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The Luxury Gap

The Luxury Gap
Studio album by
Heaven 17
Released25 April 1983 (1983-04-25)
Studio
Genre
Length37:39
LabelVirgin
Producer
Heaven 17 chronology
Penthouse and Pavement
(1981) 		The Luxury Gap
(1983) 		How Men Are
(1984)
Singles from The Luxury Gap
  1. "Let Me Go"
    Released: 22 October 1982
  2. "Temptation (UK/Europe only)"
    Released: 8 April 1983
  3. "We Live So Fast (US only)"
    Released: 8 April 1983
  4. "Come Live with Me"
    Released: 17 June 1983
  5. "Crushed by the Wheels of Industry"
    Released: 29 August 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[3]
Mojo[4]
PopMatters5/10[5]
Record Collector[6]
Record Mirror[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Smash Hits8+1⁄2/10[9]

The Luxury Gap is the second studio album by English synth-pop band Heaven 17, released on 25 April 1983 by Virgin Records.[10][11] It is the band's best-selling studio album, peaking at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart – eventually becoming the 17th best-selling album of the year – and being certified platinum (300,000 copies sold) by the BPI in 1984.

In contrast to Heaven 17's debut studio album Penthouse and Pavement (1981), the singles from The Luxury Gap charted strongly, particularly "Temptation", which reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart and was the 34th biggest selling single of 1983. Other hits included "Come Live with Me" (UK number 5) and "Crushed by the Wheels of Industry" (UK number 17).

  1. ^ a b Evans, Richard (6 August 2024). "1983.4". Listening to the Music the Machines Make: Inventing Electronic Pop 1978-1983. Omnibus Press. p. 455. ISBN 978-1-915841-45-2.
  2. ^ LeRoy, Dan. "The Luxury Gap – Heaven 17". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "Heaven 17: The Luxury Gap". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. p. 187. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  4. ^ Eccleston, Danny (December 2012). "Heaven 17: The Luxury Gap". Mojo. No. 229.
  5. ^ O'Neil, Tim (1 December 2006). "Heaven 17: Penthouse and Pavement / The Luxury Gap / How Men Are". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 5 December 2006. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  6. ^ Easlea, Daryl (November 2012). "The Luxury Gap: Collector's Edition | Heaven 17". Record Collector. No. 407. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  7. ^ Reid, Jim (30 April 1983). "The Gap band". Record Mirror. p. 18.
  8. ^ Fricke, David (1 September 1983). "Heaven 17: The Luxury Gap". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  9. ^ Rimmer, Dave (12–25 May 1983). "Heaven 17: The Luxury Gap" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 5, no. 10. p. 35. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Advertisement" (PDF). Record Mirror: 22. 23 April 1983. ISSN 0144-5804. Retrieved 16 October 2022. New album & chrome cassette V2253 available Monday 25th April
  11. ^ "News: Luxury From Heaven" (PDF). Record Mirror: 6. 23 April 1983. ISSN 0144-5804. Retrieved 16 October 2022. Heaven 17 release a follow-up album to their "Penthouse and Pavement' LP next week.
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