'When a Man Loves a Woman' is the name of a song originally sung by singer Percy Sledge in the year 1966. It reached the number 1 spot in the Billboard Hot 100 as well as the R&B singles charts that year. The fact that the song is actually based on the chord progression of Pachelbel's 'Canon in D' is notable. The song ranked at no. 54 in the Rolling Stones list of greatest songs of all time. Several remakes of the song were made, the famous one being that by Michael Bolton which was also very successful, and was responsible for getting Bolton a Grammy award. Other artists who did a remake of the song include Bette Midler, Esther Phillips, Kenny Rogers and Stevie Winwood.
'When a Man Loves a Woman' is also the name of a movie starring Andy Garcia and Meg Ryan, revolving around an alcoholic's fight with her addiction and her husband's attempts to help her.
'When a Man Loves a Woman' is also the name of a movie starring Andy Garcia and Meg Ryan, revolving around an alcoholic's fight with her addiction and her husband's attempts to help her.
