Macho Man is the second studio album by Village People, released on February 27, 1978. The album gained success due to its hit singles, "Macho Man" (US Billboard pop chart No. 25) and "Key West". Rolling Stone said of the album, "It seems certain to become the first out-and-out disco album without John Travolta on its cover ever to be certified platinum".
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, Belolo and Willis 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".
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." 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. Willis and Rose were the only ones who had performed on the recording of the album.
Track listing
Personnel According to Allmusic, the personal on the album included: Alfonso Carey - Bass Errol Crusher Bennett - Congas Phil Kraus, Felipe Rose, Peter Whitehead - Percussion Jimmy Lee, Rodger Lee, Nathanial Wilkie - Guitar Nathanial Wilkie - Clavinet Russell Dabney - Drums Victor Willis - Vocals
Charts Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for Macho ManChart (1978)PeakpositionAustralian Albums (Kent Music Report) 5Canadian Albums (RPM) 21French Albums (SNEP) 6US Billboard 200 24US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 31Zimbabwean Albums (ZIMA)* Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: albums chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000 11
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for Macho Man Chart (1978) Position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 14
Certifications and sales
References
External links Macho Man at Discogs