Men and Women (album)

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).

2008 Collector's Edition bonus tracks

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

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Simply Red

• Mick Hucknall – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Fritz McIntyre – keyboards, backing vocals
• Tim Kellett – keyboards, trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion, live backing vocals
• Sylvan Richardson – guitars
• Tony Bowers – bass, percussion
• Chris Joyce – drums, percussion

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)