Cruisin' (album)

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 Records NBLP 7118
Producer	Jacques Morali
Village People chronology
Macho Man (1978) Cruisin' (1978) Go West (1979)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Robert Christgau	(B+)[1]
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Cruisin' is the third studio album by the Village People, released on September 25, 1978. Its name carries a double meaning: 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 #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

1. "Y.M.C.A." (Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali, Victor Willis) – 4:47
2. "Medley: The Women / I'm a Cruiser" (Belolo, Morali, Willis) – 12:57
3. "Hot Cop" (Belolo, Morali, Willis) – 6:20
4. "My Roommate" (Belolo, Morali, Willis) – 5:20
5. "Ups and Downs" (Belolo, Morali, Willis) – 6:21

Personnel

• Russell Dabney – drums
• Alfonso Carey – bass
• Jimmy Lee – guitar
• Rodger Lee – rhythm guitar
• Nathanial Wilkie – fender rhodes
• Richard Trifan – synthesizer
• Peter Whitehead – percussion
• Felipe Rose – percussion
• Bitter Sweet – hand claps

References

1. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Cruisin'". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=3899.