Beat Street (soundtrack)
| Beat Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Volumes 1 & 2 |
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | ||||
| Released | 1984 (U.S.) 1984 (Canada, Germany, Italy) |
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| Genre | old school rap, boogie, electro, breakdance music | |||
| Length | 79.28 (total) 40:55, 38:73 |
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| Label | Atlantic 80154 (Volume I.) Atlantic 80158 (Volume II.) |
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| Producer | Arthur Baker, Harry Belafonte | |||
| Various Artists chronology | ||||
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Beat Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Volume 1 and Beat Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Volume 2 are soundtrack albums for the 1984 drama film of the same name. It was released in 1984 by Atlantic Records. Both albums were produced by Harry Belafonte, a calypso artist best known for his 1956 hit "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)", and prolific freestyle music producer and remixer Arthur Baker, who collaborated with music artists including Freeez, Afrika Bambaataa, and New Order.[1][2]
Both albums even entered the Billboard 200 and R&B Albums charts and stayed there in the same year.[3][4]
Contents
Description
The soundtrack contains music mainly from old-school hip-hop artists including Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five, Jazzy Jay, Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic and Treacherous Three featuring beatbox pioneer Doug E. Fresh but also various electro/boogie musicians such as Freeez, and the System and Juicy.[5]
The album was certified gold in the same year.[6][7]
A third volume was planned, but it was never released. The second volume was never released on compact disc.
Track listing
Volume 1 (80154)
- A-side
| # | Title | Artist(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| A1 | "Beat Street Breakdown" | Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious 5 | Melvin Glover, Reggie Griffin | Melle Mel, Sylvia Robinson | 6:48 |
| A2 | "Baptise The Beat" | The System | David Frank, Mic Murphy | David Frank, Michael Murphy | 4:25 |
| A3 | "Strangers In A Strange World" (Love Theme From Beat Street) |
Jenny Burton & Patrick Jude | Jake Holmes | Jake Holmes | 4:25 |
| A4 | "Frantic Situation" | Afrika Bambaataa The Soul Sonic Force, Shango |
Arthur Baker, Leroi Evans, Ray Serrano, Afrika Bambaataa Aasim, William Henderson, Ellis Williams, John Miller, Robert Allen, Wilfred Fowler | Arthur Baker | 5:04 |
- B-side
| # | Title | Artist(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| B1 | "Beat Street Strut" | Juicy | Milton G. Barnes, Katreese Barnes | Eumir Deodato | 5:00 |
| B2 | "Us Girls" | Sharon Green, Lisa Counts & Debbie D | Debora Hooper, Lisa Counts, Ross Levinson, Sharon Green | Harry Belafonte | 3:52 |
| B3 | "This Could Be The Night" | Cindy Mizelle | Arthur Baker, Carl Sturken, Chris Lord-Alge, Evan Rogers, Tina Baker | Arthur Baker | 4:53 |
| B4 | "Breaker's Revenge" | Arthur Baker | Arthur Baker | Arthur Baker | 4:42 |
Volume 2 (80158)
- A-side
| # | Title | Artist(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| A1 | "Son Of Beat Street" | Jazzy Jay | John Byas, Lenny Underwood | David Belafonte | 4:05 |
| A2 | "Give Me All" | Juicy | Milton G. Barnes, Katreese Barnes | Arthur Baker, Harry Belafonte | 4:25 |
| A3 | "Nothin's Gonna Come Easy" | Tina B | Arthur Baker, Tina Baker | Arthur Baker, Harry Belafonte | 4:19 |
| A4 | "Santa's Rap" | The Treacherous Three | Kevin Keaton, LaMar Hill, Mohandas Dewese | David Belafonte | 6:10 |
- B-side
| # | Title | Artist(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| B1 | "It's Alright By Me" | Jenny Burton | Peter Link | Peter Link, Webster Lewis | 5:00 |
| B2 | "Battle Cry" | Rockers Revenge | Arthur Baker, Donald Calvin Hawkes, Vincent Dwight Fuller | Arthur Baker | 4:52 |
| B3 | Phony Four MC's – "Wappin' (Bubblehead)" | Ralph Rolle | Earl Deas, Eric Real, Ralph Rolle | Arthur Baker, Harry Belafonte | 6:11 |
| B4 | "Into The Night" | La La | LaForest Cope, Lenny Underwood, Webster Lewis | Webster Lewis | 4:42 |
Credits and personnel
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Chart positions
Volume 1
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1984 | Billboard R&B Albums | #10 |
| 1984 | the Billboard 200 | #14 |
Volume 2
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1984 | Billboard R&B Albums | #47 |
| 1984 | the Billboard 200 | #137 |
Album certifications
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| United States (RIAA)[8] | Gold | 500,000 |
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*sales figures based on certification alone |
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References
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- ↑ Beat Street Volume 1 - chart positions. Billboard & Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-August-09
- ↑ Beat Street Volume 2 - Chart positions. Billboard & Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-August-09
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