Studio Album · No. 1

The White Stripes Songwriting Credits by The White Stripes

1999 Sympathy for the Record Industry 17 tracks 43:38

Produced by Jack White  ·  Engineered by Jim Diamond

Sympathy for the Record Industry Garage RockBlues RockPunk Blues
82%
Authorship
Artist

Holds writing credit on 14 of 17 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 14 / 17 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 17 tracks with documented writers, by whether The White Stripes carries a lyricist or composer credit.

82%
14 trackswritten by The White Stripes 3 tracksoutside writers
The White Stripes's roles on this album

Share of the 17 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist82%
Composer82%
Producer100%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

17
Tracks
6
Lyricists
1
Producers
335,000
Worldwide Copies Sold
1999
Released
Data Insight

Fourteen of the seventeen tracks are Jack White's, and the three that are not are the blues and folk sources the band was built on: Robert Johnson's "Stop Breaking Down", Bob Dylan's "One More Cup of Coffee" and the traditional "St. James Infirmary Blues". The credit split that runs through the whole catalogue is already here, with Jack on the lyrics and both of them on the music.

The White Stripes is the duo's self-titled debut, released in June 1999 on Sympathy for the Record Industry. Jim Diamond co-produced and engineered it. It is the rawest record they made, half blues covers and half Jack White originals, and it did not chart on release.

Track Listing & Credits 17 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Jimmy the Exploder
Jack White John Anthony GillisMegan Martha White Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
2
Stop Breaking Down
Robert Johnson Robert Johnson Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
3
The Big Three Killed My Baby
Jack White John Anthony GillisMegan Martha White Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
4
Suzy Lee
Jack White John Anthony GillisMegan Martha White Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
5
Sugar Never Tasted So Good
Jack White John Anthony GillisMegan Martha White Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
6
Wasting My Time
Jack White John Anthony GillisMegan Martha White Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
7
Cannon
Jack White John Anthony GillisMegan Martha White Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
8
Astro
Jack White John Anthony GillisMegan Martha White Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
9
Broken Bricks
Jack WhiteStephen Gillis John Anthony GillisStephen Gillis Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
10
When I Hear My Name
Jack White John Anthony GillisMegan Martha White Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
11
Do
Jack White John Anthony GillisMegan Martha White Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
12
Screwdriver
Jack White John Anthony GillisMegan Martha White Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
13
One More Cup of Coffee
Bob Dylan Bob Dylan Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
14
Little People
Jack White John Anthony GillisMegan Martha White Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
15
Slicker Drips
Jack White John Anthony GillisMegan Martha White Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
16
St. James Infirmary Blues
TraditionalJoe Primrose TraditionalJoe Primrose Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
17
I Fought Piranhas
Jack White John Anthony GillisMegan Martha White Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 9 contributors

JW
Jack White
Writer · Producer
On this album14 written
JA
John Anthony Gillis
Writer
On this album14 written
MM
Megan Martha White
Writer
On this album13 written
BD
Bob Dylan
Writer
On this album1 written
JP
Joe Primrose
Writer
On this album1 written
RJ
Robert Johnson
Writer
On this album1 written
SG
Stephen Gillis
Writer
On this album1 written
T
Traditional
Writer
On this album1 written
TW
The White Stripes
Performer
On this albumGuest

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Frequently Asked Questions The White Stripes

Did Jack White write the debut album?
Fourteen of the seventeen tracks. The other three are covers of Robert Johnson, Bob Dylan and a traditional blues.
When was it released?
June 15, 1999, on Sympathy for the Record Industry.
Who produced it?
Jack White with Jim Diamond, who also engineered.
Did it chart?
Not on release. It later reached number 159 on the Billboard 200 and number 142 in the UK, and has sold 335,000 in the United States.
What is "The Big Three Killed My Baby" about?
The Detroit car manufacturers, Ford, General Motors and Chrysler. It was the album's only single.
How many tracks are on it?
Seventeen.

Sources

Wikipedia: The White Stripes (album) Wikipedia: The White Stripes discography Cover Art Archive: The White Stripes by The White Stripes