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Go West is the fourth studio album by the Village People, released on March 26, 1979. It features their hit singles "In the Navy" (#3 on the US Billboard Hot 100, #2 in the UK Top 40) and "Go West", which the Pet Shop Boys did a successful cover of in 1993.

Go West
Studio album by
Village People
ReleasedMarch 26, 1979
Recorded1978
GenreDisco
Length30:33
LabelCasablanca
ProducerJacques Morali
Village People chronology
Cruisin'
(1978)		 Go West
(1979)		 Live and Sleazy
(1979)
Singles from Go West
  1. "In the Navy"
    Released: March 17, 1979
  2. "Go West"
    Released: June, 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB−[2]
Smash Hits5/10[3]

The album was reissued on CD in 1996.

Go West would be the band's last complete album of all-new material for Casablanca, as well as the last album to feature Victor Willis.


Critical reception


Billboard Magazine stated that the album contains "some of the most irresistible rhythm in today's pop /disco genre."[4] Billboard described the song "I Wanna Shake Your Hand" as "an appropriately non romantic twist on the Beatles", with its mock exhortation to "Don't be shy/ go up and say hello."[4] AllMusic critic Amy Hanson felt that aside from the two singles and "Manhattan Woman," which she felt "contained some interesting, James Brown-inflected vocalizations," the remaining songs "sound like a rehash of the band's already released finest."[1]


Track listing


All tracks are written by Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali and Victor Willis.

No.TitleLength
1."In the Navy"5:39
2."Go West"4:10
3."Citizens of the World"5:32
4."I Wanna Shake Your Hand"4:40
5."Get Away Holiday"5:22
6."Manhattan Woman"5:10

Charts



Weekly charts


Chart (1979) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 8
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 22
Belgian Albums (BEA)[7] 6
Canadian Albums (RPM)[8] 2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 8
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 2
French Albums (SNEP)[11] 9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 14
Icelandic Albums (Tonlist)[13] 6
Italian Albums (AFI)[14] 15
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[15] 18
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] 28
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[17] 4
Spanish Albums (AFE)[18] 14
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 11
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 14
US Billboard 200[22] 8
Zimbabwean Albums (ZIMA)[23] 2

Certifications and sales


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[24] Gold 20,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[25] 3× Platinum 300,000^
France (SNEP)[26] Gold 100,000*
Germany — 500,000[27]
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[29] Platinum 1,000,000^

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


References


  1. Hanson, Amy. "Go West - The Village People". Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: V". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 19, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (May 17–31, 1979): 25.
  4. "Top Album Picks" (PDF). Billboard. April 7, 1979. p. 98. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  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 – Go West" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  7. "Hits Of The World, Page 95 June 9 1979". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  8. "RPM: Village People (albums)". RPM Magazine. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  9. "Dutchcharts.nl – Village People – Go West" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  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. "Gli album più venduti del 1979". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  15. "Oricon Archive - Village People". Oricon. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  16. "Charts.nz – Village People – Go West". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  17. "Norwegiancharts.com – Village People – Go West". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 6, 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 – Go West". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  20. "Swisscharts.com – Village People – Go West". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  21. "Village People | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  22. "The Village People – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  23. Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: albums chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  24. "Initial Shipping of Go West Goes Gold in Australia" (PDF). Cash Box. March 28, 1979. p. 9. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via World Radio History.
  25. "Canadian album certifications – Village People – Go West". Music Canada.
  26. "French album certifications – Village People – Go West" (in French). InfoDisc. Select VILLAGE PEOPLE and click OK. 
  27. Spahr, Wolfgang (July 28, 1979). "Germany's Metronome Label Booming". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 30. p. 9. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  28. "British album certifications – Village People – Go West". British Phonographic Industry.
  29. "American album certifications – Village People – Go West". Recording Industry Association of America.



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Go West es el cuarto álbum de estudio de la agrupación Village People, publicado el 26 de marzo de 1979. Contiene los exitosos sencillos "In the Navy" (#3 en la lista Billboard Hot 100, #2 en el UK Top 40) y "Go West", de la cual el dúo Pet Shop Boys realizó una reconocida versión en 1993. El álbum fue publicado en CD en 1999.[2]


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