The Best of Village People

~ Release by Village People (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Y.M.C.A.
producer:
Jacques Morali
lead vocals:
Victor Willis
music videos:
Y.M.C.A. by Village People
part of:
A.Side: 10 Songs That Have Their Own Dance Moves (number: 5)
recording of:
Y.M.C.A. (in 1978)
lyricist:
Victor Edward Willis
composer:
Jacques Morali
publisher:
Can’t Stop Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI), Harlem West Music Group, Scorpio Music (work publisher of "Scorpio Music") and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
34:48
2Macho Man (12″ version)
producer:
Jacques Morali
lead vocals:
Victor Willis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Casablanca Record and FilmWorks, Inc (imprint of Casablanca Record and FilmWorks, Inc., circa 1977-1980) (in 1978)
later releases:
Macho Man by Village People
recording of:
Macho Man
writer:
Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali, Peter Whitehead and Victor Willis
publisher:
Can’t Stop Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI)
45:15
3Can’t Stop the Music
producer:
Jacques Morali
lead vocals:
Ray Simpson (singer for Village People)
recording of:
Can’t Stop the Music (English)
lyricist:
Henri Belolo
composer:
Jacques Morali
translator:
Phil Hurtt and Beauris Whitehead
publisher:
Scorpio Music (work publisher of "Scorpio Music")
translated version of:
La musique n’a pas de fin
53:39
4San Francisco (You’ve Got Me)
producer:
Jacques Morali
lead vocals:
Victor Willis
recording of:
San Francisco (You've Got Me)
writer:
Henri Belolo, Phil Hurtt, Jacques Morali and Peter Whitehead
5:19
5In Hollywood (Everybody Is a Star)
recording of:
In Hollywood (Everybody Is a Star)
writer:
Henri Belolo, Phil Hurtt and Jacques Morali
4:55
6Ready for the 80’s (12″ version)
producer:
Jacques Morali
mixer:
Jürgen Koppers (engineer, producer)
lead vocals:
Ray Simpson (singer for Village People)
recording of:
Ready for the 80’s
writer:
Henri Belolo, Phil Hurtt, Jacques Morali and Peter Whitehead
6:54
7Key West
producer:
Jacques Morali
lead vocals:
Victor Willis
recording of:
Key West
writer:
Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali, Peter Whitehead and Victor Willis
publisher:
Can’t Stop Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI)
5:47
8In the Navy
producer:
Jacques Morali
lead vocals:
Victor Willis
recording of:
In the Navy
lyricist:
Henri Belolo and Victor Willis
composer:
Jacques Morali
publisher:
Can’t Stop Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI), Harlem West Music Group and Scorpio Music (French label and publisher) (in 1979)
33:46
9Fire Island
producer:
Jacques Morali
lead vocals:
Victor Willis
recording of:
Fire Island
writer:
Henri Belolo, Phil Hurtt, Jacques Morali and Peter Whitehead
publisher:
Scorpio Music (work publisher of "Scorpio Music"), フジパシフィック音楽出版 第2事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
5:20
10Go West (12″ version)
executive producer:
Henri Belolo
producer:
Jacques Morali
lead vocals:
Victor Willis
conductor:
Horace Ott
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Horace Ott
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Can’t Stop Productions, Inc. (in 1979)
recording of:
Go West
lyricist:
Henri Belolo and Victor Willis
composer:
Jacques Morali
publisher:
Leosong Copyright Service Ltd., Scorpio Music (work publisher of "Scorpio Music") and Zomba Management and Publishers Ltd.
version of:
À l'ouest
6:38
11Village People
producer:
Jacques Morali
lead vocals:
Victor Willis
recording of:
Village People
writer:
Henri Belolo, Phil Hurtt, Jacques Morali and Peter Whitehead
5:11
12Hot Cop
producer:
Jacques Morali
lead vocals:
Victor Willis
recording of:
Hot Cop (in 1978)
writer:
Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali and Victor Willis
6:22
13In the Navy (12″ version)
producer:
Jacques Morali
lead vocals:
Victor Willis
recording of:
In the Navy
lyricist:
Henri Belolo and Victor Willis
composer:
Jacques Morali
publisher:
Can’t Stop Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI), Harlem West Music Group and Scorpio Music (French label and publisher) (in 1979)
6:24
14Y.M.C.A. (12″ version)
producer:
Jacques Morali
mixer:
Michael Hutchinson
lead vocals:
Victor Willis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Casablanca Record and FilmWorks, Inc (imprint of Casablanca Record and FilmWorks, Inc., circa 1977-1980) (in 1978)
recording of:
Y.M.C.A.
lyricist:
Victor Edward Willis
composer:
Jacques Morali
publisher:
Can’t Stop Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI), Harlem West Music Group, Scorpio Music (work publisher of "Scorpio Music") and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
6:47

Credits

Release

executive producer:Bill Levenson (Producer, primarily for compilations and reissues)
producer:Harry Weinger
remastering:Joseph M. Palmaccio
design:Mark Weinberg (designer)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/985205 [info]
ASIN:US: B000001E40 [info]