The White Stripes (album)

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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.

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
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."
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.. 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

Credits

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

Additional personnel

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

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