Boomania
Boomania is the debut and most successful album by Betty Boo, released on 10 September 1990. King John (a duo comprising Rex Brough and John Coxon) produced most of the songs on the album; Coxon continued to collaborate with Betty Boo on her second album, GRRR! It's Betty Boo.
Boomania | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 10, 1990 [UK] October 23, 1990 [US] September 23, 2016[1] [deluxe edition] | |||
Recorded | September, 1989 - April, 1990, Engineer - Mark Gilbert | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 47:47 56:51 [Incl. Bonus Tracks] 121:08 [deluxe edition] | |||
Label | Rhythm King, Sire, Cherry Pop | |||
Producer | King John, Betty Boo, The Beatmasters, Yvonne Ellis, Paul Myers, Dean Ross, William Orbit | |||
Betty Boo chronology | ||||
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Singles from Boomania | ||||
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AllMusic | link |
Track listings
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Where Are You Baby?" | 4:12 | ||
2. | "Hey DJ / I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing)" | 3:13 | ||
3. | "Boo Is Booming" |
| 3:24 | |
4. | "Boo's Boogie" |
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| 3:19 |
5. | "24 Hours" |
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| 3:28 |
6. | "Valentine's Day" |
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| 4:44 |
7. | "Doin' the Do (King John 7" Mix)" |
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| 4:05 |
8. | "('Til My Last Breath) Doin' It To Def" |
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| 4:43 |
9. | "Don't Know What To Do" |
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| 3:48 |
10. | "Shame" |
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| 5:01 |
11. | "Mumbo Jumbo" |
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| 3:39 |
12. | "Leave Me Alone" |
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| 4:45 |
13. | "Doin' The Do (7" Radio Mix)" |
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| 3:40 |
14. | "Where Are You Baby? (King John Mix)" |
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| 4:17 |
Total length: | 56:28 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Mixer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hey DJ / I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing) (EM-Q 7" Mix)" |
| 3:26 | |
2. | "24 Hours (12" Version)" |
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| 5:31 |
3. | "Doin' The Do (12" Mix)" |
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| 5:40 |
4. | "Where Are You Baby? (12" Mix)" |
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| 6:37 |
5. | "Hey DJ / I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing) (12" Mix)" |
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| 4:50 |
6. | "24 Hours (Norman Cook Mix)" |
| 5:35 | |
7. | "Shame (Hoodlum Mix)" |
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| 4:24 |
8. | "Hey DJ / I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing) (EM-Q Mix)" |
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| 5:47 |
9. | "24 Hours (Oratronic Mix)" |
| 5:20 | |
10. | "Boo's Boogie (12" Version)" |
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| 5:30 |
11. | "24 Hours (12" Instrumental)" |
| Orbit | 4:47 |
12. | "Boo Megamix" (comprises "24 Hours", "Hey DJ / I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing)", "Doin' the Do", and "Where Are You Baby?") |
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| 7:16 |
Total length: | 64:40 |
- Notes
- ^a signifies an additional producer
- "Hey DJ / I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing)" is a reworking of "I Can't Dance to That Music You're Playing" by Martha Reeves and the Vandellas.
- "Boo Is Booming" samples "Montego Bay" by Bobby Bloom.
- "Doin' the Do" samples the 1968 song "Captain of Your Ship" by Reparata and the Delrons.
- At least one CD release, as well as the vinyl, did not have the last two "bonus" tracks from the original release of Boomania. The UK cassette includes the bonus tracks, but "Doin' the Do (7" Radio Mix)" is moved to the end of side one, after "Valentine's Day".
Doin' the Do: The Best of Betty Boo
Doin' the Do: The Best of Betty Boo | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | November 6, 1999[3] 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1989, 1990, 1999 | |||
Genre | dance/pop | |||
Length | 73:00 | |||
Label | BMG | |||
Betty Boo chronology | ||||
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In 1999, an apparent Betty Boo greatest hits album was released but is effectively a slightly expanded version of Boomania as no material from Boo's second album, GRRR! It's Betty Boo, is included. Called Doin' the Do: The Best of Betty Boo, it consists of all the tracks from Boomania in a slightly different order, alongside extended versions of two of its singles, a remix, and a megamix. Its cover art is a mirrored version of the photo from the front of Boomania with the addition of Betty Boo's signature and minor digital alterations. These new tracks were all included on the 2016 deluxe reissue of Boomania.
- "Where Are You Baby? (7" Version)" (Alison Clarkson) – 4:05
- "Doin' the Do (7" Version)" (Alison Clarkson, Larry Young, Yardley) - 3:41
- "Hey DJ / I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing)" (Alison Clarkson, P. Carter, M. Glanfield, R. Walmsley, D. Richards, D. Dean) - 3:15
- "24 Hours (Norman Cook Remix)" (Alison Clarkson, Myers, Dean Ross) - 5:35 †
- "Boo's Boogie" (Alison Clarkson, Rex Brough, John Coxon) - 3:19
- "Leave Me Alone" (Alison Clarkson) - 4:45
- "Shame" (Alison Clarkson, Rex Brough, John Coxon) - 5:01
- "Boo Is Booming" (Alison Clarkson, Barry, Bloom) - 3:27
- "Mumbo Jumbo" (Alison Clarkson, A. Lovegrove, Coldrick) - 3:39
- "('Til My Last Breath) Doin' It to Def" (Alison Clarkson, K. Clark) - 4:45
- "Don't Know What to Do" (Alison Clarkson) - 3:50
- "Valentine's Day" (Alison Clarkson) - 4:44
- "24 Hours" (Alison Clarkson, Myers, Dean Ross) - 3:28
- "Where Are You Baby (12" Peter Lorimer Version)" (Alison Clarkson) - 6:37 †
- "Doin' the Do (12" Version)" (Alison Clarkson, Young, Yardley) - 5:38 †
- "Boo's Megamix" (Alison Clarkson, John Coxon, Rex Brough, Myers, Dean Ross, Richards, Dean, Walmsley, Glanfield, Carter, Young, Yardley) - 7:16 †
† Denotes a new track that was not originally on Boomania
References
- Amazon, deluxe edition listing
- Cherry Red Records, Boomania (Deluxe Edition) listing.
- Amazon, Doin' the Do: The Best of Betty Boo listing
External links
- Boomania at Discogs (list of releases)
- Official Charts Company Boomania entry at the OCC