The Bonny

The Bonny is the second studio album by the Scottish singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist Gerry Cinnamon. It was released on 17 April 2020 by Little Runaway Records. The album includes the singles "Canter", "Sun Queen", "Dark Days", "The Bonny", "Where We're Going" and "Head in the Clouds". The re-release also includes the single "Ghost".

The Bonny
Studio album by
Gerry Cinnamon
Released17 April 2020 (2020-04-17)
Recorded2019
Length41:52
LabelLittle Runaway
Gerry Cinnamon chronology
Erratic Cinematic
(2017)		 The Bonny
(2020)
Singles from The Bonny
  1. "Canter"
    Released: 22 June 2019
  2. "Sun Queen"
    Released: 11 October 2019
  3. "Dark Days"
    Released: 1 November 2019
  4. "The Bonny"
    Released: 29 November 2019
  5. "Where We're Going"
    Released: 21 February 2020
  6. "Head in the Clouds"
    Released: 13 April 2020

Background

In March 2020, Gerry Cinnamon announced that he was releasing his new album The Bonny on 17 April. Despite the potential lack of shops to sell physical music due to the coronavirus pandemic, Cinnamon had determination to give people the new album. He said, "It's probably not smart to release during a lockdown when the shops are closed and everyone's isolating but no chance I'm letting folk down. Never gave a fuck about numbers anyway not gny start now."[1]

In November 2020, Cinnamon announced via Instagram that the album was to be re-released on 13 November 2020 including his new single "Ghost", as well as new recordings of "Kampfire Vampire" and "Fickle McSelfish".

Of the re-release, he said: "Been waiting a long time to get those tunes back. Should have been on the first album but that’s what happens when you trust the wrong people. Ghost, Kampfire, Fickle and Roll the Credits were all written around the same time so it’s good to have them all on the same record."[2]

Chart performance

The Bonny debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 29,000 units in its first week, 77% of which were made up of physical sales and downloads. It is Cinnamon's first ever chart-topping album in the United Kingdom. The album also sold 6,400 copies on vinyl format in its first week in the UK.[3] The album also debuted at number 1 on the Irish Albums Chart.

Promotion

Tour

On 6 December 2019, Gerry Cinnamon announced his UK and Ireland tour on his social media profiles.[4] In March 2020, he had to reschedule some of his concerts to later in the year due to the coronavirus pandemic.[5] On 21 May 2020, he announced that he had moved the dates for his UK and Ireland tour to May and June 2021.[6]

Tour dates to promote The Bonny
UK and Ireland Tour
Date City Country Venue Attendance Revenue
29 May 2021 Newcastle England This Is Tomorrow
30 May 2021 Cardiff Wales Cardiff Castle
1 June 2021 London England Alexandra Palace
4 June 2021 Brighton England Brighton Centre
5 June 2021 Manchester England Manchester Arena
6 June 2021 Sheffield England FlyDSA Arena
11 June 2021 Birmingham England Resorts World Arena
18 June 2021 Cork Ireland Irish Independent Park
19 June 2021 Belfast Northern Ireland Belsonic
20 June 2021 Dublin Ireland Malahide Castle
17 July 2021 Glasgow Scotland Hampden Park

Track listing
Original track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Canter"4:26
2."War Song Soldier"4:28
3."Where We're Going"4:00
4."Head in the Clouds"3:53
5."Dark Days"2:55
6."The Bonny"2:56
7."Sun Queen"4:07
8."Outsiders"3:04
9."Roll the Credits"3:22
10."Mayhem"3:47
11."Six String Gun"2:50
12."Every Man’s Truth"2:04
Total length:41:52
Re-release track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Canter"4:26
2."Kampfire Vampire"3:55
3."War Song Soldier"4:28
4."Where We're Going"4:00
5."Head in the Clouds"3:53
6."Dark Days"2:55
7."The Bonny"2:56
8."Sun Queen"4:07
9."Outsiders"3:04
10."Roll the Credits"3:22
11."Ghost"3:27
12."Mayhem"3:47
13."Fickle McSelfish"3:06
14."Six String Gun"2:50
15."Every Man’s Truth"2:04
Total length:52:04

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Silver 60,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Release formats for The Bonny
Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 17 April 2020
Little Runaway
United Kingdom 13 November 2020 (re-issue)
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Little Runaway

References
  1. "Gerry Cinnamon announces release date for new album 'The Bonny'". NME. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. "Gerry Cinnamon announces re-release of 'The Bonny' via Instagram". Gerry Cinnamon. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  3. "Gerry Cinnamon's The Bonny debuts at Number 1". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  4. @GerryCinnamon (6 December 2019). "2020 UK + IRE tour. On sale 9am. Cheers x" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via Twitter.
  5. @GerryCinnamon (20 March 2020). "GERRY CINNAMON UK Tour update" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via Twitter.
  6. @GerryCinnamon (21 May 2020). "2021 Here we go again 🔥" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 July 2020 – via Twitter.
  7. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 27 April 2020". No. 1573. Australian Recording Industry Association. 27 April 2020. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  8. "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  9. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  10. "Swisscharts.com – Gerry Cinnamon – The Bonny". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  11. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  12. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  13. "British album certifications – Gerry Cinnamon – The Bonny". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 10, 2020. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type The Bonny in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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