Men and Women (album)

Men and Women
Studio album by Simply Red
Released	March 1987
Recorded	1986
Genre	Soul
Length	41:07
Label	WEA Records Elektra Records
Producer	Alex Sadkin(except "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" by Mick Hucknall, Yvonne Ellis)
Simply Red chronology
Picture Book (1985) Men and Women (1987) A New Flame (1989)
Singles from Men And Women
"The Right Thing" Released: February 1987 "Infidelity" Released: May 1987 "Maybe Someday" Released: July 1987 "Every Time We Say Goodbye" Released: November 1987 "I Won’t Feel Bad" Released: March 1988

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Houston Chronicle	[2]
Los Angeles Times	(Positive)[3]
The New York Times	(Positive)[4]
Robert Christgau	(B+) [5]
Rolling Stone	(Not rated) [6]

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

Track listing

Side one

1. "The Right Thing" (Mick Hucknall) - 4:19
2. "Infidelity" (Hucknall/Lamont Dozier) - 4:09
3. "Suffer" (Hucknall/Dozier) - 4:55
4. "I Won’t Feel Bad" (Simply Red) - 4:14
5. "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Cole Porter) - 3:23

Side two

6. "Let Me Have It All” (Sylvester Stewart) - 3:45
7. "Love Fire" (Bunny Wailer) - 3:58
8. "Move On Out" (Hucknall) - 4:55
9. "Shine" (Hucknall) - 3:22
10. "Maybe Someday" (Hucknall) - 4:18

2008 Special Edition bonus tracks

11. "The Right Thing" (Hucknall) [Extended Version] - 5:36
12. "Broken Man" (Hucknall) [1987 Version] - 4:00
13. "Every Time We Say Goodbye" [Live Version] - 3:42
14. "Infidelity" (Hucknall/Dozier) [Stretch Mix] - 5:24
15. "Love Fire" (Wailer) [Massive Red Mix] - 5:22
16. "Lady Godiva’s Room" (Hucknall) – 2:54

Personnel

Band

• Mick Hucknall - Vocals
• Chris Joyce - Drums & Percussion
• Tony Bowers - Bass & Percussion
• Tim Kellett - Keyboards, Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Percussion
• Fritz McIntyre - Keyboards & Vocals
• Sylvan Richardson - Guitars

Additional players

• Janette Sewell - Vocals
• Ian Kirkham - Tenor & Baritone Sax
• Derek Wadsworth - Trombone on "Love Fire"
• Eleanor Morris - Cello on "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye"
• Steve Rainford - Keyboard programming

Credits

• Produced by Alex Sadkin (except "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" by Yvonne Ellis and Mick Hucknall)
• Engineered by Barry Mraz (except "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" by Yvonne Ellis)
• Assistant Engineer Chris Dickie
• Mixed by Alex Sadkin with Barry Mraz, Chris Dickie, Nick Launay and Joe Barbaria
• Mastering Engineer Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, New York

• Robert Erdmann - Photography
• Paul Smith - Clothes
• Representation:
• Worldwide - So What Arts Ltd
• USA - In association with Burton Management

Charts

Chart positions Chart (1987) Peak position Australian Kent Music Report[7] 5 Austrian Albums Chart[8] 3 Canadian Albums Chart[9] 5 Dutch Albums Chart[10] 2 Italian Albums Chart[11] 1 Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[12] 32 New Zealand Albums Chart[13] 4 Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[14] 6 Swedish Albums Chart[15] 4 Swiss Albums Chart[16] 1 UK Albums Chart[17] 2 U.S. Billboard 200 [18] 16 West German Media Control Albums Chart[19] 3 Year-end charts Chart (1987) Position Australian Albums Chart[7] 10 Austrian Albums Chart[20] 11 Canadian Albums Chart [21] 32 Italian Albums Chart[11] 6 Swiss Albums Chart[22] 13 UK Albums Chart[23] 19

Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments Austria (IFPI Austria)[24] Gold 25,000x France (SNEP)[25] Gold 232,200[26] Germany (BVMI)[27] Platinum 500,000^ Netherlands (NVPI)[28] Gold 50,000^ United Kingdom (BPI)[29] 3× Platinum 900,000^ ^shipments figures based on certification alone xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Preceded by Heart Over Mind by Jennifer Rush

Swiss Music Chart number-one album 29 March – April 1987

Succeeded by The Joshua Tree by U2

References

1. ^ Ron, Wynn. Men and Women (album) at Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
2. ^ Gilbert, Kelly (1987-05-10). "Records". http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/1987_461918/record.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 
3. ^ Johnson, Connie (1987-03-15). "Quirky, Carrot-top Soul". articles.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1987-03-15/entertainment/ca-10500_1_soul-music. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 
4. ^ Holden, Stephen (1987-03-11). "THE POP LIFE; SIMPLY RED'S 2D ALBUM BLENDS FUNK WITH BALLADS". nytimes.com. The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/11/arts/the-pop-life-simply-red-s-2d-album-blends-funk-with-ballads.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 
5. ^ Robert Christgau review
6. ^ Rolling Stone review
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28. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Simply Red – Men and Women" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. http://www.ifpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=60463. 
29. ^ "British album certifications – Simply Red – Men and Women". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter Men and Women in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go