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Just about every song on this album was a hit when the movie came out. Years later, I got an itch to finally replace my cassette so I could hear all these great songs again, and the only way to do it was to buy a real CD--no MP3 album? How quaint! How far we've come from the days when a CD was the most amazing way to hear music.
Which brings us to the music. We have Patti LaBelle's "New Attitude" kicking off the music nicely. She comes back later with the energetic '"Stir It Up", and in between, the Pointer Sisters' "Neutron Dance" was the song that seemed to run all summer long back when this album came out. "Gratitude" by Danny Elfman was my first exposure to that delightfully quirky voice (and who knew back then what a great composer he would become?)--it led me to Oingo Boingo's excellent album "Dead Man's Party." Glenn Frey is also solo from The Eagles, doing "The Heat Is On", complete with classic '80s keyboards and sax, and that song also got tons of play back in the day. Probably very few people remember Shalamar, but their song here, "Don't Get Stopped in Beverly Hills", couldn't compare to their hit "Dancing in the Sheets". "Rock n' Roll Me Again" has classic '80s guitar notes, but like "Emergency" by Rockie Robbins, just fails to stand out.
So here's some trivia for you: this isn't the first release of the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack! I bought my cassette the week it was released and that release was recalled. There was a Rick James track named "BHC (I Can't Stop)" that was pulled and replaced with "Emergency". Sad, but I'm also sorry to say that even if you're a Rick James fan you probably wouldn't be blown away by his original song either.
If you loved Beverly Hills Cop or just want to grab one of the most memorable '80s pop movie soundtracks, this soundtrack makes a great pick.
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LaurentReviewed in France on June 6, 2021
Souvenir de jeunesse, extra.
Le CD est arrivé avant la date prévue, donc parfait. Il était dans un état vieilli par le temps comme si c'était moi qui l'avait conservé depuis des années. Donc très bien pour un occasion. Je recommande à 100%.Souvenir de jeunesse, extra.Laurent
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