The Percy Sledge Way

The Percy Sledge Way
Studio album by Percy Sledge
Released	1967
Length	34:17
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Marlin Greene, Quin Ivy
Percy Sledge chronology
Warm & Tender Soul (1966) The Percy Sledge Way (1967) Take Time to Know Her (1968)

The Percy Sledge Way is an album by Percy Sledge. It was originally released on Atlantic Records in 1967.

Track listing

A side

1. "The Dark End of the Street" (Chips Moman, Dan Penn) 2:43
2. "You Send Me" (Sam Cooke) 3:05
3. "I Had a Talk with My Woman" (Billy Davis, Leonard Caston) 3:20
4. "What Am I Living For" (Art Harris, Fred Jay) 2:28
5. "I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)" (Jerry Butler,Otis Redding) 2:43
6. "Tell It Like It Is" (George David, Lee Diamond) 2:54

B side

1. "My Special Prayer" (Wini Scott) 2:58
2. "Drown in My Own Tears" (Henry Glover) 3:57
3. "Just Out of Reach (of My Two Open Arms)" (Virgil F. Stewart) 3:29
4. "Pledging My Love" (Don Robey, Ferdinand Washington) 2:50
5. "You Don't Miss Your Water" (William Bell) 3:00

Personnel

• Bass – Albert S. Lowe, Jr, David Hood
• Drums – Roger Hawkins
• Guitar – Eddie Hinton, Jimmy Johnson, Marlin Greene ^[1]
• Horns – Carl Gholston, Carl Jackson, Grailor Price, Wesley Fredic
• Piano, Organ – Jerry Weaver, Spooner Oldham
• Producer – Marlin Greene, Quin Ivy
• Vocals – Donna Thatcher, Jeanie Greene, Jerry Eddleman, Mary Halladay, Susan Coleman ^[2]

Singles

• "Just Out of Reach (of My Two Open Arms)"/ "Hard to Believe" (released August 1967)

References

1. https://www.bear-family.com/sledge-percy-the-percy-sledge-way-lp-180gram-vinyl.html?srsltid=AfmBOorpbUFAtg5mzY43HLcUnTYAcmHVFO8cu7T3xLSbT_34fNQNXOCZ
2. https://www.discogs.com/release/9986862-Percy-Sledge-The-Percy-Sledge-Way

External links

• The Percy Sledge Way at AllMusic