The Luxury Gap

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The Luxury Gap is the second album by Sheffield band Heaven 17. 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.

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"

(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. 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.

Bonus tracks on 2006 remastered edition

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]

Personnel

• Glenn Gregory
• Ian Craig Marsh
• Martyn Ware