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 (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.
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 becoming the first rap/hip-hop album to so.
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
;B-side

Volume 2 (80158)

;A-side
;B-side

Credits and personnel