GRRR! It's Betty Boo

Grrr! It's Betty Boo is the second studio album by the English singer Betty Boo, released on 12 October 1992 via WEA Records.^[1] This album failed to match the success of her debut studio album, Boomania (1990), stalling at No. 62 in the UK Albums Chart.^[2] The album did however garner one hit single with "Let Me Take You There", which peaked at No. 12 in the UK Singles Chart.^[2] 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	^[3]
Classic Pop	^[4]
NME	5/10^[5]
The Philadelphia Inquirer	^[6]
PopMatters	8/10^[7]
Q	^[8]
Record Collector	^[9]
Select	3/5^[10]

Writing for The Guardian in October 1992, Adam Sweeting thought that Grrr! contained "more than its fair share of garish artificial charm", surmising that although Boo's songs "hang on a fragile thread of absurdity", presenting critics with an easy target, "her kittenish raps – usually about boys and boy-trouble – bristle with winningly daft rhymes".^[1] 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".^[3] Madonna praised the album in a 1994 interview with Q, describing it as "horribly ignored".^[11]

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^[12]
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^[12]
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])

1 2 3 4 5 Previously unreleased on CD.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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]}

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Germany (GfK Entertainment Charts)^[13]	97
UK (Official Charts Company)^[2]	62

v t e Betty Boo
Albums	Boomania GRRR! It's Betty Boo Boomerang
Singles	"Hey DJ / I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing)" "Doin' the Do" "Where Are You Baby?" "Let Me Take You There"
Related articles	"Pure and Simple" WigWam

GRRR! It's Betty Boo

Track listing

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