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"Catch
me I'm falling..."
She
adopted a sex kitten image for her next album, Grrrr Its
Betty Boo! The album, perhaps one of the most undeserved
and tragic flops of our generation was a commercial bomb.
The beautiful lead single Let Me Take You There is a
perfect slice of summery pop/rap with a lovely retro vibe.
Its one of those tracks you just can’t praise enough,
but even by 1992 Betty was considered passé and she had
to settle for Top 20 chart position. The faster paced
follow up I’m On My Way did little to generate interest
and it peaked outside the Top 40. There is a fabulous
version called I’m On My Way (Boo Choons) which is a
must have for any fan.
Betty
saved the best for last, her final single Hangover was
released in 1993. Another epic single completely ignored
by everyone but the coolest of pop trash pickers. Thing
Goin On (remixed by MK) and Catch Me (remixed by David
Morales) were US singles. Catch Me is absolutely
wonderful, perhaps the second best track on the album.
Betty was mercilessly dropped from her label, but soon
found interest from celebrity Boo fan, Madonna! Who’d
started her own label, Maverick. Sadly Betty’s mother became
ill and she quite rightly, if regrettably, put her career
on hold.
Completely
out of the blue Betty hit headlines when she co-wrote the
hit single for Hear’Say, the British Popstars winners in
2000 (it was a slow news day). The track, Pure And Simple,
sold far too many copies but did manage to ignite a bit of
interest in Betty again. In 2006 she teamed up with Blur guitarist
Alex James and started the group WigWam. The video got a
bit of airplay, but it was a big old flop and they
disbanded. But never fear Betty has a new song coming out.
Its credited to Jack Rokka vs. Betty Boo and its called
Take Off. Its being released by Gusto Records and is
already a Top 10 club hit.
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