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1987 studio album by Simply Red
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 .[ 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 two Title Writer(s) 1. "Let Me Have It All" Sylvester Stewart 3:45 2. "Love Fire" Bunny Wailer 3:58 3. "Move on Out" Mick Hucknall 4:55 4. "Shine" Mick Hucknall 3:22 5. "Maybe Someday..." Mick Hucknall 4:18
2008 Collector's Edition bonus tracks
Title Writer(s) 1. "The Right Thing" (Extended Version) Mick Hucknall 5:36 2. "Broken Man" (1987 Version) Mick Hucknall 4:00 3. "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Live Version) Cole Porter 3:42 4. "Infidelity" (Stretch Mix) Mick Hucknall, Lamont Dozier 5:24 5. "Love Fire" (Massive Red Mix) Bunny Wailer 5:22 6. "Lady Godiva's Room " Mick Hucknall 2:54
Personnel
Simply Red
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
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
References
^ "New Singles". Music Week . 2 May 1987. p. 27.
^ "Music Week" (PDF) . p. 39.
^ "Music Week" (PDF) . p. 45.
^ "Music Week" (PDF) . p. 37.
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^ Simply Red – Albums Review
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide . Random House. 1992. p. 639.
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^ "European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media . Vol. 4, no. 15. 18 April 1987. p. 19. OCLC 29800226 .
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^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Simply Red – Men and Women" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 10 May 2022.
^ "Ísland (LP-plötur)" . DV (in Icelandic). 3 April 1987. p. 51. ISSN 1021-8254 – via Timarit.is .
^ "Classifiche" . Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 30 May 2022 . Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Men and women" in the "Titolo" field and press "cerca".
^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment . 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9 .
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^ "Simply Red Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2024 .
^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 1987" . austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 10 May 2022 .
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^ "Austrian album certifications – Simply Red – Men and Women" (in German). IFPI Austria.
^ "French album certifications – Simply Red – Men and Women" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique .
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Simply Red; ' Men and Women' )" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie .
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^ "Dutch album certifications – Simply Red – Men and Women" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved 9 July 2019 . Enter Men and Women in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1987 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen" .
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Simply Red – Men and Women" . Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 11 June 2019 .
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