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.

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

Critical reception

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."

Track listing

All songs written by Jacques Morali & Victor Willis.

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

• 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

Certifications and sales

References

1. Cruisin'
2. Village People
3. Go West (Village People album)
4. Village People discography
5. The Best of Village People
6. Macho Man (album)
7. Cruising for sex
8. Alex Briley
9. Y.M.C.A. (song)
10. Hot Cop
11. Miles Jaye
12. Mike Love
13. D'Angelo
14. The Beach Boys
15. List of 2020 albums
16. Escondido, California
17. We're Only in It for the Money
18. Michael Nesmith
19. Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
20. Charles Hamilton discography