The Luxury Gap

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The Luxury Gap
The Luxury Gap cover
Studio album by Heaven 17
Released May 1983 (UK)
Genre Synthpop
Label Virgin
Producer(s) British Electronic Foundation
Professional reviews
Heaven 17 chronology
Penthouse and Pavement
(1981)
The Luxury Gap How Men Are
(1984)


The Luxury Gap is the second album by the group Heaven 17. It is Heaven 17's biggest selling album, peaking at number 4 in the UK charts.

In contrast to their debut album, Penthouse and Pavement, the singles charted strongly, especially Temptation which reached number two in the singles chart and was the 32nd biggest selling single of 1983.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Crushed By The Wheels of Industry"
  2. "Who'll Stop The Rain"
  3. "Let Me Go"
  4. "Key To The World"
  5. "Temptation"
  6. "Come Live With Me"
  7. "Lady Ice And Mr Hex"
  8. "We Live So Fast"
  9. "The Best Kept Secret"

(bonus tracks included on 2006 remastered album)

  1. Let Me Go [extended mix]
  2. Who'll Stop The Rain [dub]
  3. Crushed By The Wheels of Industry [parts 1 and 2]
  4. Come Live With Me [12" version]

[edit] Personnel

  • Glenn Gregory
  • Ian Craig Marsh
  • Martyn Ware
Heaven 17
Glenn Gregory | Ian Craig Marsh | Martyn Ware
Discography
Albums Penthouse and Pavement | The Luxury Gap | How Men Are | Pleasure One | Teddy Bear, Duke & Psycho | Bigger Than America | Before After
Compilation and live albums Endless | Higher and Higher | The Remix Collection | Executive Summary | Retox/ Detox | How Live Is | Live at Scala, London | Sight & Sound: Greatest Hits
Singles (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang | I'm Your Money | Play To Win | Penthouse and Pavement | At The Height of The Fighting (He La Hu) | Let Me Go | Temptation | Come Live With Me | Crushed By The Wheels of Industry | Sunset Now | This Is Mine | And That's No Lie | Contenders | The Foolish Thing To Do | Trouble | The Ballad of Go Go Brown | Train of Love In Motion | Temptation (Brothers in Rhythm Remix) | (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (Rapino Remix) | Penthouse and Pavement (Tommy D's Master Remix) | Designing Heaven | We Blame Love | (With This Ring) Let Me Go | Hands Up To Heaven (DJ mixes)
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