| The Luxury Gap | |||||
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| Studio album by Heaven 17 | |||||
| Released | May 1983 (UK) | ||||
| Genre | Synthpop | ||||
| Label | Virgin | ||||
| Producer | British Electronic Foundation | ||||
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The Luxury Gap is the second album by Sheffield band Heaven 17. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Heaven 17 are a British Synthpop band originating from the city of Sheffield in the early 1980s A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Synthpop is a subgenre of New Wave and Pop music in which the Synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Heaven 17 are a British Synthpop band originating from the city of Sheffield in the early 1980s Penthouse and Pavement is the debut album by the group Heaven 17 and considered one of the first Concept albums of the 1980s How Men Are is the third album by the English Synthpop group Heaven 17, released in September 1984 by Virgin Records. Heaven 17 are a British Synthpop band originating from the city of Sheffield in the early 1980s It is their 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. Penthouse and Pavement is the debut album by the group Heaven 17 and considered one of the first Concept albums of the 1980s "Temptation" is a single by Sheffield band Heaven 17, originally released in April 1983 peaking at number 2 in the UK charts
Track listing
All songs written by Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh, Martyn Ware. Heaven 17 are a British Synthpop band originating from the city of Sheffield in the early 1980s Ian Craig Marsh (born 11 November 1956) is an English musician Martyn Ware (born May 19 1956 in Sheffield, England) is a British musician
- "Crushed By the Wheels of Industry" – 5:54
- "Who'll Stop the Rain" – 3:04
- "Let Me Go" – 4:23
- "Key to the World" – 3:42
- "Temptation" – 3:34
- "Come Live With Me" – 4:18
- "Lady Ice and Mr Hex" – 3:46
- "We Live So Fast" – 3:49
- "The Best Kept Secret" – 5:09
The US Arista issue of this album omitted "Who'll Stop the Rain" and "Let Me Go", both of which had appeared on a US-only release titled Heaven 17 (featuring most tracks from Penthouse and Pavement) in 1982. "Let Me Go" (labelled as Let Me Go! on the sleeve of the single is a single by Heaven 17, taken from (and released several months before their second album "Temptation" is a single by Sheffield band Heaven 17, originally released in April 1983 peaking at number 2 in the UK charts Penthouse and Pavement is the debut album by the group Heaven 17 and considered one of the first Concept albums of the 1980s Re-recorded versions of "Let's All Make a Bomb" and "Song With No Name" from Penthouse and Pavement (released as B-sides in the UK) were the replacement tracks. Penthouse and Pavement is the debut album by the group Heaven 17 and considered one of the first Concept albums of the 1980s
Bonus tracks on 2006 remastered edition
- "Let Me Go (Extended Mix)" – 6:22
- "Who'll Stop the Rain (Dub)" – 6:15
- "Crushed By the Wheels of Industry (Parts 1 and 2)" – 6:59
- "Come Live With Me (12" version)" – 4:34
Personnel
- Glenn Gregory – vocals
- Ian Craig Marsh – synthesizer programming
- Martyn Ware – Linndrum, synthesizer programming, vocals
- Simon Phillips - Drums