Heart Like a Sky

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[1] "Be Free with Your Love" Released: 14 August 1989[2] "Empty Spaces" Released: 13 November 1989 "Crashed Into Love" Released: 12 February 1990

Heart Like a Sky is the sixth studio album by English new wave band Spandau Ballet, released on 18 September 1989 by CBS Records. Several of the songs were written as a result of lead guitarist and songwriter Gary Kemp's new relationship. The band, however, was not happy with the material, and lead singer Tony Hadley had so little confidence in the songs and the direction of the band in general that it affected his mental health. That and the involvement of Kemp and his brother, bassist Martin Kemp, in the making of a feature film created tension during the recording sessions. Preparation for filming interrupted the recording of the album and postponement of principal photography delayed the album's release. Gary Kemp alienated some of the band members even further by deciding to receive a separate production credit for the album and discontinuing regular payments of a share of publishing royalties to them, which caused them to file a lawsuit against him.

Heart Like a Sky was much less successful in the UK than their other albums, peaking at number 31 during its three weeks on the the chart there. A music magazine review only gave a weak recommendation. The singles also fared poorly, the first two narrowly missing the top 40 on the UK Singles Chart and two more barely making its top 100. Although the first of these releases, "Raw", received very good responses from critics, the rest elicited mostly or completely negative reviews. The album was the group's last release before disbanding and is their last to be composed entirely of new material.