Alison "Betty Boo" Clarkson is one of the many forgotten girls in the game. Originally nicknamed Betty Boop, she's part of the group She Rockers and the group goes to New York and work with Public Enemy to produce a song that may sound similar to those of the group led by Chuck D, but the piece does not sound as expected and despite everything, the group encouraged her to pursue a solo career.
In 1989, Betty Boo is guest in Beatmasters' "Hey DJ / I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing)", the song became a hit, peaking #7 in UK. In 1990, the girl releases his solo debut album. The production is handled by King John, William Orbit, Yvonne Ellis, Dean Ross, Paul Myers and The Beatmasters.
Released by Rhtyhm King in UK (sub-label of BMG) and Sire Records in US (sub-label of Warner), the effort is distributed in the markets of Germany, Spain, Belgium, Canada, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, and Singapore in 1990, Argentina and Turkey in 1991, peaking #4 in UK (certified platinum) and goes well in Oceania, being welcomed with open arms by critics, for whatever reason.
This LP is halfway between pop and rap, ending up in the hip house minefield. It's difficult to get out of it alive. On simple, minimal, frenetic and pop dance rhythms, the rapper delivers in a syncopated spoken rapping that cannot be good from any angle you want to watch it. The sung functional hooks are never relevant or supportive for the track and in the second half of the disc deviates from pop dance to hip house, with catastrophic results, culminating in an attempt to cut the soul entirely sung in which the girl admits to don't know what to do. It's neither a good pop album nor a good rap album, it's quite disappointing on both sides. 3/10.
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