Cruisin'

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Cruisin'
Studio album by Village People
Released	1978
Recorded	Sigma Sound Studios, New York City 1978
Genre	Disco, Pop music
Length	35:45
Label	Casablanca Records NBLP 7118
Producer	Jacques Morali
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (B+) link
Village People chronology
Macho Man (1978) Cruisin' (1978) Go West (1979)

For the Smokey Robinson song, see Cruisin' (song). For the video game series, see Cruis'n.

Cruisin' is the third studio album by the Village People, released in 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.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Y.M.C.A." (Belolo/Morali/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

The musicians are : - 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)