39/Smooth
39/Smooth is Green Day's debut studio album, released on 13 April 1990 on Lookout Records. The band had built a following at the 924 Gilman Street venue, which brought them to the attention of Lookout's founder, Larry Livermore. They recorded it at Art of Ears Studio in San Francisco with Andy Ernst, in sessions running from late December 1989 into January 1990 and costing $675. It follows their 1989 EP 1,000 Hours and is the only Green Day album with drummer John Kiffmeyer.
Billie Joe Armstrong wrote most of the songs, mainly about unrequited love and longing, with two looking back on youth. The sound is punk rock and pop punk, with echoes of the Buzzcocks and the Ramones. It sits near the lower end of most rankings of the band's catalogue, but it shows where they began, a few years before Kerplunk! and Dookie.
39/Smooth: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 31:08Tracklist
- 1At the LibraryGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong2:26
- 2Don’t Leave MeGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong2:39
- 3I Was ThereGreen Day and John Kiffmeyer3:36
- 4Disappearing BoyGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong2:51
- 5Green DayGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong3:28
- 6Going to PasalacquaGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong3:30
- 716Green Day and Billie Joe Armstrong3:24
- 8Road to AcceptanceGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong3:35
- 9RestGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong3:05
- 10The Judge’s DaughterGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong2:34
- Produced by
- Andy Ernst, Green Day
- Recorded at
- Art of Ears Studio, Art of Ears, San Francisco, California
- Recorded
- 29 December 1989 – 2 January 1990
- Engineered by
- Andy Ernst
- Mastered by
- John Golden
- Label
- Lookout! Records
- Length
- 31:08
Line-up
- Billie Joe Armstrong · guitar, vocals
- Mike Dirnt · bass guitar, vocals
- John Kiffmeyer
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Top Pop Catalog Albums (Billboard) · 1995 | 5 |
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How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 1990-02-23 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 23 February 1990 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 13 April 1990 | |
| Wikidata | 13 April 1990 | |
| US release | 23 February 1990 | earliest US date |
5 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | US | Lookout! Records | other | |
| 23 February 1990 | US | Lookout! Records | original | |
| 1993 | PL | BPMS | other | |
| 24 March 2009 | US | Reprise Records | 093624979609 | other |
| 15 March 2015 | US | Reprise Records | 093624928874 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: major: best source 1288x1292, upscaled to 1500 (x1.16)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1288×1292 | upscaled: major: best source 1288x1292, upscaled to 1500 (x1.16) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |