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What was Percy Sledge's first album?
When a Man Loves a Woman was also the first gold record released by Atlantic Records for Percy Sledge.
What was the song Percy Sledge released for his first gold record released by Atlantic Records?
When a Man Loves a Woman was Sledge's first song recorded under the contract, and was released in March 1966.

Question: What was the critics response to that song?
Self-contained rewrite: What was the critics response to Percy Sledge's song When a Man Loves a Woman?