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"San Francisco (You've Got Me)" is the debut single by the American disco group Village People. It was released in 1977 as the lead single from their self-titled debut studio album. The song reached number fifteen on the Australian Kent Music Report and peaked at number two on the U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
Village People is an American disco group known for its on-stage costumes and suggestive lyrics in their music. The group was originally formed by French producers Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo and lead singer Victor Willis [1] following the release of the debut album Village People, which targeted disco's large gay audience.
Village People is the debut album [3] by Village People, released on July 18, 1977. Its hit song " San Francisco (You've Got Me) " reached the top 50 in the UK, peaking at #45. In Germany, the album was released as San Francisco (You Got Me) .
Martin Aston writes, in his book Breaking Down the Walls of Heartache: A History of How Music Came Out, that Jacques Morali, already having a lead singer with Victor Willis, and after what he calls the "more comical than sexy: unrehearsed" promo video for the song "San Francisco (You've Got Me)", placed the advert "Macho types wanted: must dance and have a moustache" in the trade press. [8]
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[10] [11] Sharon Davis claimed that lyrics are "so camp they have to held down with tent pegs." [12] But Billboard described it as "provocative", describing it as a "gay pride anthem with its activist lyrics and basic theme." [13] Billboard also praised the rhythm and percussion and horn arrangements. [13]
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