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The White Stripes
The White Stripes
Studio album by the White Stripes
Released	June 15, 1999
Recorded	January 1999
Studio	Ghetto Recorders and Third Man Studios, Detroit, Michigan
Genre	Blues rock; punk rock; country rock; Arena rock;
Length	43:38
Label	Sympathy for the Record Industry
Producer	Jack White; Jim Diamond;
The White Stripes chronology
Singles from The White Stripes
	"The Big Three Killed My Baby"; Released: March 1999;

The White Stripes is the debut studio album by American rock duo the White Stripes, released on June 15, 1999. The album was produced by Jim Diamond and vocalist/guitarist Jack White, recorded in January 1999 at Ghetto Recorders and Third Man Studios in Detroit. White dedicated the album to deceased blues musician Son House.

Recording and production

The album was recorded in a week at Ghetto Recorders with "Screwdriver", "Sugar Never Tasted So Good", "St. James Infirmary", and "Astro" recorded at Jack White's home.^[2]^[3] Johnny Walker of the Soledad Brothers played slide guitar on two songs: "Suzy Lee" and "I Fought Piranhas". Walker is credited with having taught Jack White how to play slide, a technique featured heavily on the White Stripes' first two albums. Walker explains, "[Jack] had a four track in his living room and invited me to come by and do some recording. In return, I showed him how to play slide."^[4]

The duo covered "St. James Infirmary Blues" after being introduced to the song from a Betty Boop cartoon.^[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Pitchfork	8.3/10^[6]
Rolling Stone	^[7]

The album received mostly positive reviews. Norene Cashen of The Metro Times said the LP "serves better to remind us that [Detroit's] local identity has more options than a membership card to the latest cliché...or a one-way ticket to the coast."^[8]

Much of the media feedback came two or three years after its initial release, following the duo's fame spreading beyond Detroit. AllMusic said of the album, "Jack White's voice is a singular, evocative combination of punk, metal, blues, and backwoods while his guitar work is grand and banging with just enough lyrical touches of slide and subtle solo work... Meg White balances out the fretwork and the fretting with methodical, spare, and booming cymbal, bass drum, and snare... All D.I.Y. punk-country-blues-metal singer-songwriting duos should sound this good."^[1]

BBC DJ John Peel first spotted the album in a record shop and said, "I just liked the look of it and I looked at the titles – you develop an instinct, d'you know what I mean? And it looked like the sort of record I would like, so I took it out and I did like it, and started playing it."^[9] His endorsement was key in heightening their popularity in the UK.^[9]

Track listing

All music is composed by the White Stripes, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Jimmy the Exploder"		2:29
2.	"Stop Breaking Down"	Robert Johnson	2:20
3.	"The Big Three Killed My Baby"		2:29
4.	"Suzy Lee"		3:21
5.	"Sugar Never Tasted So Good"		2:54
6.	"Wasting My Time"		2:13
7.	"Cannon"	Son House (See: John the Revelator)	2:30
8.	"Astro"		2:42
9.	"Broken Bricks"	lyrics by Jack White and Stephen Gillis	1:51
10.	"When I Hear My Name"		1:54
11.	"Do"		3:05
12.	"Screwdriver"		3:14
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"	Traditional	2:24
17.	"I Fought Piranhas"		3:07
Total length:			43:38

Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
18.	"Let's Shake Hands"	2:01
19.	"Lafayette Blues"	2:15

Personnel

The White Stripes

Jack White – lead vocals, guitar, piano, record producer
Meg White – drums

Additional personnel

Johnny Walker – second slide guitar on "Suzy Lee" and "I Fought Piranhas"
Jim Diamond – production, engineering
Ko Melina Zydeko – photography
Heather White – photography

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)^[10]	159
UK Albums (Official Charts Company)^[11]	142

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[12]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States	—	335,000^[13]
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	June 15, 1999	Sympathy for the Record Industry	LP album	SFTRI 577
United States	June 15, 1999	Sympathy for the Record Industry	Compact Disc	SFTRI 577
United Kingdom	November 26, 2001	XL Recordings	Compact Disc	XLCD 149
United Kingdom	November 26, 2001	XL Recordings	LP album	XLLP 149
United States	June 11, 2002	V2 Records	Compact Disc	63881-27131-2
Japan	March 19, 2003	V2 Records Japan	Compact Disc	V2CP 148
United States	November 30, 2010	Third Man Records	LP album	TMR-042

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Handyside, Chris. "The White Stripes" at AllMusic. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
^ "The White Stripes: What Made Them Such A Revolutionary Rock Duo?". YouTube. Amplified - Classic Rock & Music History. November 6, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
^ The White Stripes (booklet). Sympathy For The Record Industry. 1999.
^ Soledad Brothers: Band History Archived July 6, 2009, at the Portuguese Web Archive Soundclick, (accessed June 20, 2008).
^ Series 40, episode 2, Later...with Jools Holland. Series 40. Episode 2. April 24, 2012
^ Bowers, William (June 17, 2002). "The White Stripes: 'The White Stripes' and 'De Stijl'". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on June 30, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
^ "White Stripes: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 7, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
^ Cashen, Norene (May 26, 1999). "Detroit duo White Stripes mixes basic elements into simple beauty". The Metro Times.
^ ^a ^b White Stripes, BBC.co.uk. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
^ "Lescharts.com – The White Stripes – The White Stripes". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: Kristine W – Tammy Wynette". zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
^ "British album certifications – The White Stripes – The White Stripes". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
^ Center, Marc (June 13, 2009). "Weather Report" (PDF). Billboard. p. 22. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via American Radio History.

External links

Official album page

[Allmusic-1] Handyside, Chris. "The White Stripes" at AllMusic. Retrieved September 24, 2011.

[2] "The White Stripes: What Made Them Such A Revolutionary Rock Duo?". YouTube. Amplified - Classic Rock & Music History. November 6, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2023.

[linernotes-3] The White Stripes (booklet). Sympathy For The Record Industry. 1999.

[4] Soledad Brothers: Band History Archived July 6, 2009, at the Portuguese Web Archive Soundclick, (accessed June 20, 2008).

[joolssolo-5] Series 40, episode 2, Later...with Jools Holland. Series 40. Episode 2. April 24, 2012

[6] Bowers, William (June 17, 2002). "The White Stripes: 'The White Stripes' and 'De Stijl'". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on June 30, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2011.

[7] "White Stripes: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 7, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2012.

[8] Cashen, Norene (May 26, 1999). "Detroit duo White Stripes mixes basic elements into simple beauty". The Metro Times.

[bbcwslp-9] White Stripes, BBC.co.uk. Retrieved October 24, 2014.

[ac_France_The_White_Stripes-10] "Lescharts.com – The White Stripes – The White Stripes". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 16, 2016.

[11] Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: Kristine W – Tammy Wynette". zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved June 16, 2016.

[United_KingdomThe_White_StripesThe_White_StripesalbumCertRef-12] "British album certifications – The White Stripes – The White Stripes". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

[13] Center, Marc (June 13, 2009). "Weather Report" (PDF). Billboard. p. 22. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via American Radio History.

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The White Stripes (album)

Recording and production

Critical reception

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

Certifications and sales

Release history

References

External links

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