Heaven 17 are an English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1980. The band were a trio for most of their career,composed of founding Human League members Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh (keyboards) with vocalist Glenn Gregory.
Martyn Ware is an English musician,composer,arranger,record producer,and music programmer. As a founding member of both the Human League and Heaven 17,Ware co-wrote hit songs such as "Being Boiled" and "Temptation".
B.E.F. was a band/production company formed by former Human League members Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh which became largely eclipsed by its best-known project,Heaven 17.
Glenn Peter Gregory is a British singer,songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose music career spans more than 40 years. He came to prominence in the early 1980s as co-founder and lead singer of the new wave and synth-pop band Heaven 17,which released several UK chart hits in the 1980s and 1990s,including “Temptation”,“Let Me Go”,“Come Live with Me”,“Crushed by the Wheels of Industry”,“Sunset Now”,“This Is Mine”,and “(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang”
"Let Me Go" is a song by English synthpop band Heaven 17,released as the lead single from their second album The Luxury Gap. It reached #41 on the UK Singles Chart,the lowest chart placement among the singles from that album but their highest at the time of its release.
The Luxury Gap is the second studio album by 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 by the BPI in 1984.
How Men Are is the third studio album by English synth-pop band Heaven 17,released on 24 September 1984 by Virgin Records. The album peaked at No. 12 in the UK and was certified Silver by the BPI in October 1984.
Teddy Bear,Duke &Psycho is the fifth studio album by the English synth-pop band Heaven 17,released in September 1988 by Virgin Records,the band's last studio album for the label.
"(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang" is a song by British synth-pop band Heaven 17. It was their debut single,released on 6 March 1981,and the lead single from their debut studio album,Penthouse and Pavement (1981). It was a minor hit in the UK in 1981,despite being banned by the BBC. It was also a minor dance hit in the US. It developed from an instrumental,"Groove Thang",that Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh created earlier that year for Music for Stowaways,an album they released as British Electric Foundation.
"The Ballad of Go Go Brown" is a song by the British new wave and synth-pop band Heaven 17,released on 15 August 1988 as the lead single from their fifth studio album,Teddy Bear,Duke &Psycho. The song was written and produced by band members Glenn Gregory,Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware. "The Ballad of Go Go Brown" reached number 91 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 100 for two weeks.
"Trouble" is a song by the British new wave and synth-pop band Heaven 17,released on 5 January 1987 as the second and final single from their fourth studio album,Pleasure One (1986). It was written and produced by Glenn Gregory,Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware. The song peaked at No. 51 in the UK and spent four weeks on the chart. It was a bigger success in Germany where it reached No. 17.
"Come Live With Me" is a song by the British synthpop band Heaven 17,which was released in 1983 as the fourth single from their second album The Luxury Gap. It was written by Glenn Gregory,Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware,and produced by Marsh and Ware and Greg Walsh. "Come Live with Me" peaked at number 5 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 100 for eleven weeks. It would be the band's last UK top 10 hit until the Brothers in Rhythm remix of "Temptation" in 1992.
"Contenders" is a song by the British new wave and synth-pop band Heaven 17,released on 6 October 1986 as the first single from their fourth studio album,Pleasure One. It was written and produced by Glenn Gregory,Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware. The song reached No. 80 in the UK and spent four weeks on the chart. It also reached No. 6 on the U.S. Billboard Dance/Club Play Singles Chart.
"Crushed by the Wheels of Industry" is a song by the British synthpop band Heaven 17,released on 12 August 1983 as the fifth and final single from their second studio album,The Luxury Gap (1983). It was written by Glenn Gregory,Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware,and produced by Marsh and Ware and Greg Walsh. It reached number 17 in the UK Singles Chart and would be the band's last top 20 hit in the UK until 1992's Brothers in Rhythm remix of "Temptation".
"Sunset Now" is a song by the British new wave and synth-pop band Heaven 17,released on 20 August 1984 as the first single from their third studio album,How Men Are (1984). It was written by Glenn Gregory,Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware,and produced by Marsh and Ware and Greg Walsh. It reached No. 24 in the UK,remaining on the charts for six weeks on. A music video was filmed to promote the single.
"This Is Mine" is a song by the British new wave and synth-pop band Heaven 17,released on 19 October 1984 as the second single from their third studio album,How Men Are (1984). It was written by Glenn Gregory,Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware,and produced by Marsh and Greg Walsh. The song reached No. 23 in the UK,remaining in the charts for seven weeks. It would be the band's last Top 30 single until 1992's "Temptation "
"...(And That's No Lie)" is a song by the British new wave and synth-pop band Heaven 17,released on 7 January 1985 as the third single from their third studio album,How Men Are (1984). The song was written by Glenn Gregory,Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware,and produced by Ware and Greg Walsh. It reached number 52 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 100 for five weeks. A music video was filmed to promote the single.
"The Foolish Thing to Do" is a song by the British synthpop band Heaven 17,featuring American singer Jimmy Ruffin. It was released by Virgin on 21 April 1986 as a non-album single. The song was written by Glenn Gregory,Ian Craig Marsh,Martyn Ware and Nick Plytas,and produced by Marsh and Ware.
"The Height of the Fighting (He-La-Hu)" is a song by British synth-pop band Heaven 17,released on 12 February 1982 as the fifth and final single from their debut album,Penthouse and Pavement. It was written by Martyn Ware,Ian Craig Marsh and Glenn Gregory,and produced by Ware and Marsh.
Higher and Higher:The Best of Heaven 17 is a compilation album by English synth-pop band Heaven 17,released in 1993.
