Cruisin' (album)
| Cruisin' | ||||
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| Studio album by Village People | ||||
| Released | September 25, 1978 | |||
| Recorded |
Sigma Sound Studios, New York City 1978 | |||
| Genre | Disco | |||
| Length | 35:45 | |||
| Label | Casablanca | |||
| Producer | Jacques Morali | |||
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| Singles from Cruisin' | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    link |
| Robert Christgau | B+[1] |
| Smash Hits | 7/10[2] |
Cruisin' is the third studio album by the American disco group Village People, released on September 25, 1978. Its name carries a double meaning: it may mean just driving around or gay cruising. This became obvious even for straight audiences in 1980, when William Friedkin's movie Cruising was released. Features the hits "Hot Cop" and "Y.M.C.A." which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.
The album was briefly rereleased in 2003 as YMCA in continental Europe.[3]
Track listing[4]
All songs written by Jacques Morali & Victor Willis.
- "Y.M.C.A." – 4:47
- "Medley: The Women / I'm a Cruiser" – 12:57
- "Hot Cop" – 6:19
- "My Roommate" – 5:20
- "Ups and Downs" – 6:21
Personnel
- Russell Dabney – drums
- Alfonso Carey – bass
- Jimmy Lee – guitar
- Rodger Lee – rhythm guitar
- Nathanial Wilkie – fender rhodes
- Richard Trifan – synthesizer
- Peter Whitehead – percussion
- Felipe Rose – percussion
- Bitter Sweet – hand claps
References
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Cruisin'". Robert Christgau.
- ↑ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (February 8–21, 1979): 25.
- ↑ https://www.amazon.co.uk/ymca-cd-village-people/dp/B00006JS8S?ie=UTF8&ref_=ntt_mus_dp_dpt_17
- ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/jury-decides-village-people-ymca-779420
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