The Luxury Gap
by Heaven 17
- Type: Album
- Released: 8 April 1983
- Label: Virgin
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 1:29:45
- Community rating: 3.37/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: Simon Phillips, British Electric Foundation, Ray Russell, Nick Plytas, Louis Satterfield, Rahmlee Michael Davis, John Wilson, Don Myrick, Glenn Gregory, Carol Kenyon, Michael Harris
Album Notes & Community Reviews
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
Descriptors: rhythmic, melodic, synth, electronic, dance
Tracklist
- Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry (5:54)
- Who'll Stop The Rain (3:04)
- Let Me Go (4:22)
- Key To The World (3:42)
- Temptation (3:34)
- Come Live With Me (4:18)
- Lady Ice And Mr Hex (3:45)
- We Live So Fast (3:49)
- The Best Kept Secret (5:09)
- Let Me Go (6:21)
- Who'll Stop The Rain (6:14)
- Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry (Parts One And Two) (6:59)
- Come Live With Me (4:33)
- Let Me Go (5:00)
- Temptation (4:43)
- Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry (6:18)
- Come Live With Me (3:37)
- Temptation (Backing Track) (3:58)
- Come Live With Me (Backing Track) (4:18)
Credits
- Heaven 17 - primary artist
- Ray Smith - cover [cover concept], painting
- Martyn Ware - drum machine [linndrum], programmed by [synthesizer programming], vocals, written-by
- Simon Phillips - drums, percussion, guest
- Nick Plytas - grand piano
- John Wilson - guitar, guitar synthesizer [guitar synth], guest
- Ray Russell - guitar, guitar synthesizer [guitar synth], guest
- Ian Craig Marsh - programmed by [synthesizer programming], written-by