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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = BETSY
| name = Betsy
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Betsy (singer)|Betsy]]
| artist = [[Betsy (Welsh singer)|Betsy]]
| Cover = Betsy_2017.jpg
| cover = Betsy_2017.jpg
| Border =
| alt =
| Released = {{Start date|2017|9|29|df=yes}}
| released = {{Start date|2017|9|29|df=yes}}
| Recorded = 2014-2017
| recorded = 2014–June 2017
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| venue =
| Genre = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]}}
| Length = 37:34
| studio =
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rosebury|first1=Will|title=Betsy - Betsy|url=http://clashmusic.com/reviews/betsy-betsy|website=Clash Music|accessdate=26 September 2017}}</ref>
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| Label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
| length = 37:34
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| Producer = {{collapsible list|title={{nobold|Various}}|hlist=true|[[Betsy (singer)|Betsy]]|[[Alexander Burnett]]|Dreamtrak|[[Jonas Quant]]|Blue May|[[Jim Eliot]]|[[Jack McManus]]|Shama Joseph|Oliver Wright|Peter Jarrett}}
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| label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
| Last album = ''Fair EP''<br/>(2016)
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| producer = {{collapsible list|title={{nobold|Various}}|hlist=true|[[Betsy (Welsh singer)|Betsy]]|Alexander Burnett|Dreamtrak|[[Jonas Quant]]|Blue May|[[Jim Eliot]]|[[Jack McManus (singer)|Jack McManus]]|Shama Joseph|Oliver Wright|Peter Jarrett|[[Mark Ralph (record producer)|Mark Ralph]]}}
| This album = '''''BETSY'''''<br/>(2017)
| Next album =
| prev_title = Fair
| Misc = {{Singles
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title =
| Name = BETSY
| next_year =
| Type = Studio
| Single 1 = Fair
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Betsy
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| Single 1 date = January 22, 2016
| Single 2 = Lost & Found
| type = Studio
| Single 2 date = August 5, 2016
| single1 = Fair
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| single1date = 22 January 2016
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| Single 3 = Wanted More
| Single 3 date = November 4, 2016
| single2 = Lost & Found
| single2date = 5 August 2016
| Single 4 = Waiting
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| single3 = Wanted More
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| Single 4 date = January 27, 2017
| single3date = 4 November 2016
| Single 5 = Little White Lies
| Single 5 date = June 2, 2017
| single4 = Waiting
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| single4date = 27 January 2017
| Single 6 = You Won't Love Me
| Single 6 date = August 25, 2017
| single5 = Little White Lies
| single5date = 2 June 2017
}}
}}
}}
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| rev1 = ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash Music]]''
| rev1 = ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash Music]]''
| rev1score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rosebury|first1=Will|title=Betsy - Betsy|url=http://clashmusic.com/reviews/betsy-betsy|website=Clash Music|accessdate=26 September 2017}}</ref>
| rev1score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rosebury|first1=Will|title=Betsy - Betsy|url=http://clashmusic.com/reviews/betsy-betsy|website=Clash Music|accessdate=26 September 2017}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The Observer]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cragg|first1=Michael|title=Betsy: Betsy review – high-vamp glossy pop|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/oct/01/betsy-betsy-review-high-vamp-glossy-pop|newspaper=The Guardian|accessdate=3 October 2017|date=October 2017}}</ref>
}}
}}
'''''BETSY''''' is the debut studio album by Welsh singer-songwriter [[Betsy (singer)|Betsy]]. It wasreleased by [[Warner Bros. Records]] on September 29, 2017.
'''''Betsy''''' is the self-titled debut studio album by Welsh singer-songwriter [[Betsy (Welsh singer)|Betsy]]. It was released by [[Warner Bros. Records]] on 29 September 2017.


==Background==
==Background==
After completing a course in fashion design in [[Central St Martins]] and working at [[Balenciaga]] in Paris, Betsy returned to the United Kingdom to pursue her dream of becoming a musician. She self-produced a three-track demo [[Extended Play|EP]] which later secured her a management deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/aug/06/betsy-one-to-watch-welsh-singer-songwriter-interview|title=Betsy: ‘I've never, ever wanted to be the girl next door’|last=Cragg|first=Michael|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=6 August 2017|accessdate=26 September 2017}}</ref> Betsy retreated to her brother's caravan for two months to write songs, a number of which appear on her debut album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/37088459/meet-singer-betsy-from-a-goose-farm-in-wales-to-high-fashion-in-france|title=Meet singer Betsy: From a goose farm in Wales... to high fashion in France|last=Holden|first=Steve|work=[[BBC Newsbeat]]|date=16 August 2016|accessdate=26 September 2017}}</ref>
After completing a course in fashion design in [[Central St Martins]] and working at [[Balenciaga]] in Paris, Betsy returned to the United Kingdom to pursue her dream of becoming a musician. She self-produced a three-track demo [[Extended Play|EP]] which later secured her a management deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/aug/06/betsy-one-to-watch-welsh-singer-songwriter-interview|title=Betsy: 'I've never, ever wanted to be the girl next door'|last=Cragg|first=Michael|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=6 August 2017|accessdate=26 September 2017}}</ref> Betsy retreated to her brother's caravan for two months to write songs, a number of which appear on her debut album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/37088459/meet-singer-betsy-from-a-goose-farm-in-wales-to-high-fashion-in-france|title=Meet singer Betsy: From a goose farm in Wales... to high fashion in France|last=Holden|first=Steve|work=[[BBC Newsbeat]]|date=16 August 2016|accessdate=26 September 2017}}</ref> In addition to her own self-written songs, she also worked with producers such as [[Jim Eliot]], Sak Pase and [[Jack McManus (singer)|Jack McManus]] on some of the album's tracks.


==Release==
==Release==
Although initially scheduled to be released on 26 May 2017, the album was later pushed back to 29 September. Betsy revealed the release date with the digital pre-order on 30 June.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/betsy-details-self-titled-debut-record|title=Betsy details self-titled debut record|last=Day|first=Laurence|work=[The Line of Best Fit]]|date=4 July 2017|accessdate=26 September 2017}}</ref> The album artwork and tracklisting were subsequently revealed on 18 August.
Although initially scheduled to be released on 26 May 2017, the album was later pushed back to 29 September. Betsy revealed the release date with the digital pre-order on 30 June.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/betsy-details-self-titled-debut-record|title=Betsy details self-titled debut record|last=Day|first=Laurence|work=[[The Line of Best Fit]]|date=4 July 2017|accessdate=26 September 2017}}</ref> The album artwork and tracklisting were subsequently revealed on 18 August.

==Promotion==
===Singles===
"Fair" was released as the album's first - and Betsy's debut - single on 22 January 2016. "Lost & Found" followed as the second single on 5 August 2016, and Betsy appeared on the cover of [[Spotify]]'s New Music Friday playlist in the UK to promote the single's release. On 4 November 2016, "Wanted More" was released as the third single from the album, and "Waiting" followed as the fourth single on 27 January 2017. "Little White Lies" was released as the album's fifth - and to date, final - single on 2 June 2017.

===Promotional singles===
"You Won't Love Me" served as an instant gratification track with the album pre-order, and was released on 25 August 2017. "Heavy Head" was confirmed to be the album's second promotional single in November 2017 when she performed the track on the [[BBC]]'s [[Children in Need]] appeal show in Wales. A Kat Krazy remix of the song was released on 8 December 2017.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
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| total_length = 37:34
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|
⚫
| total_length =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| writing_credits = yes
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/betsy/id1250966153}}</ref>
| title1 = Little White Lies
| title1 = Little White Lies
| writer1 = {{flat list|
| writer1 = {{flat list|
* [[Betsy (Welsh singer)|Elizabeth Humfrey]]
* BETSY
* Tim Woodcock
* Tim Woodcock
}}
}}
| extra1 = {{flat list|
| extra1 = {{flat list|
* [[Alexander Burnett]]
* Alexander Burnett
* Dreamtrak
* Dreamtrak
}}
}}
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| title2 = Lost & Found
| title2 = Lost & Found
| writer2 = {{flat list|
| writer2 = {{flat list|
* BETSY
* Humfrey
}}
}}
| extra2 = {{flat list|
| extra2 = {{flat list|
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| title3 = Fair
| title3 = Fair
| writer3 = {{flat list|
| writer3 = {{flat list|
* BETSY
* Humfrey
}}
}}
| extra3 = {{flat list|
| extra3 = {{flat list|
* BETSY
* Humfrey
* Jarrett
* Jarrett
}}
}}
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| title4 = Last Time We Danced
| title4 = Last Time We Danced
| writer4 = {{flat list|
| writer4 = {{flat list|
* BETSY
* Humfrey
* [[Jim Eliot]]
* [[Jim Eliot]]
}}
}}
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| title5 = Heavy Head
| title5 = Heavy Head
| writer5 = {{flat list|
| writer5 = {{flat list|
* BETSY
* Humfrey
}}
| extra5 = {{flat list|
* Fred Cox
* Aaron Horn
* Jarrett
}}
}}
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| extra5 =
| length5 = 3:18
| length5 = 3:18


| title6 = Hope
| title6 = Hope
| writer6 = {{flat list|
| writer6 = {{flat list|
* BETSY
* Humfrey
* Shama Joseph
* Shama Joseph
}}
}}
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| title7 = Wanted More
| title7 = Wanted More
| writer7 = {{flat list|
| writer7 = {{flat list|
* BETSY
* Humfrey
}}
}}
| extra7 = {{flat list|
| extra7 = {{flat list|
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| title8 = You Won't Love Me
| title8 = You Won't Love Me
| writer8 = {{flat list|
| writer8 = {{flat list|
* BETSY
* Humfrey
* [[Jack McManus]]
* [[Jack McManus (singer)|Jack McManus]]
}}
}}
| extra8 = {{flat list|
| extra8 = {{flat list|
* McManus
* McManus
* Jarrett
* Jarrett
* Mark Ralph
* [[Mark Ralph (record producer)|Mark Ralph]]
* Jay Reynolds
* Jay Reynolds
}}
}}
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| title9 = So Much Love
| title9 = So Much Love
| writer9 = {{flat list|
| writer9 = {{flat list|
* BETSY
* Humfrey
* McManus
* McManus
}}
}}
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| title10 = Waiting
| title10 = Waiting
| writer10 = {{flat list|
| writer10 = {{flat list|
* BETSY
* Humfrey
* McManus
* McManus
}}
}}
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| title11 = Body Burn
| title11 = Body Burn
| writer11 = {{flat list|
| writer11 = {{flat list|
* BETSY
* Humfrey
}}
}}
| extra11 = {{flat list|
| extra11 = {{flat list|
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
Credits adapted from [[AllMusic]]<ref name="allmusiccredits">{{cite web|url=|title=All I Need - Foxes - Credits - AllMusic|work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|accessdate=23 February 2016}}</ref>
Credits adapted from [[AllMusic]].<ref name="allmusiccredits">{{cite web|url=|title=All I Need - Foxes - Credits - AllMusic|work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Network]]}}</ref>


'''Musicians'''
'''Musicians'''
{{col-begin}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
{{col-3}}
* [[Betsy (singer)|Betsy ]] – [[singing|vocals]], production, keyboards
* [[Betsy (Welsh singer)|Betsy]] – vocals, production, keyboards
* Tim Woodcock - background vocals
* Tim Woodcock – background vocals
* Blue May - vocal producer
* Blue May – vocal producer
* Simon Elms - trumpet, flugelhorn
* Simon Elms – trumpet, flugelhorn
* Geoff Holroyde - drums
* Geoff Holroyde – drums
* Andy Brown - conductor
* Andy Brown – conductor
* Robin Mullarkey - bass
* Robin Mullarkey – bass
* Rob Malarkey - bass
* Rob Malarkey – bass
* London Metropolitan Orchestra - strings, orchestra
* London Metropolitan Orchestra – strings, orchestra
* Tim Baxter - strings, orchestration
* Tim Baxter – strings, orchestration
* Izzi Dunn - strings, orchestration
* Izzi Dunn – strings, orchestration
* Jessica Dannheiser - orchestration
* Jessica Dannheiser – orchestration
* Jonas Quant - strings
* Jonas Quant – strings
* Colin Smith - saxophone
* Colin Smith – saxophone
* Jack McManus - piano, keyboards, backing vocals
* Jack McManus – piano, keyboards, backing vocals
* Matt Johnson - piano
* Matt Johnson – piano
* Peter Jarrett - piano, percussion, keyboards
* Peter Jarrett – piano, percussion, keyboards
* Alex Reeves - additional drums
* Alex Reeves – additional drums


{{col-3}}
{{col-3}}
'''Technical'''
'''Technical'''
* Alexander Burnett - production, programming
* Alexander Burnett – production, programming
* Blue May - production, engineering
* Blue May – production, engineering
* Dreamtrak - production, programming
* Dreamtrak – production, programming
* Jack McManus - production, programming
* Jack McManus – production, programming
* Jim Eliot - production
* Jim Eliot – production
* Jonas Quant - production, programming
* Jonas Quant – production, programming
* Mark Ralph - production, mixing
* Mark Ralph – production, mixing
* Peter Jarrett - production, additional production, programming
* Peter Jarrett – production, additional production, programming
* Hal Ritson - programming
* Hal Ritson – programming
* Richard Adlam - programming
* Richard Adlam – programming
* Jay Reynolds - additional production
* Jay Reynolds – additional production
* Oliver Wright - additional production, mixing
* Oliver Wright – additional production, mixing
* BiLLLy - programming
* BiLLLy – programming
* Drew Smith - engineering
* Drew Smith – engineering
* Izzi Dunn - engineering
* Izzi Dunn – engineering
* Robbie Nelson - engineering
* Robbie Nelson – engineering
* SAK PASE - production
* SAK PASE – production
* Sean and Seng – [[photography]]
* Sean and Seng – [[photography]]
* Betsy - art direction, production
* Betsy – art direction, production
* Mat Maitland – art direction, design
* Mat Maitland – art direction, design
* Drew Smith - mixing, engineering
* Drew Smith – mixing, engineering
* Tom Ad Fuller – mixing
* Tom Ad Fuller – mixing
* John Davis - mastering
* John Davis – mastering


{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}


== References ==
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2017)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
|-
{{album chart|UK2|90|date=20171006|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 October 2017}}
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|98|date=20171006|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 October 2017}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Betsy (singer)|Betsy}}
*{{official website|http://www.betsymusic.co.uk}}
*{{official website|http://www.betsymusic.co.uk}}
*{{Facebook|betsymusic}}
*{{Instagram|betsy}}
*{{Twitter|betsymusic}}
*{{SoundCloud|betsymusic}}


{{Authority control}}
{{Betsy}}


[[Category:2017 albums]]
[[Category:2017 albums]]
[[Category:Warner Bros. Records albums]]
[[Category:Warner Records albums]]

Latest revision as of 19:15, 24 December 2024

Betsy
Studio album by
Betsy
Released29 September 2017 (2017-09-29)
Recorded2014–June 2017
GenrePop[1]
Length37:34
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
Various
Betsy chronology
Fair
(2016) 		Betsy
(2017)
Singles from Betsy
  1. "Fair"
    Released: 22 January 2016
  2. "Lost & Found"
    Released: 5 August 2016
  3. "Wanted More"
    Released: 4 November 2016
  4. "Waiting"
    Released: 27 January 2017
  5. "Little White Lies"
    Released: 2 June 2017
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash Music8/10[2]
The Observer[3]

Betsy is the self-titled debut studio album by Welsh singer-songwriter Betsy. It was released by Warner Bros. Records on 29 September 2017.

Background

[edit]

After completing a course in fashion design in Central St Martins and working at Balenciaga in Paris, Betsy returned to the United Kingdom to pursue her dream of becoming a musician. She self-produced a three-track demo EP which later secured her a management deal.[4] Betsy retreated to her brother's caravan for two months to write songs, a number of which appear on her debut album.[5] In addition to her own self-written songs, she also worked with producers such as Jim Eliot, Sak Pase and Jack McManus on some of the album's tracks.

Release

[edit]

Although initially scheduled to be released on 26 May 2017, the album was later pushed back to 29 September. Betsy revealed the release date with the digital pre-order on 30 June.[6] The album artwork and tracklisting were subsequently revealed on 18 August.

Promotion

[edit]

Singles

[edit]

"Fair" was released as the album's first - and Betsy's debut - single on 22 January 2016. "Lost & Found" followed as the second single on 5 August 2016, and Betsy appeared on the cover of Spotify's New Music Friday playlist in the UK to promote the single's release. On 4 November 2016, "Wanted More" was released as the third single from the album, and "Waiting" followed as the fourth single on 27 January 2017. "Little White Lies" was released as the album's fifth - and to date, final - single on 2 June 2017.

Promotional singles

[edit]

"You Won't Love Me" served as an instant gratification track with the album pre-order, and was released on 25 August 2017. "Heavy Head" was confirmed to be the album's second promotional single in November 2017 when she performed the track on the BBC's Children in Need appeal show in Wales. A Kat Krazy remix of the song was released on 8 December 2017.

Track listing

[edit]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Little White Lies"
  • Alexander Burnett
  • Dreamtrak
3:23
2."Lost & Found"
  • Humfrey
2:58
3."Fair"
  • Humfrey
  • Humfrey
  • Jarrett
3:34
4."Last Time We Danced"
  • Eliot
3:08
5."Heavy Head"
  • Humfrey
  • Fred Cox
  • Aaron Horn
  • Jarrett
3:18
6."Hope"
  • Humfrey
  • Shama Joseph
  • Sak Pase
2:43
7."Wanted More"
  • Humfrey
  • Jarrett
  • Dreamtrak
  • Burnett
3:44
8."You Won't Love Me"
3:24
9."So Much Love"
  • Humfrey
  • McManus
  • McManus
  • Oliver Wright
  • Jarrett
3:34
10."Waiting"
  • Humfrey
  • McManus
  • Jarrett
  • McManus
3:16
11."Body Burn"
  • Humfrey
  • May
  • Jarrett
4:36
Total length:37:34

Personnel

[edit]

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[7]

Musicians

Charts

[edit]
Chart (2017) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 90
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] 98

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Rosebury, Will. "Betsy - Betsy". Clash Music. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  2. ^ Rosebury, Will. "Betsy - Betsy". Clash Music. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  3. ^ Cragg, Michael (October 2017). "Betsy: Betsy review – high-vamp glossy pop". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  4. ^ Cragg, Michael (6 August 2017). "Betsy: 'I've never, ever wanted to be the girl next door'". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  5. ^ Holden, Steve (16 August 2016). "Meet singer Betsy: From a goose farm in Wales... to high fashion in France". BBC Newsbeat. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  6. ^ Day, Laurence (4 July 2017). "Betsy details self-titled debut record". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  7. ^ "All I Need - Foxes - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  8. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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