Village People (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Village People
Type = Studio album
Longtype =
Artist = Village People


Released = 1977
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Genre = Disco
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Label = Casablanca Records NBLP 7064
Producer = Jacques Morali
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* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:lpjxlfwe5cqr link]
Last album = -
This album = "Village People" (1977)
Next album = "Macho Man" (1978)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Original cover
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"Village People" is the debut album by the Village People, released in 1977. It's hit song "San Francisco (You've Got Me)" was a UK #45

Track listing

#"San Francisco (You've Got Me)" — 5:19
#"In Hollywood (Everybody is a Star)" — 5:27
#"Fire Island" — 5:49
#"Village People" — 5:41

Original Lineup

*Alex Briley - the G.I./Sailor
*David Hodo - the Construction Worker
*Felipe Rose - the Indian
*Glenn Hughes - the Leatherman/Biker. Hughes died of lung cancer on March 4, 2001. (Not to be confused with Glenn Hughes, the former Deep Purple bassist and vocalist.)
*Randy Jones - The cowboy, from 1987 until 1991.
*Victor Willis- the Policeman original lead singer/writer- until late 1979). He returned to the group again however in late 1981 for the 1982 album, "Fox on the Box". He wrote the lyrics to all of the group's major hits, including "In the Navy", "Y.M.C.A.", "Macho Man", and "Go West". In addition, he wrote the lyrics for the songs "Milk Shake" and "Magic Night," from the "Can't Stop the Music" movie soundtrack.