledge

Primary Artist: Percy Sledge; Main Performer
Vocals: Percy Sledge; Performer
Composer: V. F. Stewart; Composer
Producer: Marlin Greene
Quin Ivy; Production

6. The Dark End of the Street

by Percy Sledge

Primary Artist: Percy Sledge; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Jerry Eddleman
Susan Coleman
Mary Halladay
Jeanie Greene
Donna Thatcher; Performer
Bass Guitar: Albert "junior" Lowe
David Hood; Performer
Bass Guitar: David Hood
Albert "junior" Lowe; Performer
Drums: Roger Hawkins; Performer
Guitar: Marlin Greene
Eddie Hinton
Jimmy Johnson; Performer
Horn: Carl Jackson
Grailor Price
Wesley Fredic
Carl Gholston; Performer
Organ: Jerry Weaver; Performer
Piano: Spooner Oldham; Performer
Vocals: Percy Sledge; Performer
Composer: Chips Moman
Dan Penn; Composer
Producer: Marlin Greene
Quin Ivy; Production

7. Cover Me

by Percy Sledge

Primary Artist: Percy Sledge; Main Performer
Vocals: Percy Sledge; Performer
Composer: Elgin
Eddie Hinton
Marlin R. Greene
Marlin Greene; Composer
Lyricist: Marlin R. Greene
Eddie Hinton
Elgin; Composer
Producer: Marlin Greene
Quin Ivy; Production
Unknown Contributor Role: Thierry Amsallem
Andree Buchler
Claude Nobs; Other

8. Sudden Stop

by Percy Sledge

Primary Artist: Percy Sledge; Main Performer
Vocals: Percy Sledge; Performer
Composer: Bobby Russell; Composer
Producer: Quin Ivy
Marlin Greene; Production
Unknown Contributor Role: Thierry Amsallem
Claude Nobs
Andree Buchler; Other

9. Baby Help Me

by Percy Sledge

Primary Artist: Percy Sledge; Main Performer
Engineer: Marlin Greene
Quin Ivy; Production
Vocals: Percy Sledge; Performer
Composer: Bobby Womack; Composer
Producer: Quin Ivy
Marlin Greene; Production

10. It Tears Me Up

by Percy Sledge

Primary Artist: Percy Sledge; Main Performer
Composer: Lindon Oldham
Dan Penn
Spooner Oldham; Composer
Vocals: Percy Sledge; Performer
Producer: Marlin Greene
Quin Ivy; Production

11. My Special Prayer

by Percy Sledge

Primary Artist: Percy Sledge; Main Performer
Vocals: Percy Sledge; Performer
Composer: Joe Simon; Composer
Lyricist: Joe Simon; Composer
Producer: Marlin Greene
Quin Ivy; Production

12. You're All Around Me

by Percy Sledge

Primary Artist: Percy Sledge; Main Performer
Vocals: Percy Sledge; Performer
Composer: D. Fritts
E. Hinton; Composer
Producer: Marlin Greene
Quin Ivy; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

12 tracks available

Type

COMPILATION

Format

Digital Media

Duration

36 minutes and 10 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1000x1000 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

10/12 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

R&B, Soul

Label

Atlantic Records

Music Distribution Service

Warner

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1968

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

75678144363

Shopping cart

Notification

The Best of Percy Sledge

1. When a Man Loves a Woman

2. Out of Left Field

3. Take Time to Know Her

4. Warm and Tender Love

5. Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Empty Arms)

6. The Dark End of the Street

7. Cover Me

8. Sudden Stop

9. Baby Help Me

10. It Tears Me Up

11. My Special Prayer

12. You're All Around Me

Technical Specifications

The Best of Percy Sledge

Product information

Release options

1. When a Man Loves a Woman

2. Out of Left Field

3. Take Time to Know Her

4. Warm and Tender Love

5. Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Empty Arms)

6. The Dark End of the Street

7. Cover Me

8. Sudden Stop

9. Baby Help Me

10. It Tears Me Up

11. My Special Prayer

12. You're All Around Me

Technical Specifications