Luxury Of Life is the debut album by the British pop group Five Star

Five Star

Five Star are a British pop / R&B group, formed in 1983. Comprising siblings Stedman, Lorraine, Denise, Doris and Delroy Pearson, they were known for their flamboyant image, matching costumes and heavily choreographed dance routines...

. Though not a great success when it was first released in the summer of 1985, the album eventually peaked at no.12 in early 1986, and spent a total of 70 weeks on the album chart. It was certified Platinum in October 1986 for sales of over 300,000 copies in the UK.

The album features collaborations with Paul Hardcastle

Paul Hardcastle

Paul Hardcastle is an English composer and musician, specialising in the synthesizer.-Discography:In the early 1980s, Hardcastle played the keyboards on several singles on the Oval record label by the dance music groups Direct Drive and First Light, before going solo.He achieved some acclaim for...

, The Limit, and Loose Ends

Loose Ends (band)

Loose Ends was a successful British R&B band that had several urban contemporary hits. The trio was formed in London in 1980, initially comprising vocalist and guitarist Carl McIntosh, vocalist Jane Eugene, and keyboard player, writer and founder Steve Nichol...

, and a total of nine different producers worked on the album. The album produced four UK top 30 hit singles including the top 3 hit "System Addict

System Addict

"System Addict" is a 1986 hit single by British pop group Five Star. It would become their second biggest-selling single with over 220,000 sales recorded...

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Luxury Of Life was re-released through Cherry Pop Records in November 2010 with bonus tracks.

Tracklisting

1. Love Take Over
   Love Take Over
   "Love Take Over" was a 1985 hit single by British pop group Five Star. The single was written by Rob Van Schaick and Bernard Oates, who had a hit single called "Say Yeah" themselves the same year under the name of "The Limit"...
   
    (3:57)
2. All Fall Down (3:34)
3. Let Me Be The One (4:42)
4. System Addict
   System Addict
   "System Addict" is a 1986 hit single by British pop group Five Star. It would become their second biggest-selling single with over 220,000 sales recorded...
   
    (4:00)
5. Hide And Seek
   Hide and Seek (Five Star song)
   "Hide and Seek" is the name of a 1984 single by British pop group Five Star. It was the group's second release, and would be later included on their 1985 debut album Luxury of Life. The single was written by Gary Bell , and Anne Dudley, one of the UK's top female songwriters and composers...
   
    (5:30)
6. R.S.V.P.
   R.S.V.P. (Five Star song)
   "R.S.V.P." is the name of a 1985 single by British pop group Five Star. The single was the sixth UK release from their debut album Luxury of Life, released in the summer of 1985. The single peaked at no.45 in the UK.7" Single: PB40445 *...
   
    (4:37)
7. Now I'm In Control (3:42)
8. Say Goodbye (4:14)
9. Crazy
   Crazy (Five Star song)
   "Crazy" is the name of a 1984 single by British pop group Five Star. It was their third single and would later be included on their 1985 debut album Luxury of Life...
   
   (3:57)
10. Winning (3:58)

CD Bonus Tracks

1. All Fall Down (M&M Remix)
2. Let Me Be The One (Philadelphia Remix)
3. Love Takes Over (The Limit Edition Mix)
4. R.S.V.P. (Urban Remix)
5. System Addict (M&M Remix)
6. Love Games (B-side)