My Bonnie (song)

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"My Bonnie"
My Bonnie by Tony Sheridan and the Beatles UK vinyl side A.png
Side A of the UK single
Single by Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers or
the Beatles with Tony Sheridan
from the album My Bonnie
B-side"The Saints (When the Saints Go Marching In)"
Released23 October 1961 (Germany)
5 January 1962 (UK)
27 January 1964 (US)
Recorded22 June 1961,
VenueFriedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg, Germany
GenreRock and roll
Length2:42
LabelPolydor (Germany)
Songwriter(s)Traditional, arranged by Tony Sheridan
Producer(s)Bert Kaempfert
Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers singles chronology
"My Bonnie"
(1961) 		"Sweet Georgia Brown"
(1964)
The Beatles UK singles chronology
"My Bonnie"
(1962) 		"Love Me Do"
(1962)
The Beatles US singles chronology
"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
(1963) 		"My Bonnie"
(1964) 		"Twist and Shout"
(1964)

"My Bonnie" is a song by Tony Sheridan and the Beatles (credited as the Beat Brothers) which was first released in October 1961 as a single in West Germany.[1] "The Saints" was released as the single's B-side. The song is a rock and roll rendition of the traditional Scottish folk song "My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean". The German import became popular in Liverpool and the Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein secured a British release on 5 January 1962, this time credited to Tony Sheridan and the Beatles.[2] It was also released elsewhere in 1962 but was not successful. The single was released in the United States during the Beatlemania, this time around with the Beatles credited as the lead artist, reaching the number 26 spot on the Billboard charts.[3] The song, along with "Ain't She Sweet" and "Cry for a Shadow", was placed on Anthology 1 in 1995.[4] Sheridan's first version of "Sweet Georgia Brown" was also recorded with the Beatles and issued on an E.P. in 1962. This was the third and last song with the Beatles to be credited to the Beat Brothers.[5]

When the Beatles gained fame, "My Bonnie" and all the others songs from their Hamburg sessions were released with the issue of the German compilation album The Beatles' First in 1964.

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1963–1964) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 48
Finland (The Official Finnish Charts)[7] 17
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 26
Australia[9] 29

Bibliography[]

  • Lewisohn, Mark (2013). The Beatles: All These Years, Vol. 1: Tune In. Crown Archetype. ISBN 978-1-4000-8305-3.

References[]

  1. ^ Gooden, Joe (16 March 2008). "My Bonnie". Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. ^ Lewisohn 2013, p. 502, 521.
  3. ^ Gooden, Joe (27 January 1964). "US single release: My Bonnie/The Saints". Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  4. ^ Gooden, Joe (14 March 2008). "Anthology 1". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  5. ^ Gooden, Joe (12 October 2017). "Sweet Georgia Brown". Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  7. ^ "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit SAR - SEM". Sisältää hitin. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 2022-03-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "The Beatles Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  9. ^ Kent, David (2009). Australian Chart Book:Australian Chart Chronicles (1940–2008). Turramurra: Australian Chart Book. p. 203. ISBN 9780646512037.
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