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Percy Sledge was an American R&B and soul performer best known for the song 'When a Man Loves a Woman', a No.1 Pop and Soul hit (US) and No.4 (UK) in 1966. 'When a Man Loves a Woman' was a million-selling gold-certified disc from the RIAA. Percy received the Rhythm and Blues foundation's Career Achievement Award in 1989. Sledge was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005. Percy Sledge's successes included 'Warm and Tender Love' (No.17 Pop, No.5 R&B) and 'It Tears Me Up' (No.20 Pop, No.7 R&B) in 1966; 'Out of Left Field' (No.59 Pop, No.5 R&B) in 1967; 'Sudden Stop' (No.41 R&B) and 'Take Time to Know Her' (No.11 Pop, No.6 R&B) in 1968; 'Any Day Now' (No.35 R&B) in 1969; 'Sunshine' (No.89 R&B) in 1973 and 'I'll Be Your Everything' (No.15 R&B) in 1974. Sledge continued to tour the US, the UK and Japan through the rest of the 70's and into the 80's. The use of 'When a Man Loves a Woman' in the 1987 hit film "Platoon" sparked a resurgence for Sledge and that year the song was re-released in the UK where it went to No.2.