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My Bonnie
Studio album by Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers
Released	January 5, 1962
Recorded	June 22, 1961 at Friedrich Ebert Halle and Studio Rahlstedt, Harburg, Germany
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	2:42
Label	Polydor
Producer(s)	Bert Kaempfert
Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers chronology
N/A	My Bonnie (1962)	N/A

My Bonnie was a 1962 album by Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers, better known as The Beatles.

Contents 1 History 2 Track listing 3 Singles 4 References

On The Beatles' first visit to Hamburg, Germany in 1960, they met rock and roller Tony Sheridan, and became friends with him. On their second visit, in 1961 (now minus Stu Sutcliffe), The Beatles backed Sheridan in a series of stage performances. It is sometimes said that German Polydor agent Bert Kaempfert personally saw Sheridan with The Beatles, but others report that a friend of Kaempfert's suggested that he bring them in to put down some recordings. While they recorded a number of songs together (as well as alone), few of them actually made it on to the album, with Sheridan re-recording many of them. The Beatles are known to appear on "My Bonnie" and "The Saints" (this pair was also released as a single, see below). The version of "Swanee River" on the album has sometimes been said to feature The Beatles, however that version is in fact not included here, and it is not known whether the original recording still exists. After The Beatles became successful, the eight tracks The Beatles worked on and some Beat Brothers material were issued on an album in 1964 titled The Beatles' First.

1. "My Bonnie" (Traditional)
2. "Skinny Minny" (Haley/Keefer/Gabler/Cafra)
3. "Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On" (Williams/David)
4. "I Know Baby" (Sheridan)
5. "You Are My Sunshine" (Davis/Mitchell)
6. "Ready Teddy" (Blackwell/Marascalco)
7. "The Saints" (Black/Purvis)
8. "Hallelujah, I Love Her So" (Charles)
9. "Let's Twist Again" (Mann/Appell/Buchenkamp)
10. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Bernie/Pinkard/Casey)
11. "Swanee River" (Foster)
12. "Top Ten Twist" (Homsen/Bones/Sheridan/Lüth)

The recording sessions with Tony Sheridan spawned a number of singles, three of which weren't released until The Beatles had gained fame, and interest in the previously unreleased material grew. "My Bonnie"/"The Saints" was the first of the album's singles, and reached #5 in the German Hit Parade. After The Beatles gained fame, "Ain't She Sweet"/"Nobody's Child" received a release, the former of which includes only The Beatles, while the latter features Sheridan on lead vocal. Next came "Sweet Georgia Brown"/"Take Out Some Insurance On Me, Baby", on which the credit is sometimes disputed, as it has not been proven whether The Beatles play on this version of "Sweet Georgia Brown". However, "Take Out Some Insurance On Me, Baby" is known to feature The Beatles, and was recorded in the same session as "Ain't She Sweet". Finally, "Why"/"Cry for a Shadow" was released, on which "Why" was performed by Sheridan, with The Beatles on backup, and "Cry for a Shadow" was a Harrison/Lennon instrumental, the only one credited in this way. Numerous compilations of these early recordings have been released to the public, both officially and unofficially, most conclusively in the Bear Family box set Beatles Bop - Hamburg Days.

• Daniels, Frank (1998, 2000, 2001) The Beatles with Tony Sheridan, retrieved 3 January 2005
• PayBack Productions (2001, 2002) 7 Inch, retrieved 3 January 2005
• Dermon, Dave III (1997-2004) History of the Beatles' Singles, retrieved 3 January 2005
• Whelan, John (2000-2005) Beatles Timeline, retrieved 27 December 2005
• Carey, Doug (2003) A Beatles' Recording Timeline: First and Best, retrieved June 25, 2006

v • d • e The Beatles
Compilations and other releases
The Bert Kaempfert recordings (Polydor/Bear Family)
My Bonnie (Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers, Germany 1962) • The Beatles' First (Germany 1964 / UK, 1967) • In The Beginning (Circa 1960) (1970) • The Early Tapes of The Beatles (1984) • Beatles Bop - Hamburg Days (2001)
Studio 1962-1970 (Parlophone/Apple/Capitol)
A Collection of Beatles Oldies (1966) • Hey Jude (US, 1970 / UK, 1979) • The Beatles' Christmas Album (US) / From Then To You (UK) (1970) • 1962-1966 (1973) • 1967-1970 (1973) • Rock 'n' Roll Music (1976) • Love Songs (1977) • Rarities (UK, 1978) • Rarities (US, 1980) • The Beatles' Ballads (1980) • Reel Music (1982) • 20 Greatest Hits (1982) • Past Masters, Volume One (1988) • Past Masters, Volume Two (1988) • Live at the BBC (1994) • Yellow Submarine Songtrack (1999) • 1 (2000) • Let It Be… Naked (2003) • Love (2006)
Live albums (Parlophone/Capitol/Lingasong)
The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl (1977) • Live! At The Star Club In Hamburg, Germany; 1962 (1977)
Anthology series (Parlophone/Apple/Capitol)
Anthology 1 (1995) • Anthology 2 (1996) • Anthology 3 (1996)
Box sets (Parlophone/Apple/Capitol)
The Beatles Collection (UK, 1978 / US, 1979) • The Beatles Box Set (1988) • The Capitol Albums, Volume 1 (2004) • The Capitol Albums, Volume 2 (2006)