Escrita por
Calvin Lewis e Andrew Wright, foi gravada por Percy Sledge, em 17 de
fevereiro de 1966, nos Norala Studios, em Sheffield, Alabama. Foi
lançada em março de 1966 num compacto que tinha Love me like you
mean it.
Chegou ao
número 1 nos charts pop e nos charts de R&B. Chegou também ao
número 2 no Reino Unido. É a música de número 53 da lista da
revista Rolling Stone das 500 maiores canções de todos os tempos.
Bette Midler
regravou-a em 1980 e em 1991 foi a vez de Michael Bolton, ambos
tambem com sucesso de charts.
Foi também
regravada por The Spencer Davis Group, por Burton Cummings, Kenny
Rogers, Jerry Butler, Jerry Lee Lewis, Art Garfunkel e muitos outros
artistas.
A letra:
When a man
loves a woman,
Can't keep his mind on nothin' else,
He'd change the world for the good thing he's found.
If she is bad, he can't see it,
She can do no wrong,
Turn his back on his best friend if he put her down.
Can't keep his mind on nothin' else,
He'd change the world for the good thing he's found.
If she is bad, he can't see it,
She can do no wrong,
Turn his back on his best friend if he put her down.
When a man
loves a woman,
He'll 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.
He'll 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 you, woman.
I gave you everything I have,
Tryin' to hold on to your heartless love.
Baby, please don't treat me bad.
I gave you everything I have,
Tryin' to hold on to your heartless love.
Baby, please don't treat me bad.
When a man
loves a woman,
Down deep in his soul,
She can bring him such misery.
If she is playin' him for a fool,
He's the last one to know.
Lovin' eyes can never see.
Down deep in his soul,
She can bring him such misery.
If she is playin' him for a fool,
He's the last one to know.
Lovin' eyes can never see.
When a man
loves a woman
He can do her no wrong,
He can never want
Some other girl.
Yes,When a man loves a woman
I know exactly how he feels,
'Cause baby, baby, you're my world
When a man loves a woman....
He can do her no wrong,
He can never want
Some other girl.
Yes,When a man loves a woman
I know exactly how he feels,
'Cause baby, baby, you're my world
When a man loves a woman....
A versão de
Percy Sledge:
A versão de
Michael Bolton:
A versão de
Bette Midler:
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