Best Of The Village People

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Performer: Village People
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Village People: Victor "Policeman" Willis, Ray "Policeman" Simpson (vocals); Felipe "Indian Chief" Rose, David "Construction Worker" Hodo, Glenn "Biker" Hughes, Randy "Cowboy" Jones, Alexander "The G.I." Briley (background vocals). Additional personnel: Horace Ott (conductor). Producer: Jacques Morali. Compilation producer: Harry Weinger. Includes liner notes by Wayne Edwards. With an earlier, very similar Rhino anthology now out of print, Casablanca's 14-track The Best of Village People stands as the clear-cut choice for disco and camp fanatics who want a detailed portrait of the group's career. This collection includes both the 7" and 12" versions of their two Top Five pop hits, "Y.M.C.A." and "In the Navy," plus the 12" version of their other signature tune, "Macho Man." There's also a generous selection of lesser-known club hits, including their debut single, "San Francisco (You've Got Me)," "Go West," "Can't Stop the Music," and "Ready for the '80s," plus B-sides like "Key West" and "In Hollywood (Everybody Is a Star)." Self-explanatory cuts like "Fire Island" and "Hot Cop" don't really bother disguising the Village People's target audience, although the Rhino inclusion "Sodom and Gomorrah" is missing here. Even so, it's hard to imagine anyone being dissatisfied with such a generally thorough retrospective, and it's probably more than some casual fans will need in the first place. ~ Steve Huey

In 1977, French record producer Jacques Morali (Ritchie Family) dreamed of creating a fun, campy disco group who would both mock and celebrate gay stereotypes in a way that would be palatable for the public at large. The result was the famous lineup of characters in the Village People: the cop, the cowboy, the "Indian Chief," the construction worker, the military man, and the biker. During the late '70s, the group had three smash hits and a few lesser ones that, taken as a whole, are the quintessential representation of the brief, fiery conflagration that was disco. Although the band's popularity tanked as the disco era crashed and burned, their hits live on. There is still no faster way to fill a dance floor than by cranking "Y.M.C.A." and watching the limbs flail.

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