Kerplunk (album)
1991 studio album by Green Day
Kerplunk (also known as Kerplunk!) is the second full-length album by punk rock band Green Day. It was released on January 17, 1992 by Lookout! Records.
| Kerplunk | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 17, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | May–September 1991 at Art of Ears Studios in 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 | |||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau |  [2] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.5/10)[3] |
| Rolling Stone |  [4] |
Track listing
changeAll lyrics written by Billie Joe Armstrong, except where noted, all music composed by Green Day, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "2,000 Light Years Away" (music written by Green Day, Jesse Michaels, Pete Rypins and Dave "E.C." Henwood) | 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) | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 13. | "Sweet Children" | 1:41 | |||||||
| 14. | "Best Thing in Town" (lyrics written by Armstrong and Mike Dirnt) | 2:03 | |||||||
| 15. | "Strangeland" | 2:08 | |||||||
| 16. | "My Generation" (lyrics and music written by Pete Townshend; originally performed by The Who) | 2:19 | |||||||
Total length: |
42:09 | ||||||||
Personnel
change- Billie Joe Armstrong – vocals, guitar, drums on "Dominated Love Slave"
- Mike Dirnt – bass, backing vocals
- Tré Cool – drums, vocals and guitar on "Dominated Love Slave"
- John Kiffmeyer, a.k.a. Al Sobrante – drums on "Sweet Children", "Best Thing in Town", "Strangeland" and "My Generation"
Sources
change- ↑ Raggett, Ned. "Kerplunk! Review". Allmusic. Rovi. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Green Day". Retrieved June 19, 2011.
- ↑ "Green Day: 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours/Kerplunk". Pitchfork.
- ↑ Rolling Stone (p.81) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Things came together on KERPLUNK: Drummer Tre Cool joined the band, the tunes got very catchy, and major-label stardom followed..."
Other websites
change- Kerplunk LP Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine on greendaydiscography.com
