Boomania

Doin' the Do: The Best of Betty Boo
Doin' the Do: The Best of Betty Boo
Greatest hits album by Betty Boo
Released	November 6, 1999 1999
Recorded	1989, 1990, 1999
Genre	dance/pop
Length	73:00
Label	BMG
Betty Boo chronology

Boomania
Boomania
Studio album by Betty Boo
Released	September 10, 1990 [UK]; October 23, 1990 [US]; September 23, 2016 [deluxe edition]
Recorded	September, 1989 - April, 1990, Engineer - Mark Gilbert
Genre	Pop-rap; dance-pop;
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
Singles from Boomania
	"Hey DJ / I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing)"; Released: 31 July 1989; "Doin' the Do"; Released: 8 May 1990; "Where Are You Baby?"; Released: 30 July 1990; "24 Hours"; Released: 26 November 1990;

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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.

Track listings[]

*Boomania* – Standard edition CD
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Where Are You Baby?"	Betty Boo	Boo King John Peter Lorimer^[a]	4:12
2.	"Hey DJ / I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing)"	Boo Amanda Glanfield Paul Carter Richard Walmsley Debbie Dean Deke Richards	The Beatmasters	3:13
3.	"Boo Is Booming"	Boo Jeff Barry Bobby Bloom	Boo Yvonne Ellis	3:24
4.	"Boo's Boogie"	Boo Rex Brough John Coxon	Boo King John	3:19
5.	"24 Hours"	Boo Dean Ross Paul Myers	Boo Ross Sweet Paulino William Orbit	3:28
6.	"Valentine's Day"	Boo	Boo King John Yvonne Ellis^[a]	4:44
7.	"Doin' the Do (King John 7" Mix)"	Boo Ben Yardley Kenny Young	Boo King John	4:05
8.	"('Til My Last Breath) Doin' It To Def"	Boo Kevin Clark	Boo King John Don Weekes^[a]	4:43
9.	"Don't Know What To Do"	Boo	Boo King John Peter Lorimer^[a]	3:48
10.	"Shame"	Boo Coxon Brough	Boo King John	5:01
11.	"Mumbo Jumbo"	Boo Andy Lovegrove Matt Coldrick	Boo Andy Lovegrove Matt Coldrick	3:39
12.	"Leave Me Alone"	Boo	Boo King John	4:45
13.	"Doin' The Do (7" Radio Mix)"	Boo Yardley Young	The Beatmasters	3:40
14.	"Where Are You Baby? (King John Mix)"	Boo	Boo King John	4:17
Total length:				56:28

*Boomania* – Deluxe edition bonus disc^[2] (2016 reissue)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Mixer(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 Ahead	3:26
2.	"24 Hours (12" Version)"	Boo Ross Myers	Orbit	5:31
3.	"Doin' The Do (12" Mix)"	Boo Yardley Young	The Beatmasters	5:40
4.	"Where Are You Baby? (12" Mix)"	Boo	Peter Lorimer	6:37
5.	"Hey DJ / I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing) (12" Mix)"	Boo Glanfield Carter Walmsley Dean Richards	The Beatmasters	4:50
6.	"24 Hours (Norman Cook Mix)"	Boo Ross Myers	Norman Cook	5:35
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 Ahead	5:47
9.	"24 Hours (Oratronic Mix)"	Boo Ross Myers	Vince Clarke	5:20
10.	"Boo's Boogie (12" Version)"	Boo Coxon Brough	Boo King John	5:30
11.	"24 Hours (12" Instrumental)"	Boo Ross Myers	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?")	Boo Coxon Brough Myers Ross Richards Dean Walmsley Glanfield Carter Young Yardley	DJ Streets Ahead	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[]

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

[1] Amazon, deluxe edition listing

[2] Cherry Red Records, Boomania (Deluxe Edition) listing.

[3] Amazon, Doin' the Do: The Best of Betty Boo listing

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