Blunderbuss by Jack White

Blunderbuss is the debut solo album by Jack White. It was released through digital download on April 20, 2012 and in compact disc and vinyl editions on April 23 through White's own label Third Man Records, in association with XL Recordings and Columbia Records. Written almost entirely by White, the album was recorded and produced by White in Nashville, Tennessee in 2011. Various musical styles appear throughout the album, including blues, rock, folk, and country soul. The album received positive reviews from critics, holding a score of 83 out of 100 on review aggregator site Metacritic. It debuted at number one in five countries and debuted in the top ten in 10 other countries. It was certified diamond by the Independent Music Companies Association; platinum by Music Canada; and gold by the British Phonographic Industry, the Australian Recording Industry Association, and the Recording Industry Association of America. Blunderbuss was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Rock Album at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, while the single "Freedom at 21" was nominated for Best Rock Song. In addition, the single "I'm Shakin'" was nominated for Best Rock Performance at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. The first single from the album, "Love Interruption", was released on January 30, 2012 through White's website. The single "Sixteen Saltines" was uploaded to White's YouTube channel on March 13, and on March 20, the song was released as a 7-inch vinyl single with a cover of U2's "Love Is Blindness" as its B-side. On April 1, Third Man Records released the album's third single, "Freedom at 21", by attaching flexi-disc copies of the song to 1000 helium balloons. A video for the album's final single, a cover of Little Willie John's "I'm Shakin'", was released on October 10, and on October 30 the single was released digitally and on 7-inch vinyl with the B-side "Blue on Two Trees".