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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The A.V. ClubB+[4]
Chicago Tribune[5]
The Guardian[6]
NME8/10[7]
Pitchfork Media7.8/10[8]
PopMatters6/10[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Spin8/10[11]
Uncut8/10[12]

Blunderbuss is the debut solo album by Jack White, released on April 23, 2012 through White's own label Third Man Records in association with XL Recordings and Columbia Records. The album was released in MP3, compact disc, and vinyl editions. The album was written, recorded, and produced entirely by White in 2011. The first single from the album, "Love Interruption", was released on January 30 through White's website and Third Man Records website.[13] The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 138,000 copies.[14] The album received Grammy Award nominations for Album of the Year and Best Rock Album at the 2013 Grammy Awards,[15] while the single "Freedom at 21" was nominated for Best Rock Song.

Background

Blunderbuss has its roots in White's recordings with several artists, including Tom Jones. White was in contact with Wu-Tang Clan member RZA and, when RZA couldn't attend the session, White felt bad since there was a band that travelled to Nashville for apparently no reason.[citation needed] White decided to record several tracks that he wrote in the last 6 months of 2011, with the band. The tracks would later develop into songs that appear on the album.[16] This album also marked the first time that Jack wrote all the songs in one session, rather than writing the material separately.[16] Jack White has stated Blunderbuss is a record he could not release until now. He went on to state, "I've put off making records under my own name for a long time but these songs feel like they could only be presented under my name. These songs were written from scratch, had nothing to do with anyone or anything else but my own expression, my own colors on my own canvas."[17] To promote Blunderbuss, White performed "Love Interruption" and "Sixteen Saltines" on the March 3, 2012 episode of Saturday Night Live, with two different backing bands, one all-female and the other all-male. The studio version of "Sixteen Saltines" was subsequently released via White's YouTube channel on March 13.[18] Promotional copies of the album, distributed to reviewers and radio stations, were sent as vinyl records to prevent leaks. The album leaked on April 15, nine days ahead of its official release.[19] On April 16, Third Man Records streamed the album in its entirety on iTunes for free listening, 8 days before its release.

The Japanese edition of the album features two extra tracks - "Machine Gun Silhouette" and a cover of U2's "Love Is Blindness" (which appeared on the tribute record AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered).

Rolling Stone named it the number-three album of 2012.[20]

On March 5, 2013 "Blunderbuss," achieved gold status, having sold over 500,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.[21]

Singles

  • "Love Interruption" was the first single from the album, released January 30, 2012. On February 8, 2012, "Machine Gun Silhouette", the B-side to "Love Interruption", appeared on SoundCloud, but it was quickly removed. The single peaked at #13 and #27 on the Billboard US Alternative Songs and US Rock Songs charts, respectively.[22]
  • "Sixteen Saltines" was the second single, released on March 13, 2012. It reached #129 in the UK Singles Chart and #12 in the top Alternative Songs.
  • "Freedom at 21", a track originally released via helium balloon as a part of a stunt for Record Store Day, was leaked onto the internet on April 14, 2012.
  • "I'm Shakin"

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jack White, except "I'm Shakin'" by Rudy Toombs

No.TitleLength
1."Missing Pieces"3:27
2."Sixteen Saltines"2:37
3."Freedom at 21"2:51
4."Love Interruption"2:38
5."Blunderbuss"3:06
6."Hypocritical Kiss"2:50
7."Weep Themselves to Sleep"4:19
8."I'm Shakin'"3:00
9."Trash Tongue Talker"3:20
10."Hip (Eponymous) Poor Boy"3:03
11."I Guess I Should Go to Sleep"2:37
12."On and On and On"3:55
13."Take Me with You When You Go"4:10

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[23] 2
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[24] 1
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[25] 12
Canadian Albums Chart[26] 1
Dutch Albums Chart[27] 12
French Albums Chart[28] 5
Greek Albums Chart[29] 26
Irish Albums Chart[30] 2
Japanese Albums Chart[31] 13
New Zealand Albums Chart[32] 2
Polish Albums Chart[33] 7
Swedish Albums Chart[34] 20
Swiss Albums Chart[35] 1
UK Albums Chart[36] 1
US Billboard 200[37] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2012) Position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[38] 22
Dutch Albums Chart[39] 85
Swiss Albums Chart[40] 72

See also

References

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  2. ^ Critic Reviews for Blunderbuss. Metacritic. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Blunderbuss - Jack White". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  4. ^ Hyden, Steven. "Jack White: Blunderbuss". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  5. ^ Cot, Greg (April 23, 2012). "CD: Jack White: Blunderbuss". Chicago Tribune.
  6. ^ Petridis, Alexis (April 19, 2012). "CD: Jack White: Blunderbuss". The Guardian. London.
  7. ^ Nicolson, Barry (April 20, 2012). "CD: Jack White: Blunderbuss". NME. London.
  8. ^ Dombal, Ryan (April 23, 2012). "CD: Jack White: Blunderbuss". Chicago: Pitchfork Media.
  9. ^ Sawdey, Evan. "Jack White: Blunderbuss". PopMatters. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  10. ^ Sheffield, Rob. "Jack White: Blunderbuss - Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  11. ^ Kandell, Steve. "Jack White, 'Blunderbuss' (Columbia/Third Man) | SPIN". Spin. Spin Media LLC. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  12. ^ Bonner, Michael. "Jack White - Blunderbuss - Uncut.co.uk". Uncut. IPC Media. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  13. ^ "Jack White Iii". Jack White Iii. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
  14. ^ Franich, Darren. "Album Sales: Jack White's 'Blunderbuss' debuts at No. 1; The Wanted can't compete with One Direction | The Music Mix | EW.com". Music-mix.ew.com. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
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  16. ^ a b "The Same Boy You've Always Known?". Uncut Magazine. March 29, 2012.
  17. ^ "Jack White to Release Solo Debut 'Blunderbuss' in April". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
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  19. ^ "Jack White : Blunderbuss at Has it Leaked?,". Hasitleaked.com. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  20. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2012-20121205/jack-white-blunderbuss-19691231
  21. ^ http://www.spin.com/articles/jack-white-blunderbuss-gold-certified-sales
  22. ^ "Jack White Streaming New Song, "Machine Gun Silhouette"". Guitar World. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  23. ^ "Chart Track". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
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  26. ^ Mark Daniell (2012-05-03). "CANOE - JAM! Music: White soars, Wanted flop on charts". Jam.canoe.ca. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
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  28. ^ "Tops : la compilation "NRJ Hit Music Only 2012" numéro 1 des ventes". Chartsinfrance.net. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  29. ^ "Ελληνικό Chart". Ifpi.gr. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  30. ^ "Chart Track". Irish Albums Chart. GfK. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  31. ^ "ジャック・ホワイトのアルバム売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 19 June 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  32. ^ "New Zealand Music Album Charts". RIANZ. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  33. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  34. ^ "swedishcharts.com - Jack White [US] - Blunderbuss" (in Swedish). MegaCharts. Hung Medien / swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  35. ^ Steffen Hung. "Schweizer Hitparade - Alben Top 100 14.10.2012". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  36. ^ "UK Albums Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  37. ^ Caulfield, Keith (2012-05-02). "Jack White Debuts At No. 1 on Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
  38. ^ http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2012&cat=a
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  40. ^ http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=2012
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