''Macho Man'' is the second studio album by

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, 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". ''

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'' said of the album, "It seems certain to become the first out-and-out disco album without

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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 Victor Edward Willis (born July 1, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter and a founding member of the disco group Village People. He performed as their lead singer and was co-songwriter for all of their most successful singles. In the group, h ...

. Village People’s first album, ''

'', 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". 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,

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and

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made its debut on the cover of the already-recorded album ''Macho Man''.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

External links

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