Go West (Village People album)

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Go West
Villagegowest.jpg
Studio album by
Village People
ReleasedMarch 26, 1979
Recorded1978
GenreDisco
Length30:33
LabelCasablanca
ProducerJacques Morali
Village People chronology
Cruisin'
(1978) 		Go West
(1979) 		Live and Sleazy
(1979)
Singles from Go West
  1. "Go West"
    Released: March 23, 1979
  2. "In the Navy"
    Released: January 17, 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2/5 stars[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB–[2]
Smash Hits5/10[3]

Go West is the fourth studio album by the Village People, released on March 26, 1979. It features their hit singles "In the Navy" (#3 on the US Billboard Hot 100, #2 in the UK Top 40) and "Go West", which the Pet Shop Boys did a successful cover of in 1993.

The album was reissued on CD in 1996.

Go West would be the band's last complete album of all-new material for Casablanca, as well as the last album to feature Victor Willis.

Critical reception[]

Billboard Magazine stated that the album contains "some of the most irresistible rhythm in today's pop /disco genre."[4] Billboard described the song "I Wanna Shake Your Hand" as "an appropriately non romantic twist on the Beatles", with its mock exhortation to "Don't be shy/ go up and say hello."[4] AllMusic critic Amy Hanson felt that aside from the two singles and "Manhattan Woman," which she felt "contained some interesting, James Brown-inflected vocalizations," the remaining songs "sound like a rehash of the band's already released finest."[1]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali and Victor Willis.

No.TitleLength
1."In the Navy"5:39
2."Go West"4:10
3."Citizens of the World"5:32
4."I Wanna Shake Your Hand"4:40
5."Get Away Holiday"5:22
6."Manhattan Woman"5:10

Charts and certifications[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1979) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 8
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 22
Belgian Albums (BEA)[7] 6
Canadian Albums (RPM)[8] 2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 8
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 2
French Albums (SNEP)[11] 9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 14
Icelandic Albums (Tonlist)[13] 6
Italian Albums (AFI)[14] 15
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[15] 18
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] 28
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[17] 4
Spanish Albums (AFE)[18] 14
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 11
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 14
US Billboard 200[22] 8
Zimbabwean Albums (ZIMA)[23] 2

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[24] 3× Platinum 300,000^
France (SNEP)[25] Gold 100,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[27] Platinum 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Hanson, Amy. "Go West - The Village People". Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: V". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 19, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (May 17–31, 1979): 25.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Top Album Picks" (PDF). Billboard. April 7, 1979. p. 98. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 330. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Village People – Go West" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  7. ^ "Hits Of The World, Page 95 June 9 1979". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  8. ^ "RPM: Village People (albums)". RPM Magazine. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Village People – Go West" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  10. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 263. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  11. ^ "Tous les Albums de l'Artiste choisi". InfoDisc. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  12. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  13. ^ "Tonlist Top 40". DV. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  14. ^ "Gli album più venduti del 1979". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  15. ^ "Oricon Archive - Village People". Oricon. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  16. ^ "Charts.nz – Village People – Go West". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  17. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Village People – Go West". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  18. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  19. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Village People – Go West". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  20. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Village People – Go West". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  21. ^ "Village People | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  22. ^ "The Village People – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  23. ^ Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: albums chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  24. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Village People – Go West". Music Canada.
  25. ^ "French album certifications – Village People – Go West" (in French). InfoDisc. Select VILLAGE PEOPLE and click OK. 
  26. ^ "British album certifications – Village People – Go West". British Phonographic Industry.Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Go West in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  27. ^ "American album certifications – Village People – Go West". Recording Industry Association of America.


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