Higher and Higher – The Best of Heaven 17


Higher and Higher – The Best of Heaven 17 is a compilation album by English new wave and synth-pop band Heaven 17, released in 1993.

Content

The compilation includes singles from Heaven 17's first four studio albums Penthouse and Pavement, The Luxury Gap, How Men Are and Pleasure One, plus two new remixes that were released as singles: "Temptation", which reached number four in the UK Singles Chart in 1992 and " Fascist Groove Thang", which reached number 40 in 1993. The US version of the album includes the Tommy D Master Remix of "Penthouse and Pavement" in place of the original version. The remix was also released as a single in the UK in 1993, reaching number 54.

Re-issue

In 1999, Higher and Higher was re-issued as Temptation – The Best of Heaven 17, featuring new artwork and the same track listing as the original 1993 version.

Critical reception

In a review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that the album is "an adequate overview of career", although he also described it as containing "too much music for casual fans", that the order of the tracks was "slightly illogical" and that the album is "not comprehensive enough for dedicated collectors".

Track listing

All tracks written by Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware.