Cruisin' (Village People album) - Composition

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Cruisin' is the third studio album by the American disco group Village People, released on September 25, 1978. Its title is a double entendre: 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.

Cruisin'

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

Village People chronology

Macho Man
(1978)

Cruisin'
(1978)

Go West
(1979)

Singles from Cruisin'

"Y.M.C.A."
Released: October 17, 1978

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Smash Hits	7/10[1]

The album was briefly rereleased in 2003 as YMCA in continental Europe.

Track listing

All songs written by Jacques Morali & Victor Willis.[2]

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

Personnel

Victor Willis – lead vocals and backing vocals
Felipe Rose – percussions and backing vocals
Glenn Hughes – backing vocals
Alex Briley – backing vocals
David Hodo – backing vocals
Randy Jones – backing vocals

Additional personnel

Jimmy Lee – lead guitar
Rodger Lee – rhythm guitar
Alfonso Carey – bass
Nathaniel Wilkie – electric piano/ clavinet
Richard Trifan – synthesizers
Russell Dabney – drums
Peter Whitehead – percussions
Bitter Sweet – hand claps

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1978–79)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3]	16
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4]	1
Belgian Albums (BEA)[5]	2
Canadian Albums (RPM)[6]	2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7]	6
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8]	2
French Albums (SNEP)[9]	1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10]	1
Icelandic Albums (Tonlist)[11]	4
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[12]	27
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13]	6
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14]	5
Portuguese Albums (Musica & Som)[15]	10
Spanish Albums (AFE)[16]	6
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17]	3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18]	2
UK Albums (OCC)[19]	24
US Billboard 200[20]	3
Zimbabwean Albums (ZIMA)[21]	9

Year-end charts

Chart (1979)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22]	24

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[23]	4× Platinum	400,000^{^}
France (SNEP)[24]	Gold	100,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[25]	Gold	500,000[26]
Netherlands (NVPI)[27]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)[28]	Platinum	3,000,000[29]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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.
Gardner, Eriq (March 5, 2015). "Jury Decides Village People 'Y.M.C.A.' Songwriter Has 50 Percent Song Share". The Hollywood Reporter.
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.
"Austriancharts.at – Village People – Cruisin'" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
"Hits Of The World, Page 77 February 24 1979". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
"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.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Village People – Cruisin'" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
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.
"Tous les Albums de l'Artiste choisi". InfoDisc. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
"Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
"Tonlist Top 40". DV. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
"Oricon Archive - Village People". Oricon. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
"Charts.nz – Village People – Cruisin'". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
"Norwegiancharts.com – Village People – Cruisin'". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
"Hits Of The World, Page 87 April 28 1979". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
"Swedishcharts.com – Village People – Cruisin'". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
"Swisscharts.com – Village People – Cruisin'". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
"Village People Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
"The Village People – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: albums chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1979. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
"Canadian album certifications – Village People – Cruisin". Music Canada.
"French album certifications – Village People – Crusin'" (in French). InfoDisc. Select VILLAGE PEOPLE and click OK.
"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Village People; 'Cruisin')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
Spahr, Wolfgang (July 28, 1979). "Germany's Metronome Label Booming". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 30. p. 9. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
"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.
"American album certifications – Village People – Cruisin". Recording Industry Association of America.
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.

v t e Village People
Victor Willis Angel Morales James Kwong James Lee Chad Freeman J. J. Lippold Ray Stephens Felipe Rose Alex Briley Eric Anzalone Ray Simpson Randy Jones Glenn Hughes David Hodo Miles Jaye
Studio albums	Village People Macho Man Cruisin' Go West Live and Sleazy Can't Stop the Music Renaissance Fox on the Box Sex Over the Phone
Compilation albums	The Best of Village People
Singles	"San Francisco (You've Got Me)" "I Am What I Am" "Macho Man"/"Just a Gigolo" "Y.M.C.A." "In the Navy" "Go West" "Ready for the 80's" "Can't Stop the Music" "Sex Over the Phone" "Far Away in America"
Other songs	"Hot Cop"
Related	Discography Can't Stop the Music Jacques Morali New York City Inferno Solo Man

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Cruisin' es el tercer álbum de estudio del grupo Village People, lanzado en 1978. El nombre tiene doble significado: puede significar manejando alrededor o gays cruzando. Presenta los hits "Hot Cop" y "Y.M.C.A." que llegaron al #2 en el Billboard Hot 100.

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