The White Stripes (album)

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The White Stripes
Studio album by The White Stripes
Released	15 June 1999
Recorded	January 1999
Genre	Indie Rock Blues-rock
Length	43:38
Label	Sympathy For The Record Industry
Producer(s)	Jack White, Jim Diamond
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Pitchfork Media (8.5/10) link
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, and was released in 1999.

The album is dedicated to Son House, who the band would cover on their followup album.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by The White Stripes, except where noted.

1. "Jimmy the Exploder" – 2:29
   • About a monkey who blows things up that aren't red^[1]
2. "Stop Breaking Down" (Robert Johnson) – 2:20
3. "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"
4. "Suzy Lee" – 3:21
5. "Sugar Never Tasted So Good" – 2:54
6. "Wasting My Time" – 2:13
7. "Cannon" – 2:30
   • This contains a song within a song: the (uncredited) traditional lyrics to John The Revelator, popular with blues artists and recorded by artists including Blind Willie Johnson and Son House.
8. "Astro" – 2:42
   • Jack says "The Astro is whatever you do in secret that nobody knows about. Everybody does the Astro."^[1]
9. "Broken Bricks" (Stephen Gillis/Jack White) – 1:51
10. "When I Hear My Name" – 1:54
11. "Do" – 3:05
12. "Screwdriver" – 3:14
    • Written by Jack and Meg about a screwdriver sitting on the table. Also refers to an incident Jack witnessed where a man got mugged, but the mugger was using a screwdriver as a weapon instead of a knife or gun.^[1]. The first song the White Stripes composed.
13. "One More Cup of Coffee" (Bob Dylan) – 3:13
14. "Little People" – 2:22
15. "Slicker Drips" – 1:30
16. "St. James Infirmary Blues" (Joe Primrose) – 2:24
17. "I Fought Piranhas" – 3:07

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} What does ____ song mean? from the White Stripes FAQ. Retrieved 22 July 2006.

[edit] Credits

• Jack White - guitar, piano, vocals
• Meg White - drums

Additional personnel

• Johnny Walker - slide guitar on "I Fought Piranhas" and "Suzy Lee"

The White Stripes
Jack White | Meg White
Discography
Albums and extended plays: The White Stripes | De Stijl | White Blood Cells | Elephant | Get Behind Me Satan | Walking with a Ghost | Icky Thump
Singles: "Let's Shake Hands" | "Lafayette Blues" | "The Big Three Killed My Baby" | "Hand Springs" | "Hello Operator" | "Lord, Send Me an Angel" | "Party of Special Things to Do" | "Hotel Yorba" | "Fell in Love with a Girl" | "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" | "We're Going to Be Friends" | "Red Death at 6:14" | "Candy Cane Children" | "Seven Nation Army" | "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" | "The Hardest Button to Button" | "There's No Home for You Here" | "Jolene (Live Under Blackpool Lights)" | "Blue Orchid" | "My Doorbell" | "The Denial Twist"
DVDs: Candy Coloured Blues (unofficial) | Under Blackpool Lights
Other projects: Aluminium | The Go
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