Cruisin' (Village People album)

Last updated
Cruisin'
Cruisin1978.jpg
Studio album by
Village People
ReleasedSeptember 25, 1978
RecordedSigma Sound Studios, New York City
1978
Genre Disco
Length35:45
Label Casablanca
Producer Jacques Morali
Village People chronology
Macho Man
(1978)		Cruisin'
(1978)		 Go West
(1979)
Singles from Cruisin'
  1. "Y.M.C.A."
    Released: October 17, 1978

Cruisin' is the third studio album by the American disco group Village People, released on September 25, 1978. Its title is a double entendre, referring to either simply driving around or gay cruising. The album features the hits "Hot Cop" and "Y.M.C.A.", which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.

Contents

In 2003, the album was rereleased as Y.M.C.A. in continental Europe.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Smash Hits 7/10 [2]

The Globe and Mail wrote that "Village People make disco music that is pretty much the standard stuff musically, but has some high-spirited vocal stylings and some hilarious tongue-in-cheek lyrics." [3]

Track listing

All songs written by Jacques Morali & Victor Willis. [4]

  1. "Y.M.C.A."  – 4:47
  2. "The Women"   - 5:54
  3. "I'm a Cruiser"  – 7:03
  4. "Hot Cop" – 6:19
  5. "My Roommate" – 5:20
  6. "Ups and Downs" – 6:21

Personnel

Additional personnel

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [25] 4× Platinum400,000^
France (SNEP) [26] Gold100,000*
Germany (BVMI) [27] Gold500,000 [28]
Netherlands (NVPI) [29] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [30] Platinum3,000,000 [31]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Related Research Articles

<i>Super Trouper</i> (album) 1980 studio album by ABBA

Super Trouper is the seventh studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA, released on 3 November 1980. It features the No.1 singles "The Winner Takes It All" and "Super Trouper". The album became the biggest-selling album of 1980 in the UK.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Y.M.C.A. (song)</span> 1978 single by Village People

"Y.M.C.A." is a song by American disco group Village People, written by Jacques Morali and singer Victor Willis and released in October 1978 as the only single from their third studio album, Cruisin' (1978). A medley with "Hot Cop" reached No. 2 on Billboard's Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart, while the song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in early 1979, placing behind both "Le Freak" by Chic and "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by Rod Stewart. Outside the US, "Y.M.C.A." reached No. 1 in the UK around the same time, becoming the group's biggest hit. It has sold 12 million copies worldwide.

<i>52nd Street</i> (album) 1978 studio album by Billy Joel

52nd Street is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on October 11, 1978, by Columbia Records. Presenting itself as the follow-up to his breakthrough studio album, The Stranger, Joel tried to give the new album a fresh sound, hiring various jazz musicians to differentiate it from his previous studio albums.

<i>Arrival</i> (ABBA album) 1976 studio album by ABBA

Arrival is the fourth studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally released in Sweden on 11 October 1976 by Polar Records. It became one of ABBA's most successful albums to date, producing three of their biggest hits: "Dancing Queen", "Money, Money, Money" and "Knowing Me, Knowing You". The track "Fernando", which had been recently released as a single in March 1976, was included on the Australian and New Zealand versions of the album. Arrival was the best-selling album of 1977 in the United Kingdom and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.

<i>Fore!</i> 1986 studio album by Huey Lewis and the News

Fore! is the fourth studio album by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, released on August 20, 1986. The album was a commercial success, peaking at number one on the Billboard 200 and went on to score five top-ten Billboard Hot 100 singles, including the number-one hits, "Stuck with You" and "Jacob's Ladder". The album was certified three-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

<i>Small World</i> (Huey Lewis and the News album) 1988 studio album by Huey Lewis and the News

Small World is the fifth album by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, released in 1988. It was also their last album release on Chrysalis Records in the USA.

<i>Hard at Play</i> 1991 studio album by Huey Lewis and the News

Hard at Play is the sixth album by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News. It was released in 1991 on EMI for most of the world and Chrysalis in the UK. Hard at Play peaked at number 27 on the Billboard 200 pop albums chart and produced two top 40 singles, "Couple Days Off" and "It Hit Me Like a Hammer." Music videos were released for "It Hit Me like a Hammer," "Couple Days Off," and "He Don't Know."

<i>Diamonds and Pearls</i> 1991 studio album by Prince and the New Power Generation

Diamonds and Pearls is the thirteenth studio album by American recording artist Prince, and the first with his backing band The New Power Generation. It was released on October 1, 1991, by Paisley Park Records and Warner Bros. Records. The album produced several hit singles, including "Gett Off", "Cream", "Money Don't Matter 2 Night", "Insatiable", and the title track. Dancers Lori Werner and Robia LaMorte, known as "Diamond" and "Pearl" respectively, appeared on the holographic cover. Diamond and Pearl also appeared in the music videos for "Cream", "Strollin'", "Gett Off", and the title track, and also participated in Prince's Diamonds and Pearls Tour.

<i>Greatest Hits Vol. 2</i> (ABBA album) 1979 ABBA compilation album

Greatest Hits Vol. 2 is a compilation album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released on 29 October 1979 to coincide with their tour of North America and Europe. It was ABBA's second chart-topping album of the year, the first being Voulez-Vous, and contained the brand new single "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! ", recorded in August 1979.

<i>Life</i> (Simply Red album) 1995 studio album by Simply Red

Life is the fifth studio album by British pop and soul band Simply Red, released in 1995. The lead single "Fairground" became their first number 1 hit in the UK. Due to this success, the album also made #1 on the UK album chart. It also included "We're in This Together", the official theme song for Euro '96. This was also the last album to feature band members Fritz McIntyre and Heitor TP.

<i>She Works Hard for the Money</i> (album) 1983 studio album by Donna Summer

She Works Hard for the Money is the eleventh studio album by American singer Donna Summer, released on June 13, 1983, by Mercury Records. It was her most successful studio album of the decade, peaking at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 and its title track became one of the biggest hits of her career and her biggest hit of the decade, peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.

<i>Dedication</i> (Bay City Rollers album) 1976 studio album by Bay City Rollers

Dedication is an album by the Bay City Rollers, issued in September 1976. It was the band's fourth original studio album, and the first new album to be released in the wake of their enormous worldwide success of early 1976.

<i>Swept Away</i> (Diana Ross album) 1984 studio album by Diana Ross

Swept Away is the fifteenth studio album by American R&B singer Diana Ross, released on September 13, 1984, by RCA Records in North America and by Capitol Records in Europe. It was Ross' fourth of six albums released by the label during the decade.

<i>Everything Changes</i> (Take That album) 1993 studio album by Take That

Everything Changes is the second studio album by English boy band Take That. It reached number one in the UK Albums Chart, and was nominated for the 1994 Mercury Prize. It was also the third best-selling album of 1993 in the UK.

<i>Nobody Else</i> 1995 studio album by Take That

Nobody Else is the third studio album by English boy band Take That. It would become Take That's last studio album to be recorded before they disbanded in 1996.

<i>Cant Stop the Music</i> (album) 1980 studio album / soundtrack by Village People

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, #47 on the Billboard 200 in the US, and #1 in Australia. The album was reissued on CD in 1999.

<i>Go West</i> (Village People album) 1979 studio album by Village People

Go West is the fourth studio album by the Village People, released on March 26, 1979. It features their hit singles "In the Navy" and "Go West", which the Pet Shop Boys did a successful cover of in 1993.

<i>Between the Devil & the Deep Blue Sea</i> (Black Stone Cherry album) 2011 studio album by Black Stone Cherry

Between the Devil & The Deep Blue Sea is the third studio album by Black Stone Cherry. Produced by Howard Benson, it was released on May 27, 2011. The song "Stay" was later covered by Florida Georgia Line, who released it as the fourth single from their debut album Here's to the Good Times.

<i>Pentatonix</i> (album) 2015 studio album by Pentatonix

Pentatonix is the fourth studio album by American a cappella group Pentatonix, which was released on October 16, 2015.

This is the discography of American disco group Village People.

References

  1. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
  2. ↑ Starr, Red (8–21 February 1979). "Village People: Cruisin'". Smash Hits . No. 5. p. 25. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022– via Smash Hits Remembered.
  3. ↑ Gilday, Katherine (8 Nov 1978). "Cruisin' Village People". The Globe and Mail. p. F9.
  4. ↑ Gardner, Eriq (March 5, 2015). "Jury Decides Village People 'Y.M.C.A.' Songwriter Has 50 Percent Song Share". The Hollywood Reporter .
  5. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 330. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Village People – Cruisin'" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Hits Of The World, Page 77 February 24 1979". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 30, No. 21, February 17 1979". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Village People – Cruisin'" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  10. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 263. ISBN   978-951-1-21053-5.
  11. ↑ "Tous les Albums de l'Artiste choisi". InfoDisc. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Tonlist Top 40". DV. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  14. ↑ "Oricon Archive - Village People". Oricon. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Charts.nz – Village People – Cruisin'". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Village People – Cruisin'". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Hits Of The World, Page 87 April 28 1979". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  18. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN   84-8048-639-2.
  19. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Village People – Cruisin'". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Village People – Cruisin'". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Village People Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  22. ↑ "The Village People – Awards". AllMusic . All Media Network. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  23. ↑
    • Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: albums chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  24. ↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1979. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  25. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Village People – Cruisin". Music Canada.
  26. ↑ "French album certifications – Village People – Crusin'" (in French). InfoDisc.Select VILLAGE PEOPLE and click OK. 
  27. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Village People; 'Cruisin')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  28. ↑ Spahr, Wolfgang (July 28, 1979). "Germany's Metronome Label Booming". Billboard . Vol. 91, no. 30. p. 9. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  29. ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Village People – Cruisin" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved 16 March 2019.Enter Cruisin in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1979 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  30. ↑ "American album certifications – Village People – Cruisin". Recording Industry Association of America.
  31. ↑ Murrells, Joseph (1985). Million selling records from the 1900s to the 1980s : an illustrated directory. Arco Pub. p. 467. ISBN   0668064595. Sales of hits went over the three million in the U.S.A.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.