Twelve (Patti Smith album)

Twelve
Twelve
Studio album of cover songs by Patti Smith
Released	April 17, 2007
Recorded	2007
Studio	Electric Lady Studios, New York City; Loho Studios, New York City; Effigy Studios, Ferndale, Michigan
Genre	Rock
Length	56:41
Label	Columbia
Producer	Patti Smith, Jay Dee Daugherty, Lenny Kaye, Tony Shanahan
Patti Smith chronology
Singles from Twelve
	"Gimme Shelter"; Released: 2007;

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	65/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Blender	^[3]
Hot Press	6/10^[4]
Mojo	^[5]
NME	7/10^[6]
No Ripcord	9/10^[7]
The Observer	^[8]
Pitchfork Media	2.7/10^[9]
Rolling Stone	^[10]
Spin	^[11]

Twelve is the tenth studio album by Patti Smith, released April 17, 2007 on Columbia Records.^[12] The album contains twelve tracks, all of which are covers. It debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 60, with 11,000 copies sold in its first week.^[13] A promotional EP entitled Two More was also released, featuring two covers that are not on the album: "Perfect Day" by Lou Reed and "Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect" by the Decemberists.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artists (date)	Length
1.	"Are You Experienced?"	Jimi Hendrix	The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1967)	4:46
2.	"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"	Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, Chris Hughes	Tears for Fears (1985)	4:07
3.	"Helpless"	Neil Young	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (1970)	4:02
4.	"Gimme Shelter"	Mick Jagger, Keith Richards	The Rolling Stones (1969)	5:00
5.	"Within You Without You"	George Harrison	The Beatles (1967)	4:51
6.	"White Rabbit"	Grace Slick	Jefferson Airplane (1967)	3:54
7.	"Changing of the Guards"	Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan (1978)	5:47
8.	"The Boy in the Bubble"	Paul Simon, Forere Motloheloa	Paul Simon (1986)	4:30
9.	"Soul Kitchen"	Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger	The Doors (1967)	3:45
10.	"Smells Like Teen Spirit"	Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic	Nirvana (1991)	6:31
11.	"Midnight Rider"	Gregg Allman, Robert Payne	The Allman Brothers Band (1970)	4:02
12.	"Pastime Paradise"	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder (1976)	5:26
13.	"Everybody Hurts" (Bonus track)	Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe	R.E.M. (1992)	6:17

Personnel

Band

Patti Smith – vocals, clarinet
Lenny Kaye – acoustic and electric guitar
Jay Dee Daugherty – drums, percussion; accordion on "Helpless"
Tony Shanahan – bass, keyboards, vocals

Additional personnel

Andi Ostrowe – live sound mixing
Barre Duryea – bass on "Helpless"
David Bett – art direction
Duncan Webster – acoustic guitar on "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Emery Dobyns – engineering, mixing
Flea – bass on "Gimme Shelter" and "White Rabbit"
Giovanni Sollima – cello on "Are You Experienced?"
Greg Calbi – mastering
Jack Petruzelli – acoustic guitar on "Within You Without You"
Jackson Smith – guitar solo on "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
Jesse Smith – backing vocals on "Changing of the Guards"
John Cohen – banjo on "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Luis Resto – piano on "Pastime Paradise"
Mario Resto – drums on "Pastime Paradise"
Paul Nowinski – double bass on "Pastime Paradise"
Peter Stampfel – fiddle on "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Rich Robinson – dulcimer on "The Boy in the Bubble"; guitar on "Midnight Rider"
Sam Shepard – banjo on "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Steven Sebring – photography
Tom Verlaine – slide guitar on "Gimme Shelter"
Walker Shepard – banjo on "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[14]	107
Austria^[15]	32
Belgium	28
Denmark	19
France	12
Germany	17
Ireland	74
Italy	6
Netherlands	41
New Zealand	30
Norway	35
Sweden	26
Switzerland^[16]	23
UK Albums Chart^[17]	63
U.S. Billboard 200^[18]	60
Billboard European Top 100 Albums^[19]	12

Sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States	—	11,000^[13]

Release history

Date	Label	Format	Catalog
April 17, 2007	Columbia Records	CD	87251

References

^ "Critics Reviews for Twelve". Metacritic. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
^ Jurek, Thom. "Patti Smith Twelve". AllMusic. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
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^ Murphy, Peter (April 30, 2007). "Twelve Music Review". Hot Press. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
^ "Patti Smith Twelve". Mojo. May 2007. p. 118.
^ McNamee, Paul (April 18, 2007). "Patti Smith Twelve". NME. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
^ Shulman, Alan (May 9, 2007). "Patti Smith: Twelve – Music Review". No Ripcord. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
^ Spencer, Neil (March 19, 2007). "Patti Smith, Twelve". The Observer /theguardian.com. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
^ Klein, Joshua (April 20, 2007). "Patti Smith Twelve". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
^ Christgau, Robert (April 17, 2007). "Patti Smith Twelve Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
^ "Patti Smith Twelve Review". Spin. May 2007. p. 90.
^ "Press release". 2007-02-06. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
^ ^a ^b Hasty, Katie (2007-05-02). "Lavigne Remains No. 1 As Joe Debuts High". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
^ "Patti Smith ARIA Chart history (albums) (1988 to 2024)". ARIA. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
^ "World charts". Retrieved 2008-03-24.
^ "European charts". Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
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