Gary (album)

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Gary
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Released20 September 2024
Genre
Length30:22
Label Odd SK
Blossoms chronology
Ribbon Around the Bomb
(2022)
Gary
(2024)
Singles from Gary
  1. "What Can I Say After I'm Sorry?"
    Released: 1 May 2024
  2. "Gary"
    Released: 3 June 2024
  3. "Perfect Me"
    Released: 23 July 2024
  4. "I Like Your Look"
    Released: 19 September 2024
  5. "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"
    Released: 25 October 2024
  6. "So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings"
    Released: 22 November 2024

Gary is the fifth studio album by English indie pop band Blossoms. It was released on 20 September 2024 through Odd SK Recordings. [3] The album was supported by the singles "What Can I Say After I'm Sorry?", "Gary", "Perfect Me" and "I Like Your Look". The album and title track were named after a fibreglass gorilla statue of the same name, which was stolen from a garden centre in Lanarkshire, Scotland in 2023. [4] [5] [6]

Contents

It debuted atop the UK Albums Chart, becoming the band's fourth UK number-one album, with 21,884 copies sold in its first week in the UK. [7] [8] The album also debuted atop the UK's Vinyl Albums Chart and Record Store Chart, and was noted for having 86% of its total debut sales coming from physical formats. [9]

Alongside the main album, two physical-only special editions were released. One was a deluxe edition featuring nine bonus tracks. The other was "Gary's Covers", featuring renditions of songs by Whitney Houston, The Real Thing, Radiohead, Mario, Neil Diamond, Caroline Polachek, Lady Gaga, and Bob Marley. [10] [11] "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" and "So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings" were released as subsequent singles digitally. "Gary's Covers" later saw a full digital release on 20 December 2024.

Track listing

Gary track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Big Star"3:15
2."What Can I Say After I'm Sorry?"2:48
3."Gary"2:30
4."I Like Your Look"2:56
5."Nightclub"3:01
6."Perfect Me"3:10
7."Mothers"3:32
8."Cinnamon"2:44
9."Slow Down"3:37
10."Why Do I Give You the Worst of Me?"2:49
Total length:30:22
Gary (Deluxe Edition) bonus track listing
No.TitleLength
1."The Honeymoon"3:08
2."To Do List (After The Breakup) [Feat. Findlay]"3:15
3."Amsterdam In The Rain"3:48
4."Get Happy"3:23
5."Mariah Carey Through Death Valley"2:47
6."Edwyn & Roddy"4:51
7."Me Vs. Me"3:07
8."Television"2:12
9."L Is For Love"2:00
Total length:28:31
Gary (Covers Edition) track listing
No.TitleLength
1."I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Whitney Houston)"3:50
2."You To Me Are Everything (The Real Thing)"3:09
3."Thinking About You (Radiohead)"2:37
4."Let Me Love You (Mario)"3:49
5."Cracklin’ Rosie (Neil Diamond)"3:28
6."So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings (Caroline Polachek)"2:58
7."Telephone (Lady Gaga)"3:17
8."Waiting In Vain (Bob Marley)"4:20
Total length:27:22

Charts

Chart performance for Gary
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [12] 3
UK Albums (OCC) [13] 1
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [14] 1

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