The Very Best of the Village People

The Village People

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 4, 1998)
• Original Release Date: August 4, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B000009POI
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #109,434 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Y.M.C.A.

2. In the Navy

3. Macho Man

4. In Hollywood (Everybody Is a Star)

5. Village People

6. San Francisco (You've Got Me)

7. Key West

8. Go West

9. Ready for the 80's

10. Can't Stop the Music

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Go ahead and try not to dance...., April 18, 2004

By	Tim Brough "author and music buff" (Springfield, PA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

If the Casablanca record label was the Monarchy of the Disco Nation, The Village People were their finest ambassadors. More than any of the prefabricated disco machines that the decade produced, it is the VP's cavity provoking bubble-gum dance records that made strobe lights and disco balls accessible and acceptable to party people of all stripes. Add in the undeniable fact that the innuendo laden singles and their stereotyped get-ups made gay subculture visible and you can actually add the term "culturally significant" to the Village People's list of accomplishments.

But all that pales when placed next to the vibrancy of this brief but solid collection of 10 singles. Like all of the best radio confectionary creampuffs, the songs here convey a kooky innocence (the Navy had to let in on the joke before they backed off their decision to use "In The Navy" as a recruitment jingle) that remains timeless. And in the post-AIDS decades, the more obvious 70's call to the disenfranchised like "Go West," "San Francisco" and "In Hollywood" are even poignant.

Deny it if you dare, but secretly you know this stuff is great. Just see if your limbs don't start contorting into the alphabet next time "YMCA" gets played on some football arena P.A. or at your next company party. I double dog dare ya.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Village People never grow old., January 14, 2009

By	Louise Frodyma "silverdanceshoes" (Canberra Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Here is a CD worth every cent spent. Great songs, hippy tunes, never to be forgotten. Quality CD which has all the best songs, good reproduction of music, everything clear and precise. Recommended to anyone who loved the Village People.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars All the songs you want are here, January 10, 2008

By	GTTF (USA) - See all my reviews

This CD has all of the songs of the Village People you want. "Macho Man" reminds me of an Old El Paso commercial except it was implicating "nacho" man. "Y.M.C.A." and "In the Navy" are classics as well.