{{Infobox Album
| Name = The White Stripes
| Type = studio
| Artist = The White Stripes
| Cover = The White Stripes - The White Stripes.jpg
| Released = June 15, 1999
| Recorded = 1998–1999
| Genre = Indie rock, blues-rock
| Length = 43:38
| Label = Sympathy for the Record Industry
| Producer = Jack White, Jim Diamond
| Reviews =
  • All Music Guide link

  • Pitchfork Media (8.3/10) link

  • | Last album =
    | This album = ''The White Stripes''
    (1999)
    | Next album = ''De Stijl''
    (2000)
    }}

    ''The White Stripes'' is the eponymous debut album by American rock band, The White Stripes, and was released in 1999 (see 1999 in music).

    The album is dedicated to Son House.

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

    #"Jimmy the Exploder" – 2:29
    #
  • About a monkey who blows things up that aren't redWhat does ____ song mean? from the White Stripes FAQ. Retrieved July 22, 2006.

  • #"Stop Breaking Down" (Robert Johnson) – 2:20
    #"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" – 2:13
    #"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.

  • #"Astro" – 2:42
    #
  • Jack says "The Astro is whatever you do in secret that nobody knows about. Everybody does the Astro."

  • #"Broken Bricks" (Stephen Gillis, Jack White) – 1:51
    #"When I Hear My Name" – 1:54
    #"Do" – 3:05
    #"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.

  • #"One More Cup of Coffee" (Bob Dylan) – 3:13
    #"Little People" – 2:22
    #"Slicker Drips" – 1:30
    #"St. James Infirmary Blues" (Joe Primrose) – 2:24
    #"I Fought Piranhas" – 3:07

    Personnel
  • Jack White – guitar, piano, vocals

  • Meg White – drums


  • Additional personnel
  • Johnny Walkerslide guitar on "I Fought Piranhas" and "Suzy Lee"


  • References


    Category:1999 albums
    Category:Debut albums
    Category:The White Stripes albums
    Category:Sympathy for the Record Industry albums

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