Renaissance (Village People album)

Renaissance
Studio album by Village People
Released	June 1981
Recorded	Record Plant, Los Angeles, 1981
Genre	Dance-pop, New Wave, New Romantic
Length	28:46
Label	RCA Records, Casablanca Records (Japan)
Producer	Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo
Village People chronology
Can't Stop the Music (1980) Renaissance (1981) Fox on the Box (1982)

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Renaissance is an album by the Village People released in 1981. The title reflects the band's departure from the disco genre with which they had long been associated to a New Wave style following the downfall of disco as well as the discontinuation of their signature costumes.^{[citation needed]}

The album failed commercially and critically^{[citation needed]}, and most were turned off by the unexpected harsh change in direction. One critic opined that the album "should have never been released" and was "simply an embarrassment that never should have seen the light of day." John Imatainte, writer for the acclaimed New York-based disco enthusiast magazine, DiSCO was reportedly so disappointed upon hearing the album for the first time that he refused to write a review of it, only referring to it as "an embarrassment to recorded music that cannot exceed even the most remotely respectable of expectations."

In spite of being universally panned by critics, the album peaked at #138 on the Billboard 200,^{[citation needed]}. The album includes two singles, "Do You Wanna Spend the Night" and "5 O'Clock in the Morning". It was reissued to CD in 1999 with additional tracks.^{[citation needed]}

The album's artwork has found popularity as an Internet meme as one of the worst album covers of all time.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

1. "Do You Wanna Spend the Night" — 3:34
2. "5 O'Clock in the Morning" — 5:03
3. "Fireman" — 5:00
4. "Jungle City" — 3:45
5. "Action Man" — 3:05
6. "Big Mac" — 2:26
7. "Diet" — 3:19
8. "Food Fight" — 2:34