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'''''Village People''''' is the debut album by [[Village People]], released on July 18, 1977. Its hit song "[[San Francisco (You've Got Me)]]" reached the top 50 in the UK, peaking at #45. |
'''''Village People''''' is the debut album<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Village+People&ti=Village+People&format=Album&type=#search_section | title=Gold & Platinum | website=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] }}</ref> by [[Village People]], released on July 18, 1977. Its hit song "[[San Francisco (You've Got Me)]]" reached the top 50 in the UK, peaking at #45. In Germany, the album was released as ''San Francisco (You Got Me)''.<ref name="ger"/> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Village People was the creation of [[Jacques Morali]], a French composer. He had written a few dance tunes when he was given a demo tape recorded by singer/actor Victor Willis. Morali approached Willis and told him, "I had a dream that you sang lead on my album and it went very, very big". Willis agreed.<ref name="ReferenceA">"Village People", ''Rolling Stone Magazine'' Vol. 289, April 19, 1979.</ref> |
Village People was the creation of [[Jacques Morali]], a French composer. He had written a few dance tunes when he was given a demo tape recorded by singer/actor [[Victor Willis]]. Morali approached Willis and told him, "I had a dream that you sang lead on my album and it went very, very big". Willis agreed.<ref name="ReferenceA">"Village People", ''Rolling Stone Magazine'' Vol. 289, April 19, 1979.</ref> |
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The record was a success, and demand for live appearances soon followed. Morali, his business partner [[Henri Belolo]] (under the collaboration Can't Stop Productions) and Willis hastily built a group of dancers to perform with Willis in clubs and on [[Dick Clark]]'s [[American Bandstand]]. As Village People's popularity grew, Morali, Belolo and Willis saw the need for a permanent 'group.' They took out an ad in a music trade magazine which read: "Macho Types Wanted: Must Dance And Have A Moustache."<ref name="ReferenceA"/> |
The record was a success, and demand for live appearances soon followed. Morali, his business partner [[Henri Belolo]] (under the collaboration Can't Stop Productions) and Willis hastily built a group of dancers to perform with Willis in clubs and on [[Dick Clark]]'s [[American Bandstand]]. As Village People's popularity grew, Morali, Belolo and Willis saw the need for a permanent 'group.' They took out an ad in a music trade magazine which read: "Macho Types Wanted: Must Dance And Have A Moustache."<ref name="ReferenceA"/> |
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!scope="row"|Australian Albums ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=330}}</ref> |
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!scope="row"|Canadian Albums (''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'')<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4584b&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=h6banu1fsvdt9pof8c4m7dun24 |title=Top Albums/CDs - Volume 29, No. 8, May 20 1978 |publisher=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |access-date=September 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924175957/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4584b&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=h6banu1fsvdt9pof8c4m7dun24 |archive-date=September 24, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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| Released | July 18, 1977 | |||
| Genre | Disco | |||
| Length | 22:16 | |||
| Label | Casablanca | |||
| Producer | Jacques Morali | |||
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 Original German issue, retitled San Francisco (You've Got Me)[1] | ||||
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Village People is the debut album[3] by Village People, released on July 18, 1977. Its hit song "San Francisco (You've Got Me)" reached the top 50 in the UK, peaking at #45. In Germany, the album was released as San Francisco (You Got Me).[1]
History
[edit]Village People was the creation of Jacques Morali, a French composer. He had written a few dance tunes when he was given a demo tape recorded by singer/actor Victor Willis. Morali approached Willis and told him, "I had a dream that you sang lead on my album and it went very, very big". Willis agreed.[4]
The record was a success, and demand for live appearances soon followed. Morali, his business partner Henri Belolo (under the collaboration Can't Stop Productions) and Willis hastily built a group of dancers to perform with Willis in clubs and on Dick Clark's American Bandstand. As Village People's popularity grew, Morali, Belolo and Willis saw the need for a permanent 'group.' They took out an ad in a music trade magazine which read: "Macho Types Wanted: Must Dance And Have A Moustache."[4]
Although the composers were French, the lyrics were all in English as Morali and Belolo used American lyricists Phil Hurtt and the aforementioned Peter Whitehead.
The band's name references New York City's Greenwich Village neighborhood, at the time known for having a substantial gay population.[5] Morali and Belolo got the inspiration for creating an assembly of American man archetypes based on the gay men of The Village who frequently dressed in various fantasy attire.
Track listing
[edit]- All songs written by Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo, Peter Whitehead and Phil Hurtt, except track 2 (Morali, Belolo, Hurtt).
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "San Francisco (You've Got Me)" | 5:19 |
| 2. | "In Hollywood (Everybody Is a Star)" | 5:27 |
| 3. | "Fire Island" | 5:49 |
| 4. | "Village People" | 5:41 |
| Total length: | 22:16 | |
Production
[edit]- Executive producer: Henri Belolo
- Produced by Jacques Morali for Can't Stop Production Inc.
- Recorded and mixed by Gerald Block; assistant engineer: J.D. Stewart
- All songs published by Can't Stop Music.
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1977–1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[6] | 21 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM)[7] | 70 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[8] | 88 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] | 29 |
| US Billboard 200[10] | 54 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] | 36 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[11] | Gold | 35,000^ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[12] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[13] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Original German issue, titled "San Francisco (You've Got Me) Archived 2012-11-11 at the Wayback Machine Discogs.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- ^ Hamilton, Andrew. "The Village People – Village People (AllMusic review)". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on July 24, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ a b "Village People", Rolling Stone Magazine Vol. 289, April 19, 1979.
- ^ Martha K. Baker. "KDHX Film Review - Gay Sex in the 70s". KDHX. Double Helix Corporation. Archived from the original on December 20, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 330. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 29, No. 8, May 20 1978". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- ^ "Oricon Archive - Village People". Archived from the original on 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Village People – Village People". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ^ a b "The Village People – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- ^ "Morali Wins Aussie Awards" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. 40, no. 36. January 20, 1979. p. 30. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2020 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Village People – Village People". Music Canada.
- ^ "American album certifications – Village People – Village People". Recording Industry Association of America.
External links
[edit]- Village People/San Francisco at Discogs (list of releases)
