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.[8] "Infidelity" was the second single, which reached number 31,[8] followed by "Maybe Someday..." which became Simply Red's first single to fail to reach the UK top 75, peaking at number 88.[8] 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.[8] "I Won’t Feel Bad" was the fifth and final single from the album, peaking at number 68[8] (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).
^The Pop Life; Simply Red's 2D Album Blends Funk With Ballads at The New York Times
^Simply Red – Albums Review
^The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 639.
^Pattersan, Sylvia (11–24 March 1987). "Albums" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 9, no. 5. p. 65. ISSN 0260-3004. Retrieved 20 November 2023 – via World Radio History.
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^Kent 1993, p. 275.
^"Austriancharts.at – Simply Red – Men and Women" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
^"Dutchcharts.nl – Simply Red – Men and Women" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
^"European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 15. 18 April 1987. p. 19. OCLC 29800226.
^Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Simply Red". Sisältää hitin – Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish) (2nd ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 235. ISBN978-952-7460-01-6.
^"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".
^"New Zealand album certifications – Simply Red – Men and Women". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
^Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 924. ISBN84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
^"Gold & Platinum Awards 1987" (PDF). Music & Media. 26 December 1987. p. 46. Retrieved 2 June 2021.