GRRR! It's Betty Boo

Grrr! It's Betty Boo is the second studio album by English singer Betty Boo, released on 12 October 1992 via WEA Records.[2] This album failed to match the success of her debut studio album, Boomania (1990), stalling at No. 62 in the UK Albums Chart.[5] The album did however garner one hit single with "Let Me Take You There", which peaked at No. 12 in the UK Singles Chart.[5] Further singles from the album were "I'm on My Way", "Catch Me", "Thing Goin' On" and "Hangover". The record is dedicated to her father. The cover art is based on the iconic package of Tigra cigarettes. After this, Betty Boo retired from the music industry for several years.

GRRR! It's Betty Boo
Studio album by
Betty Boo
Released12 October 1992 (1992-10-12)
Recorded1992
Genre
Length38:44
LabelWEA
Producer
Betty Boo chronology
Boomania
(1990)		 GRRR! It's Betty Boo
(1992)		 Doin' the Do: The Best of Betty Boo
(1999)
Singles from GRRR! It's Betty Boo
  1. "Let Me Take You There"
    Released: 27 July 1992
  2. "I'm on My Way"
    Released: 21 September 1992
  3. "Hangover"
    Released: 29 March 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Guardian(mixed)[2]
NME5/10[3]
Philadelphia Inquirer[4]

Critical reception

Writing for The Guardian in October 1992, Adam Sweeting thought that the album contained "more than its fair share of garish artificial charm", surmising that although Boo's songs "hang on a thread of absurdity", presenting critics with an easy target, "her kittenish raps – usually about boys and boy-trouble – bristle with winningly daft rhymes".[2] AllMusic's William Ruhlmann noted that "Boo raps through the verses and sings the choruses (...) in an engaging enough manner, but she never threatens to be more than a cartoon".[1] Madonna praised the album in a 1994 interview with Q Magazine, describing it as "horribly ignored".[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alison Clarkson and John Coxon, except as noted

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm on My Way"
3:22
2."Thing Goin' On"
  • Clarkson
  • Coxon
  • McCauley
  • Larry Young
  • L. Logan
  • P. Saunders
3:41
3."Hangover" 3:49
4."Curly & Girly" 4:22
5."Wish You Were Here" 4:17
6."Let Me Take You There"
  • Clarkson
  • Coxon
  • Dawes
  • Sigman
3:58
7."Gave You the Boo" 4:00
8."Skin Tight"
3:38
9."Catch Me"
  • Clarkson
  • Myers
  • Ross
3:47
10."Close the Door" 3:38
2016 reissue – Disc 1 bonus tracks[7]
No.TitleLength
11."Jet Sex" (7" version) 
12."Platform Shoe Shuffle" (7" edit[lower-alpha 1]) 
13."I'm on My Way" (Tumpin' Dub) 
14."Let Me Take You There" (Ubiquity Mix) 
15."Hangover" (Sunday Morning Remix[lower-alpha 2]) 
16."Thing Goin' On" (MK radio remix[lower-alpha 2]) 
17."Catch Me" (12" version[lower-alpha 2]) 
2016 reissue – Disc 2[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Let Me Take You There" (12" version[lower-alpha 1]) 
2."I'm on My Way" (The Batman and Robin Mix) 
3."Hangover" (12" mix[lower-alpha 1]) 
4."Thing Goin' On" (MK club mix[lower-alpha 2]) 
5."Catch Me" (original version[lower-alpha 2]) 
6."Jet Sex" (12" version) 
7."Platform Shoe Shuffle" (extended version) 
8."Let Me Take You There" (Away Mix) 
9."I'm on My Way" (Boo Choons) 
10."Hangover" (Saturday Night Remix) 
11."Catch Me" (London Underground Mix[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]) 
12."Thing Goin' On" (MK Underground Mix[lower-alpha 2]) 
13."Let Me Take You There" (Take U There Mix[lower-alpha 1]) 
  1. Previously unreleased on CD.
  2. Previously unreleased in the UK.

Samples

Personnel

Additional musicians
  • Ronnie Scott – saxophone on track 1
  • Harry Klein – saxophone on track 1
  • Bill Povey – saxophone on track 1
  • Bill Jackman – saxophone on track 1
  • Gary Plumbley – saxophone on track 8
  • Guy Barker – flumpet on track 2
  • Richard Niles – string arrangement on track 3
  • Roger Rettig – pedal steel on track 3
  • Frank Ton Ton – drums on track 6
  • Michael Rosenberg – guitar on track 8
  • Sweet Paulino – percussion on track 8
  • Fenella Barton – strings on track 9
  • Sian Bell – strings on track 9
  • Sonia Shany – strings on track 9
  • Jocelyn Pook – strings on track 9

Technical personnel
  • John Coxon – producer, pre-production "Done Upstairs"
  • Mads Bjerke – recording, engineer on tracks 1–7 & 10 at The Strongroom
  • Streets Ahead – producer on track 2
  • Dean Ross – producer on tracks 8–9
  • Sweet Paulino – producer on tracks 8–9
  • Jim Abyss – recording on track 8 at Metropolis Studios, mix engineer on track 1 at Olympic Studios
  • Ren Swan – recording on track 9 at Sarm East Studios
  • Gregg Jackman – mix engineer on tracks 2–10 at Sarm West Studios

Charts
Chart (1992) Peak
position
Germany (GfK Entertainment Charts)[8] 97
UK (Official Charts Company)[5] 62

References
  1. Ruhlmann, William. "Review: Grrr! It's Betty Boo - Betty Boo". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
  2. Adam Sweeting. "Review: BETTY BOO - Grrr! It's Betty Boo". The Guardian G2. Guardian News and Media Limited (16 October 1992): 6.
  3. Culp, Nancy (31 October 1992). "Albums". NME. p. 34. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  4. Wood, Sam (24 November 1992). "By the Other Schumann, 19 Lieder". Philadelphia Inquirer.
  5. "Official Charts > Betty Boo". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  6. Du Noyer, Paul (December 1994). "Madonna Interview 1994". Q.
  7. "Grrr! It's Betty Boo: Deluxe Edition". Cherry Red Records.
  8. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Betty Boo – GRRR! It's Betty Boo (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
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