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Beverly Hills Cop II: The Motion Picture Soundtrack Album
 
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Beverly Hills Cop II: The Motion Picture Soundtrack Album [Original recording reissued, Soundtrack]

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  • Audio CD (January 1, 1995)
  • Original Release Date: May 20, 1987
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording reissued, Soundtrack
  • Label: Mca Special Products
  • ASIN: B000002Q84
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,205 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

1. Shakedown - Bob Seger
2. Be There - Pointer Sisters
3. In Deep - Charlie Sexton
4. Hold On - Corey Hart
5. I Want Your Sex - George Michael
6. Better Way - James Ingram
7. Love/Hate - Pebbles
8. Cross My Broken Heart - The Jets
9. 36 Lovers - Ready For The World
10. I Can't Stand It - Sue Ann
11. All Revved Up - Jermaine Jackson

Editorial Reviews

. Shakedown - Bob Seger 2. Be There - Pointer Sisters 3. In Deep - Charlie Sexton 4. Hold On - Corey Hart 5. I Want Your Sex - George Michael 6. Better Way - James Ingram 7. Love/Hate - Pebbles 8. Cross My Broken Heart - The Jets 9. 36 Lovers - Ready For The World 10. I Can't Stand It - Sue Ann 11. All Revved Up - Jermaine Jackson

 

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars More diverse mix in BHC 2 soundtrack, March 15, 2004
This review is from: Beverly Hills Cop II: The Motion Picture Soundtrack Album (Audio CD)
Whereas the first Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack was a celebration of 80's electropop, the second one shows a split between rock and R&B/pop, with multiple producers. And hey, they had three Top Ten songs, including a #1 and #2. And three of the songs ended up on the artist/group's albums, making this soundtrack a launching pad of sorts.

"Shakedown" was yet another soundtrack song for Bob Seger, and this time, he hit the top, with its infectious backbeat thanks to rapid-fire keyboards and some soulful backing vocals in the chorus. If this sounds like a Billy Idol song, it's because Keith Forsey was one of the producers, the other being Harold Faltermeyer, who did one of the best songs on the first BHC movie and fresh from the Top Gun Theme.

Forsey produces another track here, Charlie Sexton's "In Deep", whose fiery guitar solos and power synths and keyboards might work for Sexton but is something Forsey's star client, Billy Idol wouldn't touch with a barge pole.

Canadian singer Corey Hart has a good turn with the inoffensive 80's pop of "Hold On," with its jingly synths, pulsing rhythm guitar, all produced by Giorgio Moroder.

The only other group from the first movie to do a song here are the Pointer Sisters with "Be There." Despite the brassy horns, rattling drums, and Narada Michael Walden's production, this song is half-hearted, showing the trio's last bit of oomph was 1985's "Dare Me."

George Michael sure picked some way to introduce his second solo hit, his first being "A Different Corner," due to the unnecessary controversy created by the title and the alleged meaning of the song. "I Want Your Sex" made it to #2 despite the brouhaha. Hey, it has a good backbeat, and a real underlying message: "It's natural, it's chemical, it's logical, habitual" And of course it ended up on his Grammy-winning Faith album.

The last couple of songs are firmly in the soul/R&B area. Former Prince guitarist Andre Cymone produced two tracks here. The first is James Ingram's "Better Way" which is typical 80's R&B/soul with some accompanying horns. This song though doesn't do justice to Ingram's voice, as he's done better. The second is Pebbles' funky jam "Love/Hate" which sounds like a refugee from Janet Jackson's Control album. This also landed on Pebbles' self-titled debut.

Yet another song that ended up on the group's album is the Jets' bouncy crossover pop "Cross My Broken Heart" also on the Jets' Magic album. If the beat resembles early Madonna, it's because the song was co-written and co-produced by Stephen Bray, a songwriting collaborator on Like A Virgin.

And then, those guys who imitated Prince with "Oh Sheila"--Ready For The World. This time, they demand "36 Lovers," as extravagant a demand as their synths. The sound's more pedestrian soul-pop.

Sue Ann's "I Can't Stand It" recalls brassy Pointer Sisters fare like "I'm So Excited" and THIS is the kind of stuff the Pointers should've been doing here. Jermaine Jackson's synth-happy "All Revved Up" makes him another Giorgio Moroder client, but Moroder did better for Hart earlier in the album.

Not a bad album in itself, with numbers by Seger, Michael, Hart, Pebbles, and the Jets pulling the weight here.

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6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars SEGER HAS 1ST TOP TEN HIT!, April 4, 1999
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j_anto@MSN.COM (BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Beverly Hills Cop II: The Motion Picture Soundtrack Album (Audio CD)
IT'S IRONIC, BOB SEGER WITH HIS RELEASE OF "SHAKEDOWN" FINIALLY HAS A TOP TEN HIT. WHAT'S UNUSUAL ABOUT THIS, IS THAT HE DID NOT WRITE THIS SONG. ORIGINALLY THIS SONG WAS WRITTEN FOR THE MOVIE BEVERLY HILLS COP II. THE PRODUCER FOR THIS FILM ORIGINALLY WANTED ERIC CLAPTON TO PERFORM THIS SONG FOR THE SOUNDTRACK BUT FOR SOME UNFORSEEN REASON HE WAS NOT AVAILABLE, (I THINK HE MAY HAVE BEEN ILL AT THE TIME)THEY ASKED BOB SEGER IF HE WAS AVAILABLE AND HE BIT. I THINK BOB SEGER WAS THE BEST CHOICE FOR THIS SONG AND AM SURPRISED THAT HE WASN'T THE ORIGINAL CHOICE. HE DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB WITH THIS PIECE AND I THINK IT IS CLASSIC SEGER. THIS SONG ALONE MAKES THIS CD WORTHWHILE. 2 THUMBS UP. ;-)
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3.0 out of 5 stars beverly hills cop 2 soundtrack, December 29, 2009
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if you like the movie and music especially the song shakedown by bob seger , i want your sex by george michaels & cross my broken heart by the jets i would definitely get it
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