The Luxury Gap

The Luxury Gap
Studio album by
Released25 April 1983
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
Christgau's Record GuideB+
Mojo
PopMatters5/10
Record Collector
Record Mirror
Rolling Stone
Smash Hits8+12/10

The Luxury Gap is the second studio album by the English synth-pop band Heaven 17, released on 25 April 1983 by Virgin Records. 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).