GRRR! It's Betty Boo

GRRR! It's Betty Boo
GRRR! It's Betty Boo
Studio album by Betty Boo
Released	12 October 1992
Recorded	1992
Genre	Dance-pop; pop rap;
Length	38:44
Label	WEA
Producer	Betty Boo; John Coxon; Paul Myers; Dean Ross;
Betty Boo chronology
Singles from GRRR! It's Betty Boo
	"Let Me Take You There"; Released: 27 July 1992; "I'm on My Way"; Released: 21 September 1992; "Hangover"; Released: 29 March 1993;

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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Guardian	(mixed)^[2]
NME	5/10^[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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm on My Way"	Clarkson Coxon John Lennon Paul McCartney	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"	Clarkson Paul Myers Dean Ross	3:38
9.	"Catch Me"	Clarkson Myers Ross	3:47
10.	"Close the Door"		3:38

2016 reissue – Disc 1 bonus tracks^[7]
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Jet Sex" (7" version)
12.	"Platform Shoe Shuffle" (7" edit^[a])
13.	"I'm on My Way" (Tumpin' Dub)
14.	"Let Me Take You There" (Ubiquity Mix)
15.	"Hangover" (Sunday Morning Remix^[b])
16.	"Thing Goin' On" (MK radio remix^[b])
17.	"Catch Me" (12" version^[b])

2016 reissue – Disc 2^[7]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Let Me Take You There" (12" version^[a])
2.	"I'm on My Way" (The Batman and Robin Mix)
3.	"Hangover" (12" mix^[a])
4.	"Thing Goin' On" (MK club mix^[b])
5.	"Catch Me" (original version^[b])
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^[a]^[b])
12.	"Thing Goin' On" (MK Underground Mix^[b])
13.	"Let Me Take You There" (Take U There Mix^[a])

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Previously unreleased on CD.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Previously unreleased in the UK.

Samples

"I'm on My Way" contains an interpolation of "Lady Madonna", written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The saxophone line is not taken directly from The Beatles' original version, but is a re-creation featuring the same session players: Ronnie Scott, Harry Klein, Bill Povey and Bill Jackman.
"Thing Goin' On" contains a sample of "Turn Off the Lights", written by Young, Logan & Saunders and performed by Larry Young's Fuel.
"Let Me Take You There" contains a sample of "It's All in the Game", written by Charles Dawes and Carl Sigman, as performed by The Four Tops. The instrumental break contains a sample of "Pet Sounds", written by Brian Wilson and performed by The Beach Boys.
"Close the Door" begins with a bass arrangement bearing strong similarities to Barry White's "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby".^{[citation needed]}

Personnel

Betty Boo – producer, pre-production, vocals

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

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

[cd-8] Previously unreleased on CD.

[uk-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Previously unreleased in the UK.

[allmusic_review-1] Ruhlmann, William. "Review: Grrr! It's Betty Boo - Betty Boo". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 July 2009.

[The_Guardian_Review-2] Adam Sweeting. "Review: BETTY BOO - Grrr! It's Betty Boo". The Guardian G2 (16 October 1992). Guardian News and Media Limited: 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.

[uk-5] "Official Charts > Betty Boo". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 19 July 2017.

[6] Du Noyer, Paul (December 1994). "Madonna Interview 1994". Q.

[cr-7] "Grrr! It's Betty Boo: Deluxe Edition". Cherry Red Records.

[10] "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Betty Boo – GRRR! It's Betty Boo (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 19 July 2017.

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