Beat Street (soundtrack) explained

Beat Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Volumes 1 & 2
Type:	Soundtrack
Artist:	various artists
Cover:	Beat Street 1984 low res cover.jpg
Border:	yes
Alt:	Cover of the "Beat Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Volume 1".
Released:	1984 1984
Studio:	Unique Recording Studios, New York City^[1]
Genre:	Old school rap, boogie, electro, breakdance music
Length:	79.28 (total)
Label:	Atlantic 80154 Atlantic 80158
Producer:	Arthur Baker, Harry Belafonte

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.^{[2] [3]}

Both albums even entered the Billboard 200 and R&B Albums charts and stayed there in the same year.^{[4] [5]}

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.^[6] The album was certified gold in the same year.^{[7] [8]}

A third volume was planned, but it was never released. The second volume was never released on CD.

Track listing

Volume 1 (80154)

A-side

	^Title	^Artist(s)	^Writer(s)	^Producer(s)	^Length
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
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
B5	"Tu Cariño / Carmen's Theme"	Ruben Blades	Carlos Franzetti, Ruben Blades	Harry Belafonte	3:06

Volume 2 (80158)

A-side

	^Title	^Artist(s)	^Writer(s)	^Producer(s)	^Length
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
B1	"It's All Right 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

• Sanford Allen – concertmaster, violin
• Arthur Baker – bass, drums, producer
• Tina Baker – performer
• Katreese Barnes – performer
• Sharon Green – performer
• Milton Barnes – performer
• David Belafonte – sound effects
• Sandra Billingslea – violin
• Jay Burnett – guitar
• Kennan Keating- wah wah guitar
• Jenny Burton – vocals
• Jack Cavari – guitar
• John Clark – French horn
• Deodato – producer
• Lewis Eley – violin
• Jon Faddis – trumpet
• Eileen Folson – cello
• Winterton Garvey – violin
• Dwight Hawkes – backing vocalist
• Lamar Hill – performer
• Cecilia Hobbs – violin
• Stanley Hunte – violin
• Jean Ingraham – violin
• Anthony Jackson – bass

• Jazzy Jay – drum programming, scratching
• Bashiri Johnson – percussion
• Kevin Keaton – performer
• Robbie Kilgore – bells
• La La – sound effects, backing vocalist
• Jesse Levy – cello
• Webster Lewis - DX-7, Fender Rhodes, piano
• Peter Link – performer
• Chris "Lord-Alge" Simmons – drums
• Guy Lumia – violin
• John Pintavalle – violin
• Sue Pray – viola
• Maxine Roach – viola
• Ralph Rolle – drum programming, sound effects, vocals
• Alan Rubin – trumpet
• Lew Soloff – trumpet
• David Spinozza – guitar
• Marti Sweet – violin
• Tina B. – vocals
• Lenny Underwood – bass, drums, keyboards
• Buddy Williams – drums
• Richard D. Young – violin
• Fred Zarr – bass, keyboards

Charts

Volume 1

Chart (1984)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[9]	33
US Billboard R&B Albums	10
US Billboard 200	14

Volume 2

Chart (1984)	Position
US Billboard R&B Albums	47
US Billboard 200	137

Notes and References

1. Web site: Photographic image. JPG. Deejay.de. June 1, 2023.
2. Web site: Beat Street Vol. 1 (Original Soundtrack) credits. Allmusic. August 9, 2011.
3. Web site: Beat Street Vol. 2 (Original Soundtrack) credits. Allmusic. August 9, 2011.
4. http://www.allmusic.com/album/beat-street-r110777/charts-awards Beat Street Volume 1
5. http://www.allmusic.com/album/beat-street-vol-2-r110778/charts-awards Beat Street Volume 2
6. Web site: Beat Street Vol. 1 (Original Soundtrack) credits. Discogs. August 9, 2011.
7. Web site: Vitae of Carl Maultsby - composer. Carl MaultsBy . August 21, 2011.
8. Book: Ira A. Robbins . The Rolling Stone Review — 1985. Edited by Ira A. Robbins . . 1985. August 21, 2011 . 978-0-684-18333-6 . Although second to arrive, the Beat Street soundtrack went gold, and Beat Street, Vol. II was released later in the year. .
9. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian)

   . David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 283.