The Luxury Gap

by Heaven 17

The Luxury Gap cover art

Expanding significantly upon the austere electronics of their debut, the Sheffield trio embraced expansive orchestrations and soaring soul vocalists to create their commercial magnum opus. 'The Luxury Gap' pairs incredibly lush, funk-inflected synthpop with sharply cynical, politically conscious lyrics critiquing Margaret Thatcher's Britain and unchecked yuppie consumerism. Buoyed by the massive international hit 'Temptation', the album stands as a definitive, highly intellectual triumph of 80s sophisticated pop.

Genres

  • Synthpop
  • New Wave

Tracklist

  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
  10. Let Me Go
  11. Who'll Stop The Rain
  12. Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry (Parts One And Two)
  13. Come Live With Me
  14. Let Me Go
  15. Temptation
  16. Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry
  17. Come Live With Me
  18. Temptation (Backing Track)
  19. Come Live With Me (Backing Track)