Elephant (Album)

Elephant is the title of the fourth studio album by the American band The White Stripes. It appeared in 2003 at V2 Records in the U.S. and on XL Recordings in Europe.

Production

The album was recorded in two weeks in London in the Toereg Studios. According to an interview the band only invested £ 5,000 in the album. Jack White said when asked if you could produce the album not much more expensive can:

Sure we could have done that, but the way we work as a band, forcing us to work very quickly and cheaply, without expensive equipment - I hate computers and ProTools, it destroys any creativity.

Songs on the album

All songs were written by Jack White, except where stated otherwise.

• Track 15 and 16 are bonus tracks on the release in Japan.
• In Track 5, "In the Cold, Cold Night", Meg White sings.

Placements

Album

Elephant reached number 27 in Germany, number 39 in Austria and # 29 in Switzerland. In the UK, the album made ​​it to # 1 in the United States and in 6th place

Singles

Reviews

The album received an average of good reviews.

Vicky Butscher awarded to laut.de four out of five and described the album as "somehow different" and "in its own way very endearing ."

Allmusic awarded five out of five stars and wrote that the album was a " phenomenal success", a phenomenal success so.

Almost Cool wrote, although the album was not a " dreadful apparition " ( horrible release), but one should not believe the rumors, the album was an "all - time classic " and awarded a 6 out of 10 possible points.

Awards

The band received a 2004 Grammy for Best Alternative Album and was further nominated for album of the year. The single Seven Nation Army won in the category of best rock song and was also responsible for " Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Rock" nominated.