Song of the day November 2 2023

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11 months ago Brian

Michael Bolton's cover of Percy Sledge's classic, "When A Man Loves A Woman", topped the US Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts in 1991, marking Bolton's second US number-one hit. The song, featured on his seventh studio album, garnered Bolton a Grammy Award. Bolton's version was the final song to chart on Billboard's old system based on sales and airplay reports.

Today’s song is by Michael Bolton with his cover song When A Man Loves A Woman. On November 2 1991, this song was the #1 Adult Contemporary song with his remake of the Percy Sledge classic. This version was recorded live and had to be restarted due to technical issues right in the beginning. Makes for a lighter moment in the video.

When a Man Loves a Woman appeared on his seventh studio album, Time, Love & Tenderness (1991). His version of the song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts, becoming Bolton’s second US number-one hit. Bolton also received a Grammy Award for this song. This version has the distinction of being the last number one song to chart on the old Billboard Hot 100 charting system that relied on sales and airplay reports before switching over to Nielsen SoundScan. With the Percy Sledge original having reached number one previously, Bolton’s version made it the seventh song to top the Hot 100 as recorded by multiple artists.