Men and Women

Simply Red

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: July 6, 1987
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B000002IFN
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #200,521 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Right Thing

2. Infidelity

3. Suffer

4. I Won't Feel Bad

5. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

6. Let Me Have It All

7. Love Fire

8. Move on Out

9. Shine

10. Maybe Someday...

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Originally released in 1987, includes 'Everytime We Say Goodbye' along with 9 other tracks. EastWest. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars overlooked gem, one of their best CD's, September 1, 2001

By	jorge rodriguez (Pompano Beach, FL United States) - See all my reviews

Simply Red just simply soars on this album. There's not a weak moment in this collection; all are very good. I really like all the songs but I must said that the song "Suffer" is an instant classic, great song. Then the rest is as good as Suffer, specially the reggae anthem "Love Fire" just awesome. Go and get this CD.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Simply Good Music, May 12, 2000

By	"spakowatz" (USA) - See all my reviews

I have had this CD for over ten years and I still enjoy it as much as the first time I listened to it. It is pretty typical Simply Red/Mick Hucknall, which means it is simply good music, a mixture of rock, blues, and jazz. The songs are richly recorded, thanks partially to the late genius engineer and producer Barry Mraz.

5.0 out of 5 stars I Listened And I Don't Feel Bad, March 19, 2009

By	Andre S. Grindle "Andre' Grindle" (Brewer Maine) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Men and Women (Audio CD)

Simply Red's initial success with the and "Holding Back The Years" is something that caught my attention early in my life. After that most people consider it a bit of a hit or miss affair when Simply Red put out albums.And this tends to be one of the reasons.It was greeted with all the warmth of...well a sophmore slump. The fact is the main difference here is use of style. Wheras the bands debut Picture Book showcased a group who were able to blend soul and songcraft in the finest way possible this album showcases the band working it's way through a set of primarily uptempo tunes with a heavy soul/dance/funk bent;not far at all from the debut but somewhat less mellow. The emphasis on that Stax/Volt/Memphis funky soul influence really showcases itself very well on "The Right Thing",a single I saw the band perform on David Letterman at the time,"Infidelity","Suffer","Move On Out" and the excellent "Shine". There's also a high octane cover of Sly's "Let Me Have It" and "I Won't Feel Bad",the original 45 B side to "Holding Back The Years" and one of the best songs on the entire album. "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye".....well I love Cole Porter but this is delivered with a little too much sudlty.While there is nothing there that crossed over to the strong extent that the debut album did or would go on to become a standard it's definately an underated album especially if your a lover of Memphis style Brit-Funk.