Can't Stop the Music (album)

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Can't Stop the Music
CantStoptheMusic-VillagePeople.jpg
Studio album / soundtrack by
Village People
ReleasedMay 1980
Genre Disco, dance-pop
Length34:56
Label Casablanca
Producer Jacques Morali
Village People chronology
Live and Sleazy
(1979)		Can't Stop the Music
(1980)		 Renaissance
(1981)
Singles from Can't Stop the Music
  1. "Can't Stop the Music"
    Released: 1980
  2. "Magic Night"
    Released: 1980
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Can't Stop the Music is the sixth studio album and first soundtrack by Village People, for their movie Can't Stop the Music , released in 1980. Though the movie was a commercial failure, the album was more well received, reaching No. 9 on the UK Albums Chart, [2] #47 on the Billboard 200 in the US, and #1 in Australia. The album was reissued on CD in 1999.

Contents

In addition to songs by Village People, the album also contains songs by David London and The Ritchie Family. The album also features a re-make of "Y.M.C.A.", which was actually the original 1978 recording with lead singer Victor Willis' voice removed and replaced by lead vocals from new singer Ray Simpson. Simpson's version was not released as a single and, hence, never charted. This is the first Village People album that was not certified Gold by the RIAA.

The album was the Village People's last official album for Casablanca. They would leave the label for RCA Records shortly after its release.

Publishing controversy

On May 7, 2012, music publishers Can't Stop Productions and Scorpio Music failed in their attempts to prevent the rights for three songs written by Willis ("Y.M.C.A.", "Milkshake", and "Magic Night") from reverting to Willis as scheduled, starting in 2013. In a historic ruling, Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California ruled that Willis could in fact terminate his copyrights granted to the publishers because "a joint author who separately transfers his copyright interest may unilaterally terminate the grant." [3] In response to the ruling, Willis stated, "I am just looking forward to having control of the songs." [4]

As a result, Victor Willis, per the court order, recaptured 33% of the copyright for "Y.M.C.A.", "Milkshake", "Magic Night", and other Village People hits. A year later, Willis' copyright share increased to 50% on 13 Village People titles, as the jury found that producer Henri Belolo was not a joint author of the lyrics. [5] [6]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Can't Stop the Music" Jacques Morali / Henri Belolo / Phil Hurtt / Peter WhiteheadVillage People3:35
2."Samantha"Morali / Belolo / HurttDavid London3:15
3."Give Me a Break"Morali / Belolo / The Ritchie FamilyThe Ritchie Family3:30
4."Liberation"Morali / Belolo / Hurtt / WhiteheadVillage People3:33
5."Magic Night"Morali / Belolo / Victor WillisVillage People3:22
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."The Sound of the City"Morali / Belolo / HurttDavid London4:31
2."Milkshake"Morali / Belolo / WillisVillage People2:54
3."Y.M.C.A."Morali / Belolo / WillisVillage People3:21
4."I Love You to Death"Morali / Belolo / Hurtt / WhiteheadVillage People3:03
5."Sophistication"Morali / Horace Ott / Belolo / HurttThe Ritchie Family3:52

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1980)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [7] 1
Belgian Albums (BEA) [8] 6
Danish Albums (IFPI) [9] 5
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] 20
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [11] 2
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [12] 36
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [13] 4
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [14] 17
Portuguese Albums (Musica & Som) [15] 8
Spanish Albums (AFE) [16] 1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [17] 35
UK Albums (OCC) [18] 9
US Billboard 200 [19] 47

Year-end charts

Chart (1980)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [20] 9
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [21] 40

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [22] Platinum50,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [23] Gold50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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