Heart Like a Sky

1989 studio album by Spandau Ballet

Heart Like a Sky

Studio album by

Spandau Ballet

Released

18 September 1989

Recorded

1988–1989

Studio

Westside, The Town House, AIR, Olympic and Mayfair (London)

Genre

Pop

Length

39:30

Label

CBS

Producer

Gary Kemp
Gary Langan
Spandau Ballet

Spandau Ballet chronology

Through the Barricades
(1986)

Heart Like a Sky
(1989)

The Best of Spandau Ballet
(1991)

Singles from Heart Like a Sky

"Raw"
Released: 22 August 1988
"Be Free with Your Love"
Released: 14 August 1989^[1]
"Empty Spaces"
Released: 13 November 1989
"Crashed Into Love"
Released: 12 February 1990

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Record Mirror	^[3]

Heart Like a Sky is the sixth studio album by English new wave band Spandau Ballet, 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 is their last to be composed entirely of new material.

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Length
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

Gary Barnacle – saxophones
Peter Thoms – trombone
John Thirkell – trumpet, flugelhorn
Luke Tunney – trumpet

Technical

Gary Kemp – production (1–4, 6–9)
Gary Langan – production (1–4, 6–9)
Spandau Ballet – production
John Brough – engineering
Matt Howe – engineering assistance
Noel Rafferty – engineering assistance
Richard Sullivan – engineering assistance
Jeremy Wheatley – engineering assistance
Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
Peter Dyer – design
Nick Bell – design assistance
David Band – painting
David Scheinmann – photography
Mixed at The Hit Factory (New York City) and Larrabee Sound Studios (North Hollywood, California)

Charts

Chart performance for *Heart Like a Sky*
Chart (1989)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[4]	96
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[5]	27
European Albums (Music & Media)^[6]	32
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[7]	29
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)^[8]	5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[9]	47
UK Albums (OCC)^[10]	31

Certifications

Certifications for *Heart Like a Sky*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[11]	Gold	50,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "I'm Free" (PDF). Record Mirror. 12 August 1989. p. 4. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
^ "Spandau Ballet: Heart Like a Sky at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
^ Smith, Robin (23 September 1989). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 28.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Spandau Ballet – Heart Like a Sky" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 42. 21 October 1989. p. VIII. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Spandau Ballet – Heart Like a Sky" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 31 May 2022. Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Spandau Ballet" in the "Artista" field and press "cerca".
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Spandau Ballet – Heart Like a Sky". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 20 September 2019.