Village People
Part clever concept, part exaggerated camp act, the Village People were worldwide sensations during disco's heyday and keep reviving like the phoenix. Producer Jacques Morali in 1977 assembled a group designed to attract gay audiences while parodying (some claimed exploiting) that same constituency's stereotypes. Songwriters Phil Hurtt and Peter Whitehead were tabbed to compose songs with gay underpinnings, and roles and costumes were carefully selected; among them were a cowboy, biker, soldier, policeman, and construction worker complete with hard hat. The group clicked first in England with the single "San Francisco (You Got Me)" in 1977, then reaped stateside honors with "Macho Man" in 1978. "Y.M.C.A." and "In the Navy" were worldwide smashes, both peaking at number two on the pop charts. After two more successful singles, "Go West" and "Can't Stop the Music," the group's fortunes plummeted, in large part due to their participation in the ill-fated film also titled Can't Stop the Music.
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Discografia
14 álbum(ns) • Ordenado por Mais vendidos
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YMCA (Original Version 1978)
Disco - Lançado por Scorpio Music em 25 de set. de 1978
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Go West In The Navy (Original Version 1979)
Disco - Lançado por Scorpio Music em 26 de mar. de 1979
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Live and Sleazy (Original Live Album 1980)
Disco - Lançado por Scorpio Music em 1 de set. de 1979
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San Francisco Macho Man (Original Album 1978)
Disco - Lançado por Scorpio Music em 1 de jan. de 1978
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Renaissance
Pop - Lançado por Scorpio Music em 1 de jun. de 1981
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Can't Stop the Music (Original Soundtrack 1980)
Pop - Lançado por Scorpio Music em 1 de mai. de 1980
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Sex Over the Phone (Original Album 1985)
Pop - Lançado por Scorpio Music em 1 de set. de 1985
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In the Street (2002 Remastered Version)
Dance - Lançado por Scorpio Music em 19 de ago. de 2002
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Magical Christmas
Christmas Music - Lançado por CERES MUSIC GROUP em 4 de nov. de 2019
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A Very Merry Christmas to You
Pop - Lançado por Scorpio Music em 31 de out. de 2018
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Let's Go Back to the Dance Floor, Pt. 2 Remixes
Dance - Lançado por Sunshine Sound Records em 9 de out. de 2013
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Let's Go Back to the Dance Floor
Dance - Lançado por Sunshine Sound Records em 17 de set. de 2013
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Live at Budokan (Live)
Soul - Lançado por DNA Digital em 24 de mar. de 2020
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Let's Go Back to the Dance Floor
Dance - Lançado por Sunshine Sound Records em 24 de out. de 2013
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