''Cruisin is the third studio

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by the American disco group

Village People Village People is an American disco group known for its on-stage costumes and suggestive lyrics in their music. The group was originally formed by French producers Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo and lead singer Victor Willis following the re ...

, released on September 25, 1978. Its title is a double entendre, referring to either simply driving around or a subtle nod to gay cruising. The album features the hits " Hot Cop" and " Y.M.C.A.", which peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In 2003, the album was rereleased as ''Y.M.C.A.'' in continental Europe.

Critical reception

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'' 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."

Track listing

All songs written by Jacques Morali & Victor Willis. # " Y.M.C.A." – 4:47 # "The Women" – 5:54 # "I'm a Cruiser" – 7:03 # " Hot Cop" – 6:19 # "My Roomate" – 5:20 # "Ups and Downs" – 6:21

Personnel

* Victor Willis –

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and

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* Felipe Rose –

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and backing vocals * Glenn Hughes – backing vocals *

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– backing vocals * David Hodo – backing vocals * Randy Jones – backing vocals ;Additional personnel: *Jimmy Lee –

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*Rodger Lee –

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*Alfonso Carey –

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*Nathaniel Wilkie –

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and

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*Richard Trifan –

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*Russell Dabney –

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*Peter Whitehead –

*Bitter Sweet – hand claps

Charts

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References

1978 albums Village People albums Casablanca Records albums Albums produced by Jacques Morali {{1970s-pop-album-stub