The Hit Factory Volume 2
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The Hit Factory Volume 2 is a compilation album released in November 1988 by Fanfare Records
and PWL Records. It was an album featuring hits produced by British production trio Stock Aitken Waterman
who were at their peak at the time of the albums release. The first compilation The Hit Factory: The Best of Stock Aitken Waterman
was issued by Stylus
in 1987. The range of tracks included four special 12" remixes, exclusive to the set, and also a previously unavailable track by an American group called Sequal
. The album gained a platinum BPI
Award and reached #16 in the UK Top 100 Album Chart. When compilation albums were excluded from the main chart on January 14, 1989, the album crossed to the new chart for the remainder of its run.
The Hit Factory Volume 2 was also released in Japan by PWL in association with Alfa Records. Although the albums share the same name, they have an entirely different tracklisting.
UK TRACKLISTING (UK: Fanfare Records
/PWL Records HFCD 4)
1. Nothing Can Divide Us (Exclusive 12" Remix) : Jason Donovan
2. Love in the First Degree
: Bananarama
3. Who's Leaving Who : Hazell Dean
4. The Harder I Try : Brother Beyond
5. I Don't Believe In Miracles : Sinitta
6. All of Me (Boy oh Boy) : Sabrina
7. Packjammed (With The Party Posse) (Writ Mix - Short Version) : Stock Aitken Waterman
8. What A Night : Dolly Dots
†
9. I Should Be So Lucky
(Exclusive 12" Remix) : Kylie Minogue
10. That's the Way It Is : Mel & Kim
11. My Arms Keep Missing You (Exclusive 12" Remix) : Rick Astley
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12. Tell Him I Called [Album Version] : Sequal
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13. Cross My Broken Heart (Exclusive 12" Remix) : Sinitta
14. Let's Get Together Tonite : Steve Walsh
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15. Let's All Chant : Pat & Mick
† This track was not included on the LP
version of the collection, presumably due to time restrictions.
†† Not featured on the VHS version.
JAPAN TRACKLISTING (JAPAN ALFA
/PWL
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Fanfare Records
Fanfare Records was a British record label that was founded by Iain Burton . The label also gave Simon Cowell his first break in the music industry. Burton and Cowell worked together at Fanfare Records for eight years. The label was most successful during the mid 1980s to early 1990s...
and PWL Records. It was an album featuring hits produced by British production trio Stock Aitken Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, were a UK songwriting and record producing trio consisting of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman. They had great success during the mid to late 1980s and early 1990s...
who were at their peak at the time of the albums release. The first compilation The Hit Factory: The Best of Stock Aitken Waterman
The Hit Factory: The Best of Stock Aitken Waterman
The Hit Factory : The Best of Stock Aitken Waterman is a compilation album released in 1987 by Stylus Records in association with PWL Records. The collection brought together some the biggest hits by British production team Stock Aitken Waterman...
was issued by Stylus
Stylus
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in 1987. The range of tracks included four special 12" remixes, exclusive to the set, and also a previously unavailable track by an American group called Sequal
Sequal (band)
Sequal was a Latin Freestyle female duo from Miami, composed of Angie Vollaro and Maria Christensen. The duo was founded in 1984 by producer Lewis A. Martineé, who was also responsible for the group Exposé. The group's first releases in 1985–86 were on independent label Joey Boy Records and became...
. The album gained a platinum BPI
British Phonographic Industry
The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies...
Award and reached #16 in the UK Top 100 Album Chart. When compilation albums were excluded from the main chart on January 14, 1989, the album crossed to the new chart for the remainder of its run.
The Hit Factory Volume 2 was also released in Japan by PWL in association with Alfa Records. Although the albums share the same name, they have an entirely different tracklisting.
UK TRACKLISTING (UK: Fanfare Records
Fanfare Records
Fanfare Records was a British record label that was founded by Iain Burton . The label also gave Simon Cowell his first break in the music industry. Burton and Cowell worked together at Fanfare Records for eight years. The label was most successful during the mid 1980s to early 1990s...
/PWL Records HFCD 4)
1. Nothing Can Divide Us (Exclusive 12" Remix) : Jason Donovan
Jason Donovan
Jason Donovan is an Australian actor and singer. He initially achieved fame in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, before beginning a career in music in 1988. In the UK he has sold over 3 million records, and his début album Ten Good Reasons was one of the highest-selling albums of 1989...
2. Love in the First Degree
Love in the First Degree
"Love in the First Degree" is a song written and recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It is included on their fourth studio album Wow! and was released as its second single except in the U.S., where it was the album's third single...
: Bananarama
Bananarama
Bananarama are an English female pop duo who have had success on the pop and dance charts since 1982. Rather than relying on a two part harmony, the duo generally sings in unison, as do their background vocalists. Although there have been line-up changes, the group enjoyed their most popular...
3. Who's Leaving Who : Hazell Dean
Hazell Dean
Hazell Dean is a British dance-pop singer, who achieved her biggest success in the 1980s as a leading Hi-NRG artist. She is best known for the top ten hits "Searchin' ", "Whatever I Do " and "Who's Leaving Who"...
4. The Harder I Try : Brother Beyond
Brother Beyond
Brother Beyond were a British boy band / pop group who had mainstream success in the late 1980s.-Biography:The group's first four singles, "I Should Have Lied", "How Many Times", "Chain-Gang Smile" , and an early version of "Can You Keep a Secret?" , were all written by band members Eg White...
5. I Don't Believe In Miracles : Sinitta
6. All of Me (Boy oh Boy) : Sabrina
Sabrina Salerno
Sabrina Salerno , also known in her singing career as Sabrina, is an Italian singer, television hostess, model, actress and record producer...
7. Packjammed (With The Party Posse) (Writ Mix - Short Version) : Stock Aitken Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, were a UK songwriting and record producing trio consisting of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman. They had great success during the mid to late 1980s and early 1990s...
8. What A Night : Dolly Dots
Dolly Dots
Dolly Dots were a popular Dutch girl band in the 1980s. With their style of upbeat dance/pop, they scored many hits throughout Europe. The sextet consisted of Angela Groothuizen, Angéla Kramers, Anita Heilker, Esther Oosterbeek, Patty Zomer and Ria Brieffies....
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9. I Should Be So Lucky
I Should Be So Lucky
"I Should Be So Lucky" is a pop-dance song performed by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. The song was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman for Minogue's debut album Kylie .The song was released as the album's second single in December 1987...
(Exclusive 12" Remix) : Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
10. That's the Way It Is : Mel & Kim
11. My Arms Keep Missing You (Exclusive 12" Remix) : Rick Astley
Rick Astley
Richard Paul "Rick" Astley is an English singer-songwriter, musician, and radio personality. He is known for his 1987 song, "Never Gonna Give You Up", which was a #1 hit single in 25 countries...
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12. Tell Him I Called [Album Version] : Sequal
Sequal (band)
Sequal was a Latin Freestyle female duo from Miami, composed of Angie Vollaro and Maria Christensen. The duo was founded in 1984 by producer Lewis A. Martineé, who was also responsible for the group Exposé. The group's first releases in 1985–86 were on independent label Joey Boy Records and became...
††
13. Cross My Broken Heart (Exclusive 12" Remix) : Sinitta
14. Let's Get Together Tonite : Steve Walsh
Steve Walsh (musician)
Steve Walsh is a singer and songwriter best known for his work as a member of the progressive rock band Kansas.-Introduction:The keyboardist/vocalist/songwriter/producer/percussionist is best known for his visionary work with Kansas...
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15. Let's All Chant : Pat & Mick
Pat and Mick
Pat and Mick were a British vocal duo consisting of popular radio personalities Pat Sharp and Mick Brown. The royalties from their record sales were donated to Capital FM's 'Help A London Child' charity...
† This track was not included on the LP
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
version of the collection, presumably due to time restrictions.
†† Not featured on the VHS version.
JAPAN TRACKLISTING (JAPAN ALFA
ALFA
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/PWL
PWL
Pete Waterman Entertainment is the production company one-time pop and dance record label owned by pop mogul Pete Waterman. The label, originally PWL, is most famous for being the home of hit record producers Stock Aitken Waterman....
29B2-50)
- Especially for YouEspecially for You"Especially for You" was the fifth international single released from singer Kylie Minogue in time for the Christmas 1988 market and is a duet with Jason Donovan. It did not appear on her debut album but was included on Jason Donovan's 1989 debut album Ten Good Reasons. The track did appear on the...
(Extended Version) : Kylie & Jason - The Loco-MotionThe Loco-Motion"The Loco-Motion" is a 1962 pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King. The song is notable for appearing in the American Top 5 three times – each time in a different decade: for Little Eva in 1962 ; for Grand Funk Railroad in 1974 ; and for Kylie Minogue in 1988 "The...
(The Sankie Mix) [Short] : Kylie MinogueKylie MinogueKylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing... - Nothing Can Divide Us (Hit Factory 2 Remix) : Jason DonovanJason DonovanJason Donovan is an Australian actor and singer. He initially achieved fame in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, before beginning a career in music in 1988. In the UK he has sold over 3 million records, and his début album Ten Good Reasons was one of the highest-selling albums of 1989...
- Victim Of Pleasure (Justin Strauss Mix) : MandyMandyMandy is a female first name, a diminutive of Amanda. It may refer to:People with the given name Mandy:*Mandy People with the nickname Mandy:*Peter Mandelson, UK politician...
- I Haven't Stopped Dancin' Yet (Extended Version) : Pat & MickPat and MickPat and Mick were a British vocal duo consisting of popular radio personalities Pat Sharp and Mick Brown. The royalties from their record sales were donated to Capital FM's 'Help A London Child' charity...
- Sky High (Extended Version) : JigsawJigsawJigsaw may refer to:* Jigsaw , a tool used for cutting arbitrary curves* Jigsaw puzzle, a tiling puzzle that requires the assembly of interlocking pieces- Film and television :* Jigsaw , a 1949 film noir...
- Safe In The Arms Of Love (Extra Beat Boys Remix) : Shooting Party
- Say It's Love (Love House) (Extra Beat This Mix) : MandyMandyMandy is a female first name, a diminutive of Amanda. It may refer to:People with the given name Mandy:*Mandy People with the nickname Mandy:*Peter Mandelson, UK politician...
- I Only Wanna Be With You (Extended Mix) : Samantha FoxSamantha FoxSamantha Karen "Sam" Fox is an English dance-pop singer, actress, and former glamour model. In 1983, at the age of 16, she began her topless modeling career on Page Three of The Sun, and went on to become a popular pin-up girl...
- S.S. Paparazzi (The Crowning King Mix) : Stock Aitken WatermanStock Aitken WatermanStock Aitken Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, were a UK songwriting and record producing trio consisting of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman. They had great success during the mid to late 1980s and early 1990s...
See also
- Mike Stock
- List of songs that were written or produced by SAW (in chronological order, including US and UK chart positions)
- The Hit Factory : The Best of Stock Aitken Waterman. (1987 UK compilation album released by Stylus Records).
- The Hit Factory Volume 3The Hit Factory Volume 3The Hit Factory Volume 3 is a compilation album collecting the biggest hits of the award winning British music production trio Stock Aitken Waterman during their most successful era...
. (1989 compilation album released by Fanfare RecordsFanfare RecordsFanfare Records was a British record label that was founded by Iain Burton . The label also gave Simon Cowell his first break in the music industry. Burton and Cowell worked together at Fanfare Records for eight years. The label was most successful during the mid 1980s to early 1990s...
and PWL Records.) - A Ton Of Hits : The Very Best of Stock Aitken Waterman. (1990 compilation released by Chrysalis RecordsChrysalis RecordsChrysalis Records was a British record label that was created in 1969. The name was both a reference to the pupal stage of a butterfly and a combination of its founders names, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis...
, trading as Dover Records.) - The Hit Factory : Pete Waterman's Greatest Hits. (2000 compilation issued by Universal Music.)
- Stock Aitken Waterman GoldStock Aitken Waterman GoldStock Aitken Waterman Gold is a compilation album released in 2005 by Sony BMG, PWL Records and EBUL.-Overview:The triple CD collection brings together the biggest hits of British producers Stock Aitken Waterman with the tracks featured on the album originally released between 1984 and 1991, the...
. (2005 compilation released by PWL Records in association with Sony BMG).