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.
Contents
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