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Cruisin' (Village People album)

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.

Cruisin'
Studio album by
Village People
ReleasedSeptember 25, 1978
Recorded1978
StudioSigma Sound, New York City
GenreDisco
Length35:45
LabelCasablanca
ProducerJacques Morali
Village People chronology
Macho Man
(1978) 		Cruisin'
(1978) 		Go West
(1979)
Singles from Cruisin'
  1. "Y.M.C.A."
    Released: October 17, 1978

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

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [1]
Smash Hits7/10[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

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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

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Additional personnel

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[26] 4× Platinum 400,000^
France (SNEP)[27] Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[29] Gold 500,000[28]
Netherlands (NVPI)[30] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[32] Platinum 3,000,000[31]

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

References

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  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. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Village People – Cruisin'" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  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 Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  23. ^ "Village People Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  24. ^ * Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: albums chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  25. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1979. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  26. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Village People – Cruisin". Music Canada.
  27. ^ "French album certifications – Village People – Crusin'" (in French). InfoDisc. Select VILLAGE PEOPLE and click OK. 
  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. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Village People; 'Cruisin')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  30. ^ "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".
  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.
  32. ^ "American album certifications – Village People – Cruisin". Recording Industry Association of America.


 

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