''The Hit Factory Volume 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 pro ...

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

Stock Aitken Waterman Stock Aitken Waterman (abbreviated as SAW) 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 through the early 1990s. SAW is considere ...

who were at their peak at the time of the album's 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 track listing.

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UK track listing (UK:

HFCD 4) # Nothing Can Divide Us (''Exclusive 12" Remix'') : Jason Donovan # 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'') : Kylie Minogue # That's the Way It Is : Mel & Kim # 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 ^†† # 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 track listing (Japan:

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(Extended Version) : Kylie & 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 & 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) :

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