| Macho Man | ||||
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| Released | February 27, 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Studio | Sigma Sound, New York City | |||
| Genre | Disco | |||
| Length | 27:23 | |||
| Label | Casablanca | |||
| Producer | Jacques Morali | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C[2] |
| Rolling Stone | Favorable[3] |
Macho Man is the second studio album[1][3][4] 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".[4]
The album was reissued on CD in 1999.
- ^ a b Hamilton, Andrew. "The Village People – Macho Man (AllMusic review)". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Schneider, Mitchell. "The Village People – Macho Man (Rolling Stone review)". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- ^ a b Androite, John-Manuel (2001). Hot Stuff: A Brief History of Disco. Harper Entertainment. p. 88.