Macho Man (album)
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The album was reissued on CD in 1999.
Background
Village People began in 1977 as a studio project of French producers Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo and lead singer Victor Willis. Village People’s first album, Village People, was recorded by Willis with the help of studio musicians. After the success of that album, Morali and Belolo received numerous requests for live performances. In response, Morali and Belolo began to work on the formation of a full group of singers and dancers. They placed an ad in New York theatre trade magazines that read: "Macho Types Wanted: Must Dance and Have a Moustache".[4]
Randy Jones, known as the cowboy member of Village People, explains that "there was a dire need to have six capable performers to breathe life into the fantasies of the music and to sing, promote, and bring the concept of Village People to television and to the live performance onstage."[5] The new line-up of Willis, Jones, Glenn Hughes, Felipe Rose, David Hodo and Alex Briley made its debut on the cover of the already-recorded album Macho Man.[6]
Track listing
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Charts
Weekly charts
Template:Album chart| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[7] | 5 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM)[8] | 21 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[9] | 6 |
| US Billboard 200[10] | 24 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] | 31 |
| Zimbabwean Albums (ZIMA)[11] | 11 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1978) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[12] | 14 |
Certifications and sales
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References
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