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 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
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.
"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 – lead and backing vocals Felipe Rose – percussion 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 – Rhodes piano and clavinet Richard Trifan – synthesizers Russell Dabney – drums Peter Whitehead – percussion Bitter Sweet – hand claps
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1978–1979)Peak positionAustralian Albums (Kent Music Report) 16Belgian Albums (BEA) 2Canadian Albums (RPM) 2Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 2French Albums (SNEP) 1Icelandic Albums (Tónlist)4Japanese Albums (Oricon) 27Portuguese Albums (Musica & Som) 10Spanish Albums (AFE) 6UK Albums (OCC) 24US Billboard 200 3Zimbabwean Albums (ZIMA)* Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: albums chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000 9
Year-end charts Chart (1978) Position Chart (1979) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 24 US Billboard 200 12
Certifications and sales
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