News 02 Feb 2016

Betty Boo / GRRR! It’s Betty Boo two-CD deluxe edition

By Paul Sinclair

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Betty Boo‘s second album, GRRR! It’s Betty Boo (released in 1992), is to be expanded and reissued as a two-CD deluxe edition next month.

Alison Clarkson’s alter ego Betty Boo first came to prominence when she guested as a vocalist on the Beatmasters’ Hey DJ – I Can’t Dance (To That Music You’re Playing) – a UK top ten hit in 1989. Solo singles Doin’ the Do and Where Are You Baby? followed (both reached the top 10 in Britain) and featured on her debut album, the platinum selling Boomania.

letmetakeyouthere With a new record deal inked for WEA, GRRR! It’s Betty Boo ultimately failed to build on the success of her first record. There were many singles (including the Lady Madonna sampling I’m On My Way) but only Let Me Take You There saw a modicum of success, reaching number 12 in August 1992.

GRRR! would be the second and last studio album as Betty Boo, but Clarkson has built a successful career for herself writing for other artists. She composed Pure and Simple, which became the biggest selling single of 2001 when recorded by Popstars winners Hear’Say – she collected an Ivor Novello award for her trouble – and has written for Girls Aloud and Sophie Ellis-Bextor.

This new edition of GRRR! features 20 bonus tracks including an enormous amount of remixes. Although it’s only a two-CD set, for some reason (at the time of writing) Amazon in the UK have listed a rather inflated price of £19. This is highly likely to drop more in line with the Amazon Germany (£13 at the moment) and of course, the usual pre-order price guarantee applies (where you pay the lowest published price before shipping).

GRRR! It’s Betty Boo is released on 27 March 2016 (by Cherry Red).

Disc: 1
1. I’m On My Way
2. Thing Goin’ On
3. Hangover
4. Curly & Girly
5. Wish You Were Here
6. Let Me Take You There
7. Gave You The Boo
8. Skin Tight
9. Catch Me
10. Close The Door
11. Jet Sex (7” Version)
12. Platform Shoe Shuffle (Edit)
13. I’m On My Way (Thumpin’ Dub)
14. Let Me Take You There (Ubiquity Mix)
15. Hangover (Sunday Morning Remix)
16. Thing Goin’ On (MK Radio Remix)
17. Catch Me (12” Version)

Disc: 2
1. Let Me Take You There (12” Mix)
2. I’m On My Way (The Batman And Robin Mix))
3. Hangover (12” Mix)
4. Thing Goin’ On (MK Club Mix)
5. Catch Me
6. Jet Sex (12” Version)
7. Platform Shoe Shuffle
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)
12. Thing Goin’ On (MK Underground Mix)
13. Let Me Take You There (Take U There Mix)

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