''Boomania'' is the debut

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by the British singer

Betty Boo Alison Moira Clarkson (born 6 March 1970), better known as Betty Boo, is a British Singing, singer, songwriter and Rapping, rapper. She first came to mainstream prominence in the late 1980s following a collaboration with the Beatmasters on th ...

, 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

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, and a

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, 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

;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

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. *"Doin' the Do" samples the 1968 song " Captain of Your Ship" by

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. *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

References

External links

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''Boomania'' entry at the Official Charts Company
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