1984 Soundtrack – Beat Street Vol 2
Beat Street (Vol 2) is a soundtrack album for the 1984 drama film of the same name. It was released in 1984 by Atlantic Records. The album was 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.
Tracks
1 Son Of Beat Street (John Byas; Lenny Underwood) 04:06
2 Give Me All (Jerry Barnes; Katreese Barnes) 04:30
3 Nothin’s Gonna Come Easy (Arthur Baker; Tina Baker) 04:50
4 Santa’s Rap (Kevin Keaton; Lamar Hill; Moe Dewese) 06:10
5 It’s Alright By Me (Peter Link) 05:15
6 Battle Cry (Arthur Baker; Donnie Calvin; Vincent Dwight Fuller) 04:54
7 Phony Four MC’s-Wappin’ (Bubblehead) (Earl Deas; Eric Rehl; Ralph Rolle) 06:13
8 Into The Night (Lenny Underwood; Webster Lewis; LaForrest Cope) 04:28
Musicians
1 Son Of Beat Street
| Drums (programming) | Jazzy Jay |
| Scratches | Jazzy Jay |
2 Give Me All
| Musician | Juicy |
3 Nothin’s Gonna Come Easy
| Bass | Fred Zarr |
| Drums | Arthur Baker |
| Electronic Drums | Chris Lord-Alge |
| Guitar | Stu Kimble |
| Keyboards | Fred Zarr |
| French Horn | John Clark |
| French Horn | Peter Gordon |
| Trumpet | Alan Rubin |
| Trumpet | Jon Faddis |
| Trumpet | Lew Soloff |
| Vocals | Tina Baker |
4 Santa’s Rap
| Bass | Lenny Underwood |
| Drums | Lenny Underwood |
| Keyboards | Lenny Underwood |
| Musician | Treacherous Three |
5 It’s Alright By Me
| Bass | Anthony Jackson |
| Drums | Buddy Williams |
| Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Guitar | Jack Cavari |
| Fender Rhodes | Webster Lewis |
| Piano | Webster Lewis |
| Synthesizer | Webster Lewis |
| Vocals | Jenny Burton |
6 Battle Cry
| Bass | Arthur Baker |
| Drums | Arthur Baker |
| Guitar | Jay Burnett |
| Keyboards | Fred Zarr |
| Percussion | Bashiri Johnson |
| Background Vocals | Adrienne Johnson |
| Background Vocals | Donnie Calvin |
| Background Vocals | Dwight Hawkes |
| Musician | Rockers Revenge |
7 Phony Four MC’s-Wappin’ (Bubblehead)
| Drums (programming) | David Belafonte |
| Drums (programming) | Ralph Rolle |
| Keyboards | Eric Rehl |
| Keyboards | Lenny Underwood |
| Vocals | Ralph Rolle |
8 Into The Night
| Bass | Anthony Jackson |
| Drums (programming) | Lenny Underwood |
| Keyboards | Lenny Underwood |
| Vocals | LaForrest Cope |
Other Musicians
Cello – Fred Zlotkin, Jesse Levy (Tracks 3, 5)
Viola – Julien Barber, Sue Pray (Track 3) (Track 3)
Violin – Jean Ingraham, John Pintavalle, Karen Eley, Lewis Eley, Ray Griewek, Richard Young, Sanford Allen, Winterton Garvey (Track 3)
Violin – Beryl Diamond, Cecelia Hobbs, Guy Lumia, John Pintavalle, Marti Sweet, Sandra Billingslea, Stanley Hunte, Winterton Garvey (Track 5)
Liner Notes
Producer – David Belafonte (Tracks 1, 4)
Producer – Eumir Deodato (Track 2)
Producer – Webster Lewis (Tracks 5, 8)
Producer – Peter Link (Track 5)
Producer – Arthur Baker (Track 6)
Producer (Executive) – Arthur Baker, Harry Belafonte
Arranged By – Jazzy Jay, Lenny Underwood (Track 1)
Arranged By – Eumir Deodato (Track 2)
Arranged By – David Belafonte, Richard Cummings (Track 4)
Arranged By – Arthur Baker (Track 6)
Arranged By – La La, Lenny Underwood, Webster Lewis (Track 8)
Concertmaster – Sanford Allen (Track 5)
Coordinator – Murray Deutch, Stu Cantor
Engineer – David Belafonte (Tracks 1, 2, 4)
Engineer – Andy Wallace (Tracks 3, 6)
Engineer – Bob Rosa, Chris Lord-Alge, Jay Burnett (Track 3)
Engineer – Jan Horowitz (Tracks 5, 8)
Engineer – David Ogrin, Jay Burnett (Track 6)
Mixed By – David Belafonte (Tracks 1, 7)
Mixed By – Arthur Baker (Tracks 3, 6)
Mixed By – John Robie (Track 3)
Mixed By – Steve Jerome, Sylvia Robinson (Track 4)
Mixed By – Stephen Benben (Track 5)
Mixed By – David Ogrin (Track 6)
Mixed By – Dan Nash (Track 7)
Recorded By – Mallory Earl (Track 2)
Recorded At Atlantic Studios, NYC
Recorded At Duplex Sound, NYC
Recorded At Unique Sound Studio
Recorded At Shakedown Sound Studio, NYC
Recorded At RCA Studios, NYC
Phonographic Copyright Atlantic Recording Corporation
Phonographic Copyright WEA International Inc.
Copyright Orion Pictures Corporation