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''Take Me When You Go'' is the debut studio album by Australian-American recording artist
Betty Who Jessica Anne Newham (born 5 October 1991), known by her stage name Betty Who, is an Australian musician and singer. After independently releasing her debut single, "Somebody Loves You (Betty Who song), Somebody Loves You" (2012), and her debut ...
, released on 3 October 2014 by
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. The album is preceded by the extended plays ''
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'', '' Slow Dancing'' and '' Worlds Apart''. Who writes from the perspective of a millennial learning to navigate breakups, loves of all shapes and sizes, and coming to terms with her own growing maturity. In an interview with ''
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'' she said "A lot of the relationships that inspired this record ended with me coming to terms with he factthat I love myself far too much to be anybody's second choice. That was a huge growth for me that led to the arc, the storyline of this record."


Commercial performance

''Take Me When You Go'' debuted at number 68 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 5,000 copies in its first week.


Critical reception

''Take Me When You Go'' received general acclaim upon release. Heather Phares from
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said; "''Take Me When You Go'' has a lot of appealing moments". Phares complemented "The
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-inspired 'Somebody Loves You'", and said "' Heartbreak Dream' remains soaringly romantic and 'Alone Again' continues to charm with its flirtatious yet bittersweet melody and slowly shredding guitar solo, which gives even more cred to Who's '80s devotion." Janine Schaults from
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said "Combining
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's hopeless romanticism,
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's spunky streak, and
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's early whimsy seems like a potion ready-made for radio domination...Yet, Miss Betty can't shake a 'been there, done that' feel." but added "That's not to say hodoesn't conjure exquisite moments. Coincidentally, these fleeting instances of perfection occur when she strips away all the trimmings of a pop princess." Robbie Daw from
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said "Bottom line: Betty Who's first album is as good as you hoped. In that regard, she's done her job and delivered on the promise of that first EP from 18 months ago." Enio Chiola from
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said "It's an album filled to the brim with tracks that, on their own, are really quite good, but lack enough diversity to keep you interested for all 13 songs." Chiola complemented tracks "Just Like Me", "High Society", "Glory Days" and "Somebody Loves You". Brennan Carley from ''
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'' magazine said "Betty is at her absolute best when she lets us see the cracks in her gloss, like on the halting wallop of an album opener 'Just Like Me'" and said the stand out track is "Dreaming About You", adding " t'sa smart dance album that's both totally of the moment and also mindful of its lengthy list of pop predecessors." ''Spin''also included the album on their list of the best albums of 2014.


Track listing

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Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Take Me When You Go''. *
Betty Who Jessica Anne Newham (born 5 October 1991), known by her stage name Betty Who, is an Australian musician and singer. After independently releasing her debut single, "Somebody Loves You (Betty Who song), Somebody Loves You" (2012), and her debut ...
– vocals ; gang vocals ; keyboards ; additional instrumentation, piano, programming ; executive producer * Helene Valvatne Andås – back tray image * John August – backing vocals, gang vocals ; additional programming * Pran Bandi – engineering * Lindsey Cook – A&R * Chris Gehringer – mastering * Serban Ghenea – mixing * Erwin Gorostiza – creative director * John Hanes – engineering for mix *
David Ryan Harris David Ryan Harris (born 1967 or 1968) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist based in Los Angeles, California, United States. Born in Evanston, Illinois, Harris moved to Atlanta at a young age. Harris has had a varied career as a musici ...
– additional instrumentation, guitar, guitar solo, keyboards, production, programming * Michelle Holme – art direction, design * Marcus Johnson – engineering assistance * Martin Johnson – acoustic guitar ; additional instrumentation, backing vocals, gang vocals, keyboards, piano ; bass, electric guitar, engineering, percussion, production, programming *
Claude Kelly Claude Kelly (born December 27, 1980)Shirley Halperin and Bob Love"THR Names Music's 35 Top Hitmakers,"''The Hollywood Reporter'', February 6, 2013. is an American record producer, songwriter, and singer. A four-time Grammy Award nominee, and h ...
– additional vocal production * Manya Kuzemchenko – cover design * Mag – additional instrumentation, bass, guitar, keyboards, piano, production, programming * Shane McCauley – photography * Molly McCook – additional backing vocals * Kyle Moorman – additional production, engineering ; programming ; gang vocals * Vaughn Oliver – mixing ; additional instrumentation, guitar, keyboards, production, programming * Brandon Paddock – additional production, engineering, programming ; gang vocals ; bass * Nick Price – gang vocals * Mike Roberts – additional engineering ; engineering ; mixing * Max Schad – mixing * Ethan Schiff – management * John Schmidt – engineering assistance *
Starsmith Finlay Dow-Smith (born 8 July 1988), known professionally as Starsmith, is a British songwriter, record producer and DJ. Smith's best known for co-writing and serving as the primary producer for Ellie Goulding's debut album '' Lights,'' whic ...
– drum programming, keyboards, mixing, production, synthesizer * Peter Thomas – bass ; additional instrumentation, programming ; keyboards ; production ; guitar ; gang vocals ; piano ; additional production ; executive producer * Jay Vice – engineering ; vocal production ; additional vocal production ; additional programming * Eric Von – engineering * Miles Walker – mixing


Charts


Release history


References

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