Beat Street (soundtrack)
Beat Street - Volume 1 and Beat Street - 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 ", and prolific freestyle music producer and remixer Arthur Baker, who collaborated with music artists including Freeez, Afrika Bambaataa, and New Order.
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.Track listing
Volume 1 (80154)
;A-side
;B-sideVolume 2 (80158)
;A-side
;B-sideCredits 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
Chart positions
Volume 1
Volume 2
Album certifications
