Heart Like a Sky

Heart Like a Sky is the sixth studio album by the band Spandau Ballet. It was released on 18 September 1989 by CBS Records. The album was mainly distributed in continental Europe. It was the group's last release before disbanding, and only achieved commercial success in Italy and the Netherlands.

Heart Like a Sky
Studio album by
Released18 September 1989
RecordedWinter 1988-Spring/Summer 1989
GenrePop
Length39:30
LabelCBS
Spandau Ballet chronology
Through the Barricades
(1986)
Heart Like a Sky
(1989)
The Best of Spandau Ballet
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gary Kemp, except "Motivator" by Steve Norman.

No.TitleLength
1."Be Free With Your Love"4:39
2."Crashed Into Love"4:43
3."Big Feeling"3:47
4."A Matter Of Time"5:15
5."Motivator"4:00
6."Raw"3:46
7."Empty Spaces"3:57
8."Windy Town"4:22
9."A Handful Of Dust"4:54

Personnel

Spandau Ballet

  • Tony Hadley – lead and backing vocals, arrangements (1-4, 6-9)
  • Gary Kemp – guitars, backing vocals, arrangements (1-4, 6-9)
  • Steve Norman – guitars, saxophones, arrangements
  • Martin Kemp – bass, arrangements (1-4, 6-9)
  • John Keeble – drums, drum programming, arrangements (1-4, 6-9)

Additional musicians

  • Toby Chapman – keyboards, programming, backing vocals, arrangements (1-4, 6-9)
  • Luís Jardim – percussion (1, 5, 7, 9)
  • Deuce Barter – arrangements (5)

The Phantom Horns

Production

  • Gary Kemp – producer (1-4, 6-9)
  • Gary Langon – producer (1-4, 6-9)
  • Spandau Ballet – producers
  • John Brough – engineer
  • Matt Howe – assistant engineer
  • Noel Rafferty – assistant engineer
  • Richard Sullivan – assistant engineer
  • Jeremy Wheatley – assistant engineer
  • Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Peter Dyer – design
  • Nick Bell – design assistant
  • David Band – painting
  • David Scheinmann – photography

Studios

Charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Charts)[2] 96
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) 31

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[3] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "Spandau Ballet: Heart Like a Sky at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  2. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  3. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.



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