Men and Women (album)

Men and Women
Studio album by Simply Red
Released March 1987
Recorded 1986
Genre Soul, funk
Length 41:07
Label WEA Records
Elektra Records
Producer Alex Sadkin (except "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: February 1987
  2. "Infidelity"
    Released: May 1987
  3. "Maybe Someday"
    Released: July 1987
  4. "Every Time We Say Goodbye"
    Released: November 1987
  5. "I Won’t Feel Bad"
    Released: March 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Houston Chronicle link
Los Angeles Times(Positive) link
The New York Times(Positive) link
Robert ChristgauB+ link
Rolling Stone(Not rated) link

Men and Women is the second album released by the 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
  1. "Let Me Have It All" (Sylvester Stewart) - 3:45
  2. "Love Fire" (Bunny Wailer) - 3:58
  3. "Move On Out" (Hucknall) - 4:55
  4. "Shine" (Hucknall) - 3:22
  5. "Maybe Someday..." (Hucknall) - 4:18

2008 Special Edition bonus tracks

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

Personnel

Band

Additional musicians

Credits

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report[1] 5
Austrian Albums Chart[2] 3
Canadian Albums Chart[3] 5
Dutch Albums Chart[4] 2
Italian Albums Chart[5] 1
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[6] 32
New Zealand Albums Chart[7] 4
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[8] 6
Swedish Albums Chart[9] 4
Swiss Albums Chart[10] 1
UK Albums Chart[11] 2
U.S. Billboard 200[12] 31
West German Media Control Albums Chart[13] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1987) Position
Australian Albums Chart[1] 10
Austrian Albums Chart[14] 11
Canadian Albums Chart [15] 32
Italian Albums Chart[5] 6
Swiss Albums Chart[16] 13
UK Albums Chart[17] 19

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[18] Gold 25,000*
France (SNEP)[19] Gold 232,200[20]
Germany (BVMI)[21] Platinum 500,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[22] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] 3× Platinum 900,000^

^shipments 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. 1 2 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  2. ↑ "austriancharts.at Simply Red - Men and Women" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  3. ↑ Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 November 2011
  4. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl Simply Red - Men and Women" (ASP). Hung Medien. MegaCharts. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  5. 1 2 "Hit Parade Italia - Gli album più venduti del 1987" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  6. ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  7. ↑ "charts.org.nz Simply Red - Men and Women" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  8. ↑ "norwegiancharts.com Simply Red - Men and Women" (ASP). Hung Medien. VG-lista. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  9. ↑ "swedishcharts.com Simply Red - Men and Women" (ASP) (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  10. ↑ "Simply Red - Men and Women - hitparade.ch" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  11. ↑ "Chart Stats - Simply Red - Men and Women" (PHP). UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  12. ↑ "((( Men and Women > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  13. ↑ "Album Search: Simply Red - Men and Women" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  14. ↑ "Austriancharts.at - Jahreshitparade 1987" (ASP) (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  15. ↑ "Top 100 Albums of '87". RPM. 26 December 1987. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  16. ↑ "Hitparade.ch - Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1987" (ASP). Swiss Music Charts (in Swedish). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  17. ↑ "Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  18. ↑ "Austrian album certifications – Simply Red – Men and Women" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter Simply Red in the field Interpret. Enter Men and Women in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
  19. ↑ "French album certifications – Simply Red – Men and Women" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  20. ↑ "Les Albums Or". infodisc.fr. SNEP. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  21. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Simply Red; 'Men and Women')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  22. ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Simply Red – Men and Women" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers.
  23. ↑ "British album certifications – Simply Red – Men and Women". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Men and Women in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
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