The first record I ever owned was “Cruisin’” by Village People. Released in 1978, the album included a song that would become an international hit: “YMCA.” Like the group's other efforts, “Cruisin’” ...

and that the first Village People album was totally about gay life.” Willis, who wrote the lyrics, continued: “This assumption is also based on the fact that the YMCA was apparently being used as some ...

Village People's YMCA is a high-energy disco hit that encourages ... of picking up sexual partners at them – it appears on an album entitled Cruisin' – and it was first performed by a group ...