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1990 Studio album by Betty Boo

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Boomania
Studio album by Betty Boo
Released10 September 1990
RecordedSeptember 1989 – April 1990
Genre
Length47:47
LabelRhythm King
Producer
Betty Boo chronology
Boomania
(1990) 		GRRR! It's Betty Boo
(1992)
Singles from Boomania
  1. "Hey DJ / I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing)"
    Released: 31 July 1989
  2. "Doin' the Do"
    Released: 8 May 1990
  3. "Where Are You Baby?"
    Released: 30 July 1990
  4. "24 Hours"
    Released: 26 November 1990
Doin' the Do: The Best of Betty Boo
Greatest hits album by Betty Boo
Released6 November 1999
Length73:00
LabelBMG
Betty Boo chronology
GRRR! It's Betty Boo
(1992) 		Doin' the Do: The Best of Betty Boo
(1999) 		Boomerang
(2022)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Boomania is the debut album by the British singer 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 in 1992.

In 1999, the album was reissued as Doin' the Do: The Best of Betty Boo. This edition 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, all of which were included on a later reissue of the original album by Cherry Pop Records. Its cover art features a mirrored version of the photo from the front of Boomania.

Track listings

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Where Are You Baby?"Betty Boo
  • Boo
  • King John
  • Peter Lorimer
4:12
2."Hey DJ / I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing)"The Beatmasters3:13
3."Boo Is Booming"
  • Boo
  • Yvonne Ellis
3:24
4."Boo's Boogie"
  • Boo
  • King John
3:19
5."24 Hours"3:28
6."Valentine's Day"Boo
  • Boo
  • King John
  • Ellis
4:44
7."Doin' the Do" (King John 7" mix)
  • Boo
  • King John
4:05
8."('Til My Last Breath) Doin' It to Def"4:43
9."Don't Know What to Do"Boo
  • Boo
  • King John
  • Lorimer
3:48
10."Shame"
  • Boo
  • Coxon
  • Brough
  • Boo
  • King John
5:01
11."Mumbo Jumbo"
  • Boo
  • Lovegrove
  • Coldrick
3:39
12."Leave Me Alone"Boo
  • Boo
  • King John
4:45
CD bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Doin' the Do" (7" radio mix)
  • Boo
  • Yardley
  • Young
The Beatmasters3:40
14."Where Are You Baby?" (King John mix)Boo
  • Boo
  • King John
4:17
Total length:56:28
2016 deluxe edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Remixer(s)Length
1."Hey DJ / I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing)" (EM-Q 7" mix)
  • Boo
  • Glanfield
  • Carter
  • Walmsley
  • Dean
  • Richards
DJ Streets Ahead3:26
2."24 Hours" (12" version)
  • Boo
  • Ross
  • Myers
Orbit5:31
3."Doin' the Do" (12" mix)
  • Boo
  • Yardley
  • Young
The Beatmasters5:40
4."Where Are You Baby?" (12" mix)BooLorimer6:37
5."Hey DJ / I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing)" (12" mix)
  • Boo
  • Glanfield
  • Carter
  • Walmsley
  • Dean
  • Richards
The Beatmasters4:50
6."24 Hours" (Norman Cook mix)
  • Boo
  • Ross
  • Myers
Norman Cook5:35
7."Shame" (Hoodlum mix)Boo
  • Boo
  • King John
4:24
8."Hey DJ / I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing)" (EM-Q mix)
  • Boo
  • Glanfield
  • Carter
  • Walmsley
  • Dean
  • Richards
DJ Streets Ahead5:47
9."24 Hours" (Oratronic mix)
  • Boo
  • Ross
  • Myers
Vince Clarke5:20
10."Boo's Boogie" (12" version)
  • Boo
  • Coxon
  • Brough
  • Boo
  • King John
5:30
11."24 Hours" (12" instrumental)
  • Boo
  • Ross
  • Myers
Orbit4:47
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?")
  • Boo
  • Coxon
  • Brough
  • Myers
  • Ross
  • Richards
  • Dean
  • Walmsley
  • Glanfield
  • Carter
  • Young
  • Yardley
DJ Streets Ahead7:16
Total length:64:40
Doin' the Do: The Best of Betty Boo
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Where Are You Baby?" (7" version)Alison Clarkson4:05
2."Doin' the Do" (7" version)
  • Clarkson
  • Young
  • Yardley
3:41
3."Hey DJ / I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing)"
  • Clarkson
  • Carter
  • Glanfield
  • Walmsley
  • Richards
  • D. Dean
3:15
4."24 Hours" (Norman Cook remix)
  • Clarkson
  • Myers
  • Dean Ross
5:35
5."Boo's Boogie"
  • Clarkson
  • Brough
  • Coxon
3:19
6."Leave Me Alone"Clarkson4:45
7."Shame"
  • Clarkson
  • Brough
  • Coxon
5:01
8."Boo Is Booming"
  • Clarkson
  • Barry
  • Bloom
3:27
9."Mumbo Jumbo"
  • Clarkson
  • Lovegrove
  • Coldrick
3:39
10."('Til My Last Breath) Doin' It to Def"
  • Clarkson
  • Clark
4:45
11."Don't Know What to Do"Clarkson3:50
12."Valentine's Day"Clarkson4:44
13."24 Hours"
  • Clarkson
  • Myers
  • Ross
3:28
14."Where Are You Baby" (12" Peter Lorimer version)Clarkson6:37
15."Doin' the Do" (12" version)
  • Clarkson
  • Young
  • Yardley
5:38
16."Boo's Megamix"
  • Clarkson
  • Coxon
  • Brough
  • Myers
  • Ross
  • Richards
  • Dean
  • Walmsley
  • Glanfield
  • Carter
  • Young
  • Yardley
7:16
Notes
  • denotes an additional producer.
  • denotes tracks on Doin' the Do: The Best of Betty Boo that were not included on the original edition of Boomania.
  • Engineered by Mark Gilbert.
  • "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.
  • Some original CD and cassette releases omit the bonus tracks. 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".

Charts

Chart performance for Boomania
Chart (1990–91) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Charts) 68
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 25
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) 4

References

  1. "Boomania Review by Alex Henderson". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  2. Hochman, Steve (24 February 1991). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  3. Staunton, Terry (8 September 1990). "Long Play". NME. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. Harrison, Andrew (October 1990). "Betty Boo: Boo-mania". Select. No. 4. p. 95.
  5. "Boomania: Deluxe Edition". Cherry Red Records.
  6. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 38.
  7. "Charts.nz – Betty Boo – Boomania". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

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