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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".
400:. 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. 1556: 423:'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". 1076: 183: 1500: 1041:"Thing Goin' On" contains a sample of "Turn Off the Lights", written by Young, Logan & Saunders and performed by Larry Young's Fuel. 1045: 1632: 644: 140: 1538: 1627: 1057: 1248: 1493: 1399: 1260: 1595: 1442: 1577: 1376: 1172: 589: 447: 393: 336: 218: 135: 1023: 30: 1570: 1622: 1352: 324: 1486: 1446: 1144: 379: 116: 1213: 397: 1347: 1217: 389: 123: 1563: 1395: 1065: 495: 201: 1460: 1421: 1616: 1324: 1140: 1053: 415: 1601: 1105: 1061: 1031: 1019: 410: 312: 111: 1151: 1115: 1072: 1049: 1035: 1027: 490: 74: 1071:"Close the Door" begins with a bass arrangement bearing strong similarities to 1130: 429: 1030:' original version, but is a re-creation featuring the same session players: 1509: 1109: 1089: 443: 375: 152: 130: 81: 43: 1461:"Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Betty Boo – GRRR! It's Betty Boo (album)" 1200:
Mads Bjerke – recording, engineer on tracks 1–7 & 10 at The Strongroom
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Wood, Sam (24 November 1992). "By the Other Schumann, 19 Lieder".
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Gregg Jackman – mix engineer on tracks 2–10 at Sarm West Studios
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John Coxon – producer, pre-production "Done Upstairs"
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392:. The album did however garner one hit single with " 1587: 1548: 1516: 815: 807: 716: 708: 469: 458: 200: 151: 122: 110: 94: 73: 65: 50: 37: 23: 1284: 1282: 1026:. The saxophone line is not taken directly from 1056:. The instrumental break contains a sample of " 1044:"Let Me Take You There" contains a sample of " 1018:"I'm on My Way" contains an interpolation of " 342: 280: 1494: 374:is the second studio album by English singer 8: 427:praised the album in a 1994 interview with 1501: 1487: 1479: 1233: 1077:I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby 956:"Let Me Take You There" (Take U There Mix) 890:"Platform Shoe Shuffle" (extended version) 835:"I'm on My Way" (The Batman and Robin Mix) 255: 29: 20: 801: 702: 452: 1278: 967: 433:, describing it as "horribly ignored". 1443:"Grrr! It's Betty Boo: Deluxe Edition" 1209:Sweet Paulino – producer on tracks 8–9 758:"Let Me Take You There" (Ubiquity Mix) 945:"Thing Goin' On" (MK Underground Mix) 824:"Let Me Take You There" (12" version) 261: 7: 1437: 1435: 1390: 1388: 1386: 1212:Jim Abyss – recording on track 8 at 1127:Gary Plumbley – saxophone on track 8 1001: 999: 997: 995: 993: 991: 989: 979: 977: 975: 973: 971: 1203:Streets Ahead – producer on track 2 1178:Fenella Barton – strings on track 9 1124:Bill Jackman – saxophone on track 1 934:"Catch Me" (London Underground Mix) 344: 282: 184:Doin' the Do: The Best of Betty Boo 1206:Dean Ross – producer on tracks 8–9 901:"Let Me Take You There" (Away Mix) 704:2016 reissue – Disc 1 bonus tracks 388:(1990), stalling at No. 62 in the 378:, released on 12 October 1992 via 18:1992 studio album by Betty Boo 14: 1187:Jocelyn Pook – strings on track 9 1121:Bill Povey – saxophone on track 1 923:"Hangover" (Saturday Night Remix) 780:"Thing Goin' On" (MK radio remix) 769:"Hangover" (Sunday Morning Remix) 736:"Platform Shoe Shuffle" (7" edit) 396:", which peaked at No. 12 in the 1420:Du Noyer, Paul (December 1994). 1396:"Official Charts > Betty Boo" 1329:BETTY BOO - Grrr! It's Betty Boo 1293:Grrr! It's Betty Boo - Betty Boo 1184:Sonia Shany – strings on track 9 1048:", written by Charles Dawes and 1005:Previously unreleased in the UK. 358: 353: 348: 343: 301: 296: 291: 286: 281: 1346:Culp, Nancy (31 October 1992). 1463:(in German). 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Index


Studio album
Betty Boo
Genre
Dance-pop
pop rap
Label
WEA
Producer
Betty Boo
John Coxon
Paul Myers
Betty Boo
Boomania
Doin' the Do: The Best of Betty Boo
Singles
Let Me Take You There
AllMusic
The Guardian
NME
Philadelphia Inquirer
Betty Boo
WEA Records
Boomania
UK Albums Chart
Let Me Take You There
UK Singles Chart
The Guardian
Adam Sweeting
AllMusic

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