- Kerplunk (album)
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Kerplunk 
Studio album by Green Day Released January 17, 1992 Recorded May–September 1991 at Art of Ears Studio, San Francisco, California Genre Punk rock Length 33:58 (Vinyl version)
42:09 (CD version)Label Lookout!, Reprise, Epitaph Producer Andy Ernst and Green Day Green Day chronology 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours
(1991)Kerplunk
(1992)Dookie
(1994)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Robert Christgau 
[2]Pitchfork Media (8.5/10) link 
This table needs to be expanded using prose. See the guideline for more information.Kerplunk is the second studio album by the American punk rock band Green Day. It was released on January 17, 1992 through Lookout! Records.[3] Kerplunk was their last release on an independent label and was also the first album to feature their current band lineup, with Tré Cool on drums. The album has gone on to be among the best selling independently released albums of all time. Major labels took notice of Kerplunk's phenomenal popularity and many approached the band. Green Day realized that they had outgrown their record distribution capacity with Lookout! and eventually signed with Reprise Records. With Reprise, Green Day would record and release their third album Dookie (1994).
The album officially includes only 12 tracks, but the versions released on CD and cassette also include the 4 tracks from the Sweet Children EP. One of those 4 tracks is a cover of The Who's "My Generation". Another notable track on the album is "Welcome to Paradise", which the band would re-record for their next album Dookie.
As of August, 2010, Kerplunk had sold 753,000 units in the United States and 1,000,000 units worldwide.[4]
In August 2005, Green Day pulled the album, as well as all of their other material released through the label, from Lookout! due to unpaid royalties.[5] It was reissued on CD by Reprise Records, who Green Day has been with since leaving Lookout!, on January 9, 2007.[6] Note that in Europe, the album was released by Epitaph Europe, and has remained in print. It was reissued on vinyl on March 24, 2009 by Reprise Records and includes a reissue of the Sweet Children EP.[7]
In December 2007, Blender magazine ranked Kerplunk #47 on their list, "The 100 Greatest Indie Rock Albums Ever".[8]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Billie Joe Armstrong, except where noted, all music composed by Green Day.
No. Title Length 1. "2,000 Light Years Away" 2:24 2. "One for the Razorbacks" 2:30 3. "Welcome to Paradise" 3:30 4. "Christie Road" 3:33 5. "Private Ale" 2:26 6. "Dominated Love Slave" (lyrics written by Tré Cool) 1:42 7. "One of My Lies" 2:19 8. "80" 3:39 9. "Android" 3:00 10. "No One Knows" 3:39 11. "Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?" 2:44 12. "Words I Might Have Ate" 2:32 Total length:33:58 Bonus tracks (CD & cassette only) No. Title Length 13. "Sweet Children" 1:41 14. "Best Thing in Town" (written by Armstrong and Mike Dirnt) 2:03 15. "Strangeland" 2:08 16. "My Generation" (written by Pete Townshend; originally performed by The Who) 2:19 Total length:42:09 Personnel
- Billie Joe Armstrong – lead vocals, guitar, drums on track 6
- Mike Dirnt – bass, backing vocals
- Tré Cool – drums, lead vocals and guitar on track 6
- John Kiffmeyer (Al Sobrante) – drums on tracks 13-16
Production
- Andy Ernst - producer, engineer, mixing
- Green Day - producers
- Al Sobrante - executive producer[9]
- John Golden - mastering[9]
- Applecore - cover art, disc[9]
- Pat - artwork[9]
- Thadicus - art direction[9]
References
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Kerplunk! Review". Allmusic. Rovi. http://www.allmusic.com/album/kerplunk-r178416/review. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Green Day". http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=green+day. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
- ^ Spitz, Marc (2006). Nobody Likes You: Inside the Turbulent Life, Times, and Music of Green Day.
- ^ Grein, Paul. "Week Ending Aug. 8, 2008: Taylor Swift Returns (Comments by Paul Grein)". Yahoo! News. http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/61449/week-ending-aug-8-2008-taylor-swift-returns/;_ylt=ArAeEgxOOW0tUjDN0w.P8IAPwiUv?page=2#comments. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
- ^ Punknews.org | Lookout! downsizes, scales back plans for the future
- ^ Amazon.com: Kerplunk: Music: Green Day
- ^ Green Day Reissuing 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours and Kerplunk!
- ^ http://stereogum.com/7175/blenders_100_greatest_indie_rock_albums_ever/list/
- ^ a b c d e Kerplunk liner notes. Retrieved 2011-10-13
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