Betty (Betty Who album)

Betty is the third studio album by Australian singer Betty Who, released on 15 February 2019. The album was preceded by the singles "Ignore Me", "Taste", "Between You & Me", and "I Remember".[4] It is Who's first studio album under the independent record label AWAL, after previously being signed to RCA Records for most of her early career.

Betty
Studio album by
Betty Who
Released15 February 2019 (2019-02-15)
Recorded2017–18
Genre
Length42:47
LabelAWAL[3]
Producer
  • Pretty Sister (exec.)
  • Peter Thomas (also exec.)
  • Kyle Moorman
  • Jarrad K
Betty Who chronology
Betty, Pt. 1
(2018)		 Betty
(2019)
Betty Who studio album chronology
The Valley
(2017)		 Betty
(2019)
Singles from Betty
  1. "Ignore Me"
    Released: 19 January 2018
  2. "Taste"
    Released: 18 May 2018
  3. "Between You & Me"
    Released: 14 November 2018
  4. "I Remember"
    Released: 11 January 2019
  5. "The One"
    Released: 20 February 2020

Background and recording

On 19 January 2018, Who released "Ignore Me", her first single as an independent artist after parting ways with RCA Records in 2017.[5][6] She felt it was a necessary step, as the sometimes lagging and slow-paced corporate nature of record labels prevented her from releasing music at the pace she wanted to.[5] In 2018, Who released a remixed version of Widelife's "All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)" to be used as the theme song for season two of the Netflix reboot Queer Eye.[7][8] A music video was released featuring the cast of Queer Eye and Who.[9][10][11]

On 14 November 2018, "Between You and Me" was released as another new single. It was the first single from her then-forthcoming album that had not been previously released on the album's precursory EP.[12] With the release of this single, Betty Who used different shades of blue and photos of herself on her social media profiles to release lyrics to the song.[13] The lyrics that were revealed were "You've got one hand on the wheel", "Sitting at the red light, tensions are high, vibe you could cut with a knife", and "just between you & me, I can feel something here, wondering if you do too". An Instagram post by Betty Who on the day after the release showed that the single already had 22,310 streams on Spotify, and had risen to 31,000 streams two hours later.[14] By 12 December 2018, streams had surpassed 500,000.[15] The music video for this song dropped on 28 November 2018, in which Betty Who plays herself as well as her own love interest. She performed "Language" on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee in August 2019. A music video was for "The One" was released on 20 February 2020.

Release

Betty was released on 15 February 2019 to all major digital music stores and streaming platforms. The album saw a physical release on both CD and vinyl on 5 April 2019 and 3 May 2019, respectively.[16][17][18]

It peaked at number 24 on the US Independent Albums chart and number 86 on the Top Current Albums charts.[19][20]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Album of the Year75/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[21]
Gay Times[22]
The Music[23]
Paper(Positive)[24]
PopMatters[3]

Betty received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the album's exploration of 80's synth-pop as well as comparing it to the works of Carly Rae Jepsen, Robyn, Britney Spears, and The 1975.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Old Me"
2:21
2."Do With It"
3:09
3."Just Thought You Should Know"
  • Kyle Moorman
  • Thomas
3:23
4."I Remember"
  • Newham
  • Hailey Collier
  • Moorman
  • Thomas
  • Moorman
  • Thomas
3:35
5."Marry Me"
  • Pretty Sister
  • Thomas
3:10
6."Language"Newham
  • Moorman
  • Thomas
3:10
7."Taste"
  • Newham
  • Abrahart
  • Sivert Hjeltnes Hagtvet
  • Viljar Losnegård
  • Waters
Pretty Sister3:22
8."All This Woman"
  • Newham
  • Waters
  • Jarrad K
  • Pretty Sister
  • Jarrad K
3:50
9."Between You & Me"
  • Newham
  • Abrahart
  • Thomas
  • Waters
Thomas3:15
10."Ignore Me"
  • Thomas
  • Moorman
3:15
11."Whisper"
  • Newham
  • Abrahart
  • Waters
  • Pretty Sister
  • Thomas
3:06
12."The One"
  • Newham
  • Waters
  • Thomas
  • Pretty Sister
  • Thomas
3:10
13."Stop Thinking About You"Newham
  • Moorman
  • Thomas
3:59
Total length:42:47

Betty, Pt. 1
Betty, Pt. 1
EP by
Betty Who
Released15 May 2018 (2018-05-15)
Recorded2017–18
Length16:41
LabelAWAL
Producer
  • Pretty Sister (exec.)
  • Peter Thomas (also exec.)
  • Kyle Moorman
  • Jarrad K
Betty Who chronology
The Valley
(2017)		 Betty, Pt. 1
(2018)		 Betty
(2019)
Singles from Betty, Pt. 1
  1. "Ignore Me"
    Released: 19 January 2018
  2. "Look Back"
    Released: 9 March 2018
  3. "Taste"
    Released: 18 May 2018

Betty, Pt.1 is the fourth extended play by Australian singer Betty Who. It was released on 15 June 2018 to digital retailers. The songs "Just Thought You Should Know", "Taste", and "Ignore Me" would later appear on who's third studio album Betty.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Just Thought You Should Know"
  • Kyle Moorman
  • Thomas
3:23
2."Taste"
  • Newham
  • Abrahart
  • Sivert Hjeltnes Hagtvet
  • Viljar Losnegård
  • Zak Waters
Pretty Sister3:22
3."Look Back"
  • Jesse St. John
  • Newham
  • Kate Alexandra Morgan
  • Leroy James Clampitt
 3:04
4."Ignore Me"
  • Thomas
  • Moorman
3:15
5."Friend Like Me"
  • Jarrad K
  • Newham
  • Ruston Kelly
Jarrad K3:37
Total length:16:41
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References
  1. "Album Review: Betty Who delivers an impressive pop record with 'Betty'". The Post.
  2. "Betty Who's 'Betty' Is the Synthpop Fix You've Been Looking For". PopMatters. February 15, 2019.
  3. Sawdey, Evan (15 February 2019). "Betty Who's 'Betty' Is the Synthpop Fix You've Been Looking For". PopMatters. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  4. Spanos, Brittany (10 January 2019). "Hear Betty Who Celebrate Imperfect Relationships on 'I Remember'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  5. Silver, Jocelyn (19 January 2018). "Betty Who Broke Free & Found Empowerment In Rejection". Out Magazine. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  6. Bell, Keaton (19 January 2018). "Meet Betty Who, an Unconventional Pop Star With a Plan". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  7. "Betty Who, Fab Five star in video of 'Queer Eye' theme song". Chicago Pride. 2018-06-02. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  8. Ziss, Sophy. "Can You Believe? This Video Of The 'Queer Eye' Cast Dancing To The New Theme Is SO Good". Bustle. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  9. Wong, Curtis M. (2018-06-01). "Betty Who Helps 'Queer Eye' Guys Give Their Theme Song A Fancy Makeover". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  10. Moniuszko, Sara M (2018-06-01). "Let the Fab 5 and Betty Who brighten your day with a glittering 'Queer Eye' music video". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  11. "'Queer Eye' Star Antoni Cradles His Avocados in New Music Video for Show's Theme Song, Feat. Betty Who". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  12. "Betty Who Talks New Song 'Between You & Me,' 'Betty' Album & Finding Herself as an Independent Artist". Billboard. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  13. "Betty Who on Instagram: "You've got one hand on the wheel"". Instagram. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  14. "Betty Who on Instagram: "Over 20,000 streams in a day. I am constantly so humbled by you all. Thank you for hearing and seeing me. Making music for you has been the…"". Instagram. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  15. "Betty Who on Instagram: "Crossed half a million streams on Between You & Me 😭 ily guys I hope my tiny bleeding heart love story keeps you company all Christmas…"". Instagram. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  16. "Betty - Betty Who - JB Hi-Fi". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  17. "Betty (Vinyl) - Betty Who - Amazon.com". Amazon.com. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  18. "Betty (CD) - Betty Who - Amazon.com". Amazon.com. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  19. "Betty Who: Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  20. "Betty Who: Chart History - Top Current Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  21. Phares, Heather. "Betty – Betty Who". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  22. Damshenas, San (15 February 2019). "Betty Who's self-titled third album is pop perfection – review". Gay Times. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  23. Grulichova, Aneta (13 February 2019). "Betty Who / Betty". The Music. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  24. Whetmore, Brendan (15 February 2019). "Betty Who's First Independent Album Is Triumphant". Paper. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
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