''The Hit Factory: The Best of Stock Aitken Waterman Vol 2'' is a compilation album released in November 1988 by

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and

PWL Records Pete Waterman Entertainment (PWE) is the production company one-time pop and dance record label owned by British pop mogul Pete Waterman. The label, originally PWL (Pete Waterman Limited), is most famous for being the home of hit record produ ...

. It is an album featuring hits produced by British production trio

Stock Aitken Waterman Stock Aitken Waterman (abbreviated as SAW and also known as the Hit Factory) are an English songwriting and record production trio consisting of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman. The trio had great success from the mid-1980s throug ...

, who were at their peak at the time of the album's release.

Release

The first compilation, '' The Hit Factory: The Best of Stock Aitken Waterman'', was issued by Stylus Records in 1987. The range of tracks on ''Volume 2'' includes four special 12" remixes, exclusive to the set, and also a previously unavailable track by American group Sequal. The album gained a platinum BPI Award and reached No. 16 in the UK Top 100 Albums Chart. When compilation albums were excluded from the main chart on January 14, 1989, the album crossed to the new

UK Compilation Chart The UK Compilation Chart is a record chart based on sales of multi artist compilation albums in the United Kingdom. It is compiled weekly by the Official Charts Company (OCC), and each week's Top 40 is published online on the official websites o ...

for the remainder of its run. ''The Hit Factory Vol 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 track listing.

Track listings

UK track listing (UK:

HFCD 4) # "Nothing Can Divide Us" (''Exclusive 12" Remix'') :

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# " Love in the First Degree" :

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# " Who's Leaving Who" :

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# " The Harder I Try" :

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# " I Don't Believe in Miracles" :

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# " All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" :

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# "Packjammed (With the Party Posse)" (''Writ Mix - Short Version'') :

# "What a Night" : Dolly Dots^† # "

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" (''Exclusive 12" Remix'') :

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# " That's the Way It Is" :

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# " My Arms Keep Missing You" (''Exclusive 12" Remix'') :

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^†† # "Tell Him I Called" lbum Version: Sequal ^†† # " Cross My Broken Heart" (''Exclusive 12" Remix'') :

# "Let's Get Together Tonite" : Steve Walsh ^†† # "

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" :

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^† This track was not included on the LP version of the collection, presumably due to time restrictions.
^†† Not featured on the VHS version. Japan track listing (Japan:

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" (Extended Version) : Kylie and Jason *"

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" (The Sankie Mix)

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: Kylie Minogue *"Nothing Can Divide Us" (Hit Factory 2 Remix) : Jason Donovan *"Victim of Pleasure" (Justin Strauss Mix) : Mandy *"I Haven't Stopped Dancin' Yet" (Extended Version) : Pat and Mick *"Sky High" (Extended Version) : Jigsaw *"Safe in the Arms of Love" ( Extra Beat Boys Remix) : Shooting Party *"Say It's Love (Love House)" (Extra Beat This Mix) : Mandy *" I Only Wanna Be with You" (Extended Mix) :

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*"S.S. Paparazzi" (The Crowning King Mix) : Stock Aitken Waterman

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