Broken Boy Soldiers is the debut album by The Raconteurs, which was released on May 15 2006 in the UK and May 16 2006 in the US to generally favorable reviews. It ranked No. 28 on Rolling Stone's year-end critic's list and No. 19 on Spin Magazine's year-end Top 40 albums.
The cover was photographed by Autumn de Wilde and designed by Patrick Keeler and Alesksey Shirokov.
The Raconteurs' first full-length contains the lead single "Steady, As She Goes", which became the band's first Top 10 hit in the uk.
Broken Boy Soldiers entered the UK charts at #2 and managed to reach #7 in the U.S. Since its release, it has sold approximately 425,000 copies. White Stripes looking for one-album deal, The Rock Radio, 2007-01-31 In December 2006, Britain's Mojo magazine made it their Album of the Year.
