''Men and Women'' is the second album by British pop and soul group
Simply Red
Simply Red are a British soul and pop band formed in Manchester in 1985. The lead vocalist of the band is singer and songwriter Mick Hucknall, who, by the time the band initially disbanded in 2010, was the only original member left. Since th ...
, 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
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
.
"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
"Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" is a popular jazz song with lyrics and music by Cole Porter. Part of the Great American Songbook, it was published by Chappell & Company and introduced by Nan Wynn and Jere McMahon in 1944 in Billy Rose's musical revue ...
", 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.
Track listing
2008 Collector's Edition bonus tracks
Personnel
Simply Red
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Mick Hucknall
Michael James Hucknall (born 8 June 1960) is an English singer and songwriter. Hucknall achieved international fame in the 1980s as the lead singer and songwriter of the soul-influenced pop band Simply Red, with whom he enjoyed a 25-year career ...
– lead and backing vocals
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Fritz McIntyre
Fritz Gerald McIntyre (2 September 1958 – 23 August 2021) was a British musician, most famous for his tenure as keyboard player in the original line-up of Simply Red.
Early life
McIntyre was born in Birmingham in 1958. His father was not ...
– keyboards, backing vocals
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Tim Kellett
Tim Kellett (born 23 July 1964 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer.
Biography
Kellett has worked in the British music industry for the past twenty eight years. His professional career b ...
– keyboards, trumpet,
flugelhorn, percussion, live backing vocals
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Sylvan Richardson
Sylvan Richardson is a British guitarist, composer, and masseur.
Music
Best known for being the one-time guitarist of Simply Red, after the second album '' Men and Women'' and a successful world tour, Richardson left the band after becoming d ...
– guitars
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Tony Bowers
Tony Bowers (born 31 October 1952, England) is a musician based in Italy and Ireland who has worked with many bands, including Simply Red in the 1980s.
Career
Bowers debuted in the blues band, Blind Eye (1971–1972), as second guitarist, altho ...
– bass, percussion
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Chris Joyce – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
* Steve Rainford – keyboard programming
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Ian Kirkham – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
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Derek Wadsworth – trombone on "Love Fire"
* Eleanor Morris – cello on "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye"
* Janette Sewell – backing vocals
Production
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Alex Sadkin
Alex Sadkin (April 9, 1949July 25, 1987) was an American record producer, engineer, mixer and mastering engineer.
Sadkin grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida across the street from Bennett Elementary School, and played saxophone in Sunrise Junio ...
– 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)
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Nick Launay
Nicolas Launay is an English record producer, composer and recording engineer. He is one of the most sought after record producers in the world due to his success with recent albums by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Anna Calvi, IDLES, Black Re ...
– mixing (6, 8, 9)
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Ted Jensen
Ted Jensen (born September 19, 1954) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered many recordings, including the Eagles' ''Hotel California'', Green Day's '' American Idiot'' and Norah Jones' ''Come Away with Me''.
Biography
T ...
– mastering
* Robert Erdmann – photography
* Paul Smith – clothes
* Representation:
**Worldwide – So What Arts Ltd
**USA – In association with Burton Management
Studios
* Recorded at Yellow 2 Studios (Stockport, UK).
* Tracks 1–4 & 7 mixed at
RAK Studios (London, UK); Track 5 mixed at Yellow 2 Studios; Tracks 6, 8 & 9 mixed at
Mayfair Studios
Mayfair Recording Studios, earlier called Spot Studios or Ryemuse Studios, was a recording studio in London, England, located in Mayfair from the 1960s to 1981, then in Primrose Hill from 1981 until it closed in 2008.
In the early years the studio ...
(London, UK); Track 10 mixed at Utopia Studios (London, UK).
* Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York, NY, USA).
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
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References
Bibliography
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Elektra Records albums
1987 albums
Simply Red albums
Albums produced by Alex Sadkin