Beat Street (soundtrack)

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.

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 CD.

Volume 1 (80154)

 * A-side
 * B-side

Volume 2 (80158)

 * A-side
 * B-side

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