Village People (album)

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Village People
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 18, 1977
Genre Disco
Length22:16
Label Casablanca
Producer Jacques Morali
Village People chronology
Village People
(1977)
Macho Man
(1978)
German cover
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Original German issue, retitled
San Francisco (You've Got Me) [1]
No.TitleLength
1."San Francisco (You've Got Me)"5:19
2."In Hollywood (Everybody Is a Star)"5:27
3."Fire Island"5:49
4."Village People"5:41
Total length:22:16

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Village People
Chart (1977–1978)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [6] 21
Canadian Albums ( RPM ) [7] 70
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [8] 88
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [9] 29
US Billboard 200 [10] 54
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [10] 36

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [11] Gold35,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [12] Platinum100,000^
United States (RIAA) [13] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 Original German issue, titled "San Francisco (You've Got Me) Archived 2012-11-11 at the Wayback Machine Discogs.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  2. Hamilton, Andrew. "The Village People – Village People (AllMusic review)". AllMusic . All Media Network. Archived from the original on July 24, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  3. "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America .
  4. 1 2 "Village People", Rolling Stone Magazine Vol. 289, April 19, 1979.
  5. Martha K. Baker. "KDHX Film Review - Gay Sex in the 70s". KDHX . Double Helix Corporation. Archived from the original on December 20, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  6. 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.
  7. "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 29, No. 8, May 20 1978". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  8. "Oricon Archive - Village People". Archived from the original on 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  9. "Swedishcharts.com – Village People – Village People". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  10. 1 2 "The Village People – Awards". AllMusic . All Media Network. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  11. "Morali Wins Aussie Awards" (PDF). Cash Box . Vol. 40, no. 36. January 20, 1979. p. 30. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2020 via World Radio History.
  12. "Canadian album certifications – Village People – Village People". Music Canada.
  13. "American album certifications – Village People – Village People". Recording Industry Association of America.