Men and Women is the second album by British pop and soul group Simply Red, released in 1987.
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. "Infidelity" was the second single, which reached number 31, followed by "Maybe Someday..." which became Simply Red's first single to fail to reach the UK top 75, peaking at number 88. 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. "I Won’t Feel Bad" was the fifth and final single from the album, peaking at number 68 (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
2008 Collector's Edition bonus tracks
Personnel
Simply Red Mick Hucknall – lead vocals, backing vocals Fritz McIntyre – keyboards, backing vocals Tim Kellett – keyboards, trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion, live backing vocals Sylvan Richardson – guitars Tony Bowers – bass, percussion Chris Joyce – drums, percussion
Additional musicians Steve Rainford – keyboard programming Ian Kirkham – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone Derek Wadsworth – trombone on "Love Fire" Eleanor Morris – cello on "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" Janette Sewell – backing vocals
Production Alex Sadkin – producer (1–4, 6–10), mixing (1–4, 6–10) Mick Hucknall – producer (5) Yvonne Ellis – producer (5), engineer (5) Barry Mraz – engineer (1–4, 6–10), mixing (1–4, 7) Chris Dickie – assistant engineer (1–5, 7, 10), mixing (1–4, 7) Simon Sullivan – assistant engineer (6, 8, 9) Kevin Whyte – assistant engineer (6, 8, 9) Colin Andrews – assistant engineer (10) Joe Barbaria – mixing (6, 8, 9) Nick Launay – mixing (6, 8, 9) Ted Jensen – mastering Robert Erdmann – photography Paul Smith – clothes
Studios Recorded at Yellow 2 Studios (Stockport, UK) Tracks 1–4 and 7 mixed at RAK Studios (London, UK); Track 5 mixed at Yellow 2 Studios; Tracks 6, 8 and 9 mixed at Mayfair Studios (London, UK); Track 10 mixed at Utopia Studios (London, UK) Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for Men and Women Chart (1987) Peakposition Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 5 European Albums (Music & Media) 2 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 14 Icelandic Albums (Tónlist) 2 Italian Albums (Musica e dischi) Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Men and women" in the "Titolo" field and press "cerca". 1 Japanese Albums (Oricon) 32 Spanish Albums (AFYVE) 3 US Billboard 200 31
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for Men and Women Chart (1987) Position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 8 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 11 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) 32 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 16 European Albums (Music & Media) 10 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 12 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 13 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 13 UK Albums (Gallup) 19
Certifications and sales
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