White Blood Cells is the third studio album by American
rock duo
the White Stripes, released on July 3, 2001. Recorded in less than one week at
Easley-McCain Recording in
Memphis,
Tennessee, and produced by frontman and guitarist
Jack White, it was the band's final record released independently on
Sympathy for the Record Industry. Bolstered by the hit single "
Fell in Love with a Girl", the record propelled the White Stripes into early commercial popularity and critical success. In 2012,
Rolling Stone ranked the album at number 497 on its list of
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
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