Village People — Американская Диско-Группа Образованая В 1977 Году Французским Композитором Жаком Морали И Наиболее Известная По Своим Хитам Macho Man Y.M.C.A. Go West In The Navy. Коллектив Группы Также Очень Запоминается Своими Сценическими Костюмами Среди Которых Полицейский Виктор Уиллис Индеец Филип Роуз Ковбой Рэнди Джонс Строительный Рабочий Дэвид Ходо Байкер Гленн Хьюз И Морской Пехотинец Алекс Брайли . Первоначально Создавалась Как Группа Ориентированая На Гей-Аудиторию Но Со Временем Стала Одним Из Самым Популярных Музыкальных Коллективов Конца 1970-Х Годов. В Настоящее Время Общее Количество Проданных Ими Альбомов Превысило 85 Миллионов. Дискография Год Название 1977 Village People 1978 Macho Man 1978 Cruisin' 1979 Go West 1979 Live And Sleazy 1980 Can't Stop The Music 1981 Renaissance 1982 Fox On The Box 1983 In The Street 1985 Sex Over The Phone Сборники И Другие Альбомы * Live Seoul Song Festival 1984 * Greatest Hits 1988 * Greatest Hits '89 Remixes 1989 * The Best Of Village People 1994 * The Very Best Of 1998 * 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection...The Best Of Village People 2001 Синглы * "San Francisco You've Got Me " 1977 Великобритания #46 * "Village People" 1977 * "I Am What I Am" 1978 * "Macho Man" 1978 США #26 * "Y.M.C.A." . 1978 Великобритания #1 США #2 * "Go West" 1979 Великобритания #14 * "In The Navy" 1979 США #2 * "Ready For The 80's" 1979 США #52 * "Sleazy" 1979 * "Can't Stop The Music" 1980 * "Magic Night" 1980 * "Sex Over The Phone" 1985 Состав Группы Оригинальный Коллектив * Алекс Брайли - Морской Пехотинец * Дэвид Ходо - Строительный Рабочий * Гленн Хьюз - Байкер * Рэнди Джонс - Ковбой * Филип Роуз - Индеец * Виктор Уиллис - Полицейский Заменённый Коллектив * Марк Масслер - Строительный Рабочий 1977 Год До Ходо * Дэйв Форрест - Ковбой 1977 Год До Джонса * Питер Уайтхид - Со-Автор Песен С Уиллисом Генри Белоло Филом Харттом И Жаком Морали Выступавший Немного Времени С Группой В 1977 * Эрик Анзалон - Рокер/Байкер Выступающий С 1995 Года. * Джефф Олсон - Ковбой Выступавший В 1980—1985 Годах И С 1991 Года По Настоящее Время. * Рэй Симпсон - Полицейский Выступавший В 1979—1982 Годах И С 1987 Года По Настоящее Время. * Майлз Джей - Полицейский Выступавший В 1983-1984 Годах. * Рэй Стифенс- Полицейский Выступавший В 1985 Году. * Пай Дуглас - Полицейский Заменявший Рэя Стифенса Во Время Европейского Турне Группы В 1985 Году. * Марк Ли - Строительный Рабочий Выступавший В 1982—1985 Годах. * Билл Уайтфилд - Строительный Рабочий Выступавший В 2002 И 2003 Годах * Алекс Тиммерман - Морской Пехотинец Выступавший В 2004 Году.
"Y.M.C.A." Is A Song Recorded By American Disco Group Village People. It Was Released In 1978 As The Only Single From The Album Cruisin'. The Song Reached No. 2 On The U.S. Charts In Early 1979 And Reached No. 1 In The UK Around The Same Time Becoming The Group's Biggest Hit. It Is One Of Fewer Than Forty Singles To Have Sold 10 Million Or More Physical Copies Worldwide. A Medley With "Hot Cop" Reached Number 2 On Billboard's Dance Music/Club Play Singles Chart. The Song Remains Popular And Is Played At Many Sporting Events In The U.S. And Europe. It Is Frequently Played During Breaks In The Action At Sporting Events With Crowds Using The Dance As An Opportunity To Stretch. Moreover The Song Also Remains Particularly Popular Due To Its Status As A Disco Classic And Gay Anthem Even Among Listeners Who Are Otherwise Uninvolved In Disco Or Gay Culture. It Is Also Known To Be A Favorite At Weddings And School Dances. A Popular Dance In Which The Arms Are Used To Spell Out The Four Letters Of The Song's Title May Have Much To Do With This. "Y.M.C.A." Appeared As Space Shuttle Wakeup Call On Mission STS-106 On Day 11. In 2009 "Y.M.C.A." Was Entered Into The Guinness World Book Of Records When Over 44 000 People Danced To The Song With Village People Singing Live At The Sun Bowl Game In El Paso Texas. "Y.M.C.A." Is Number 7 On VH1's List Of The 100 Greatest Dance Songs Of The 20th Century. Executive Producer Henri Belolo Recalls That He Saw The YMCA Sign While Walking Down The Street With Composer Jacques Morali Who Seemed To Know The Institution Fairly Well "Henri Let Me Tell You Something. This Is A Place Where A Lot Of People Go When They Are In Town. And They Get Good Friends And They Go Out." And Henri Got The Idea "Why Don't We Write A Song About It?" However Willis Recalls It Was Actually Morali Who While In The Studio Asked Him "What Exactly Is The YMCA?" Willis Then Quickly Wrote The Famous Lyrics And Melody And It Was The Last Track Created For The Album Cruisin'. Upon Its Release The YMCA Threatened To Sue The Band Over Trademark Infringement And Concerns About The Song's Double Entendres. The Organization Ultimately Dropped The Lawsuit When It Noticed That Membership Significantly Increased In The Wake Of The Song's Popularity. The Song Became A Number One Hit Throughout The World Although Not In The United States Where It Lost To Rod Stewart's "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" . It Has Remained Popular At Parties Sporting Events Weddings And Functions Ever Since. In 2011 Willis Filed A Notice Of Copyright Termination To The Song As Lyricist Under The Copyright Act Of 1976 Which Allows Recording Artists And Writers To Reclaim Their Master Recordings And Publishing Rights Initially Granted To Record Companies And Publishers. In A Landmark Ruling In 2012 The United States District Court For The Southern District Of California Ruled That Victor Willis Can Terminate His Copyrights Granted To The Publishers Can't Stop Productions And Scorpio Music Because "a Joint Author Who Separately Transfers His Copyright Interest May Unilaterally Terminate The Grant." YMCA And Other Hits Written By Willis For Village People And Other Can't Stop Acts Will Revert Back To Him Beginning In 2013. At A Minimum Willis Will Own Recapture 33% Of His Songs This Percentage May Increase To 50% If The Songs Are Proved To Be Written Solely By Willis And Jacques Morali With No Contribution From Henri Belolo.