The
Music Of Quality And Distinction album was produced by
Martin Ware and
Ian Craig Marsh but was not actually a
Heaven 17 album. It was released under the name
British Electric Foundation and featured about 10 different singers doing cover versions of popular classics.
Among the singers was
Tina Turner and the track on the album was partly responsible for resurrecting her career in the 80s. Ware and Marsh produced her comeback album a couple of years later. Other singers on the album included
Billy McKenzie and
Paula Yates.
They didn't have too many top ten hit singles: the biggest were
Come Live With Me and
Temptation, which had soul vocals from
Carol Kenyon.
These both came from their second album
The Luxury Gap which was a slightly more commercial version of their first
Penthouse And Pavement.
After these two, it was very much a case of diminishing returns.
Their name came from a fictional band mentioned in the film
Clockwork Orange.