Release date 1984 Movie Beat Street | Label Groovebuster Records | |
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Released 1984 (U.S.)
1984 (Canada, Germany, Italy) Length 79.28 (total)
40:55, 38:73 Beat Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Volume 1
(1984) Beat Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Volume 2
(1984) Genres Electro, Old-school hip hop Producers Arthur Baker, Harry Belafonte People also search for Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five | ||
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.
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Both albums even entered the Billboard 200 and R&B Albums charts and stayed there in the same year.
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.
The album was certified gold in the same year.
A third volume was planned, but it was never released. The second volume was never released on compact disc.
Volume 1 (80154)
Volume 2 (80158)
Songs
1Beat Street BreakdownGrandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - Melle Mel6:46
2Baptize the BeatThe System4:22
3Frantic SituationSoulsonic Force - Shango5:06