"When A Man Loves A Woman" was originally recorded by the soul singer Percy Sledge in 1966, reaching #1 in the US and #4 in the UK. Michael Bolton's cover took the song back to #1 in the US in 1991.
Bolton got the idea to cover this song while he was recording his Time, Love & Tenderness album. Columbia Records executives Tommy Mottola and Donnie Ienner visited the studio to listen to some of the songs he was recording, and as they were listening, Bolton said, "I want to do another oldie remake." Mottola and Ienner simultaneously said to Bolton that he should do "When a Man Loves a Woman," and Bolton enthusiastically agreed.
Co-producer Walter Afansieff played the organ on Bolton's recording. Afansieff had played the song at clubs and weddings for many years.
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