Cruisin' is a 1978 album by the Village People. Its name carries a double meaning: it may mean just driving around or gay cruising. This became obvious even for straight audiences in 1980, when William Friedkin's movie Cruising was released. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Village People is a concept disco group formed in the late 1970s. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Disco is a genre of dance-oriented pop music that blends elements of funk and soul music that was first popularized in dance clubs (discothèques) in the mid-1970s. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about Casablanca, the record label. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Jacques Morali was a disco composer. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 1. ... Village People is a concept disco group formed in the late 1970s. ... Macho Man is an album by Village People. ... Go West is an album by the Village People. ... William Smokey Robinson, Sr. ... Cruisin is a 1979 single written, produced, and recorded by Smokey Robinson for Motown Records Tamla label. ... Cruisn USA, the first game in the Cruisn series For the album, see Cruisin Cruisn is a racing video game series made by Midway Games. ... Village People is a concept disco group formed in the late 1970s. ... Cruising for sex, or cruising, describes the act of walking or driving about a locality in pursuit of a partner for (often quick and anonymous) sex. ... William Friedkin (born August 29, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American movie and television director, producer and screenwriter best known for directing The Exorcist and The French Connection in the early 1970s. ... Cruising is the name of a film released in 1980, directed by William Friedkin and starring Al Pacino. ...