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39/Smooth
Studio album by Green Day
Released	April 13, 1990
Recorded	December 29, 1989–January 2, 1990
Genre	Punk rock
Length	31:13
Label	Lookout!, Reprise
Producer	Andy Ernst, Green Day
Professional reviews
	Allmusic link; Robert Christgau link;
Green Day studio album chronology

39/Smooth is the debut album by Green Day released in 1990 on Lookout! Records on vinyl (black, green, and clear) and cassette.^[1] It would later be combined with the Slappy and 1,000 Hours EPs, plus a track from a compilation, and released later that year as 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours on CD and cassette.

Jesse Michaels of Operation Ivy drew the artwork on the album. The inner sleeve of the album shows handwritten lyrics by Billie Joe, and letters by drummer John Kiffmeyer and Lookout! owner Larry Livermore to I.R.S. Records, rejecting an offer to sign to the label and declaring their loyalty to Lookout! Records, even though they later left Lookout! and moved to a major label: Reprise Records. 39/Smooth, as well as its concurrent EPs, remained in print on vinyl until Green Day removed their catalog from Lookout! Records.

39/Smooth was reissued on vinyl by Reprise Records on March 24, 2009 in a package that also contained the EPs 1,000 Hours and Slappy.

[edit] Reception

At the time it was released, the reception for 39/Smooth was extremely poor. Although it was not very well known when it was released, most critics gave this album an average rating. It appears to be the least popular Green Day album. Fans of the band generally agree it is not their best, and state that it is very humble and the band obviously didn't spent much time working on it. According to the album credits, the album was recorded within 22 hours. On rateyourmusic.com,^[2] the album is rated 3.16 based on 766 ratings. Allmusic gives a 3, and says "1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours isn't a truly great album in the first place. It's not bad, by any means, and quite arguably just about everything on it could be transposed with a slight aural tweak here and there to Kerplunk, Dookie, Insomniac or Nimrod without anyone batting an eye."^[3] Pitchfork says that "It's raw stuff, but even at this point Green Day's records were at least halfway decently recorded, unlike most of their peers' tin-can-and-twine set-ups, and songs like "At the Library" and "Don't Leave Me" were downright hummable. The song that appears to be the most popular from the record is "Going To Pasalaqua", which was probably released as a single but to this day it is unknown.^[4]

[edit] Track listing

All songs written and composed by Billie Joe Armstrong except "I Was There" by John Kiffmeyer.

#	Title	Length
1.	"At the Library"	2:28
2.	"Don't Leave Me"	2:39
3.	"I Was There"	3:36
4.	"Disappearing Boy"	2:52
5.	"Green Day"	3:29
6.	"Going to Pasalacqua"	3:30
7.	"16"	3:24
8.	"Road to Acceptance"	3:35
9.	"Rest"	3:05
10.	"The Judge's Daughter"	2:34
31:13

[edit] Notes

"Going to Pasalacqua" is named after Passalacqua Funeral Home in Benicia, California in reference to a boy throwing his life away for a girl he loves.
39/Smooth is very commonly confused with 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours, which contained the 1,000 Hours, and Slappy EPs, and was less unknown when released. Both albums are still in print.
Jesse Michaels provided the cover art for 39/Smooth.
The 5th song on the album, "Green Day", was where Green Day got their current name, after being named Sweet Children.

[edit] Personnel

Billie Joe Armstrong – guitar, vocals
Mike Dirnt/Michael Pritchard – bass, vocals
John Kiffmeyer/Al Sobrante – drums,
Andro – producer, engineer
Chris Appelgren – artwork, research, construction, video archives
Cathy Bauer – research, video archives
Murray Bowles – photography
Aaron Cometbus – artwork, construction
Devil Doll – research, video archives
Andy Ernst – producer, engineer
Rich Gargano – artwork, construction
John Golden – mastering
Susie Grant – photography, cover photo
Green Day – producer
David Hayes – artwork, construction
Erika Hynes – research, video archives
Pat Hynes – artwork, design, layout design
Patrick Hynes – artwork, design, layout design, construction, enhanced CD audio creation, enhanced CD design, enhanced programming
Ted Jensen – remastering
Jesse Michaels – artwork, design, cover art, construction
Arica Pelino – photography, research, video archives
Shane Stacy – research, video archives
John Yates – artwork, design, layout design, packaging, construction

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] External links

[0] ttp://www.greenday.com/site/music.php

[1] ttp://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/green_day/39_smooth/

[2] ttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fifuxqu5ldse

[3] ttp://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11896-1039smoothed-out-slappy-hourskerplunk/

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