Percy Sledge reached the top of the singles chart with his classic track "When A Man Loves A Woman" on May 28, 1966.The song was the 24-year-old Sledge's first single. He had long hummed the melody to himself, and would improvise words as part of his stage shows. At one performance, a college student named Quin Ivy was in the audience and offered to record the song.Produced by Ivy and Marlin Green, "When A Man Loves A Woman" was released by Atlantic Records. Sledge gave writing credit to the song to bandmates Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright, who had helped him with the arrangement."When A Man Loves A Woman" took over number one from "Monday, Monday" by the Mamas & the Papas. It held on for two weeks before being replaced by the Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black."