SIMPLY RED - THE RIGHT THING

THE RIGHT THING

SIMPLY RED

SONGWRITER: MICHAEL JAMES HUCKNALL

COUNTRY: U. K.

ALBUM: MEN AND WOMEN

LABEL: ELECTRA RECORDS

GENRE: POP

YEAR: 1987

 

       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 the release of their debut studio album Picture Book (1985), they have had ten songs reach top 10 in the UK Singles Chart, including "Holding Back the Years" and "If You Don't Know Me by Now", both of which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. They have had five number one albums in the UK, with their 1991 album, Stars, being one of the best-selling albums in UK chart history.

        At the 1992 and 1993 Brit Awards, they received the award for Best British Group. They received three Grammy Award nominations: for Best New Artist in 1987, and "Holding Back the Years" and "If You Don't Know Me by Now" for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. The band re-formed in 2015. Simply Red has sold over 50 million albums.

       Men and Women is the second album by British pop and soul group Simply Red, released in 1987.

       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. "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", 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.

In the middle of the night

When the time is right

Sexily right

 

I'm gonna do the right thing

I'm feeling hot

I ain't ever gonna stop

To get what you got

You better take what I bring

 

I feel it now

Much harder now

More than any old how

Say you feel the pain

 

Feel I'm getting harder now

(Get off your back four, get on top more)

Feel I'm sinking farther down

(Get off your back four, get on top more)

I told you to stop

You're sleeping out a lot

You told me get lost

Where's your understanding

 

I feel it now

Much harder than I've ever done now, now

Hey, I'm gonna do the right thing

 

Feel I'm getting harder now

(Get off your back four, get on top more)

Feel I'm sinking farther down

(Get off your back four, get on top more)

 

In the middle of the night

When the time is right

Sexily right

I'm gonna do the right thing

 

I'm on fire now

You know I'm on fire now

You know I told you

That I would never dream of leaving now

If I did it right.