The White Stripes (album)
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| The White Stripes | ||
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| Missing image The_White_Stripes_-_The_White_Stripes.jpg Album cover | ||
| Album by The White Stripes | ||
| Released | June 15, 1999 | |
| Recorded | January 1999 | |
| Genre | Indie Rock | |
| Length | 43 min 38 sec | |
| Label | Sympathy for the Record Industry | |
| Producers | Jim Diamond, Jack White | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| AMG | 4/5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D1ED847A47E20E0B11A40DEB561F61A8F1AACD83E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40A6D8B1E8B800E203E3FE2CBB5B0FCCC8EE56F8906037398EE4A564285E36&uid=SUB040412101843&sql=10:rnduak3kkm3p~T1) |
| The White Stripes Chronology | ||
| The White Stripes (1999) | De Stijl (2000) | |
The White Stripes is the self-titled debut album by American rock band The White Stripes, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music).
Track listing
all songs written by Stephen Gillis, Jack White and Meg White, except where noted
- "Jimmy the Exploder" (Gillis, M. White) - 2:29
- Said to be about a monkey who explodes everything he sees that is not red. For example "Green apples,/On the tree and growing now./Green apples/Are gonna be exploding now."
- "Stop Breaking Down" (Robert Johnson) - 2:20
- A live version was recorded and used as the B-side for the "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" single.
- "The Big Three Killed My Baby" - 2:29
- About the big three automobile makers (Ford, General Motors and Chrysler) whose motors are "running on Tucker's Blood".
- "Suzy Lee" - 3:21
- "Sugar Never Tasted So Good" - 2:54
- "Wasting My Time" (The White Stripes) - 2:13
- "Cannon" - 2:30
- The lyrics for this song are often disputed among fans of the White Stripes. The break in the middle of the song about "John the Revelator" is from "John the Revelator" by Son House.
- "Astro" - 2:42
- Originally an instrumental, the Astro is whatever you do in secret.
- "Broken Bricks" - 1:51
- "When I Hear My Name" - 1:54
- "Do" - 3:05
- "Screwdriver" - 3:14
- Jack wrote this song about a comic he saw about someone being threatened with a screwdriver at a subway station.
- "One More Cup of Coffee" (Bob Dylan) - 3:13
- From the Bob Dylan album "Desire".
- "Little People" - 2:22
- "Slicker Drips" - 1:30
- "St. James Infirmary" (Joe Primrose, Traditional) - 2:24
- "I Fought Piranhas" - 3:07
Personnel
Additional personnel
- Johnny Walker - slide guitar on "I Fought Piranhas"
Production
- Producers: Jim Diamond, Jack White
- Engineer: Jim Diamond
- Arranger: The White Stripes