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Twelve (Patti Smith album)

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Twelve
Studio album of cover songs by
Patti Smith
ReleasedApril 17, 2007
Recorded2007
StudioElectric Lady Studios, New York City; Loho Studios, New York City; Effigy Studios, Ferndale, Michigan
GenreRock
Length56:41
LabelColumbia
ProducerPatti Smith, Jay Dee Daugherty, Lenny Kaye, Tony Shanahan
Patti Smith chronology
Trampin'
(2004) 		Twelve
(2007) 		Banga
(2012)
Singles from Twelve
  1. "Gimme Shelter"
    Released: 2007
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic65/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blender[3]
Hot Press6/10[4]
Mojo[5]
NME7/10[6]
No Ripcord9/10[7]
The Observer[8]
Pitchfork Media2.7/10[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

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

Personnel

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Band

Additional personnel

Charts

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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

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

Release history

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

References

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  1. ^ "Critics Reviews for Twelve". Metacritic. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  2. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Patti Smith Twelve". AllMusic. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  3. ^ "Patti Smith Twelve". Blender. May 2007. p. 105.
  4. ^ Murphy, Peter (April 30, 2007). "Twelve Music Review". Hot Press. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  5. ^ "Patti Smith Twelve". Mojo. May 2007. p. 118.
  6. ^ McNamee, Paul (April 18, 2007). "Patti Smith Twelve". NME. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  7. ^ Shulman, Alan (May 9, 2007). "Patti Smith: Twelve – Music Review". No Ripcord. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  8. ^ Spencer, Neil (March 19, 2007). "Patti Smith, Twelve". The Observer /theguardian.com. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  9. ^ Klein, Joshua (April 20, 2007). "Patti Smith Twelve". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  10. ^ Christgau, Robert (April 17, 2007). "Patti Smith Twelve Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  11. ^ "Patti Smith Twelve Review". Spin. May 2007. p. 90.
  12. ^ "Press release". 2007-02-06. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  13. ^ a b Hasty, Katie (2007-05-02). "Lavigne Remains No. 1 As Joe Debuts High". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "World charts". Retrieved 2008-03-24.
  16. ^ "European charts". Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  17. ^ "UK chart". Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  18. ^ "Billboard 200". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  19. ^ "European Top 100 Albums". Billboard. 2007-09-05. Retrieved 2008-03-01. [dead link]
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