Men and Women (album)

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Men and Women
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Studio album by
Simply Red
Released9 March 1987
Recorded1985–1986
StudioYellow 2 Studios (Stockport, UK)
Genre
Length41:07
Label
Producer Alex Sadkin ("Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" produced by Mick Hucknall and Yvonne Ellis)
Simply Red chronology
Picture Book
(1985)		Men and Women
(1987)		 A New Flame
(1989)
Singles from Men and Women
  1. "The Right Thing"
    Released: 2 February 1987
  2. "Infidelity"
    Released: 5 May 1987 [1]
  3. "Maybe Someday..."
    Released: 27 July 1987 [2]
  4. "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye"
    Released: 16 November 1987 [3]
  5. "I Won't Feel Bad"
    Released: 22 February 1988 [4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Robert Christgau B [6]
Smash Hits 9/10 [7]
Los Angeles Times (Positive) [8]
The New York Times (Positive) [9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]

Men and Women is the second album by British pop and soul group Simply Red, released in 1987.

Contents

Singles

Five singles were released from the album. "The Right Thing" was the first to be released, peaking at number 11 in the UK Singles Chart. [11] "Infidelity" was the second single, which reached number 31, [11] followed by "Maybe Someday..." which became Simply Red's first single to fail to reach the UK top 75, peaking at number 88. [11] The next single, "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye", a cover of the Cole Porter song, returned the band to the top 20 where it peaked at number 11. [11] "I Won’t Feel Bad" was the fifth and final single from the album, peaking at number 68 [11] (although the song was originally released as the B-side of "Holding Back the Years" in 1985 and was credited to Stewart Levine as producer, and despite "I Won't Feel Bad" not having been rerecorded for Men and Women, Alex Sadkin receives production credit on the album and the single).

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Right Thing" Mick Hucknall 4:19
2."Infidelity"Mick Hucknall, Lamont Dozier 4:09
3."Suffer"Mick Hucknall, Lamont Dozier4:55
4."I Won’t Feel Bad"Mick Hucknall, Fritz McIntyre, Chris Joyce, Tony Bowers, Tim Kellett, Sylvan Richardson 4:14
5."Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" Cole Porter 3:23
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let Me Have It All" Sylvester Stewart 3:45
2."Love Fire" Bunny Wailer 3:58
3."Move on Out"Mick Hucknall4:55
4."Shine"Mick Hucknall3:22
5."Maybe Someday..."Mick Hucknall4:18

2008 Collector's Edition bonus tracks

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Right Thing" (Extended Version)Mick Hucknall5:36
2."Broken Man" (1987 Version)Mick Hucknall4:00
3."Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Live Version)Cole Porter3:42
4."Infidelity" (Stretch Mix)Mick Hucknall, Lamont Dozier5:24
5."Love Fire" (Massive Red Mix)Bunny Wailer5:22
6."Lady Godiva's Room"Mick Hucknall2:54

Personnel

Simply Red

Additional musicians

Production

Studios

Charts

Certifications and sales

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Certifications and sales for Men and Women
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [38] Gold25,000*
France (SNEP) [39] Gold100,000*
Germany (BVMI) [40] Platinum500,000^
Italy (FIMI) [41] Platinum200,000 [41]
Netherlands (NVPI) [42] Gold50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [43] Platinum15,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [44] Platinum100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [45] Gold25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [46] 3× Platinum900,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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