Twelve (Patti Smith album)

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 cover versions. It debuted on 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 tracks that are not on the album: "Perfect Day" by Lou Reed and "Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect" by The Decemberists.

Twelve
Studio album of cover songs by Patti Smith
Released	April 17, 2007
Recorded	2007
Genre	Rock
Length	56:41
Label	Columbia
Producer	Patti Smith
Patti Smith chronology
Trampin' (2004) Twelve (2007) Banga (2012)
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]

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 – guitar
• Jay Dee Daugherty – drums, percussion, accordion
• Tony Shanahan – bass, keyboards, vocals

Additional personnel

• Andi Ostrowe – live sound mixing
• Barre Duryea – bass
• David Bett – art direction
• Duncan Webster – guitar
• Emery Dobyns – engineering, mixing
• Flea – bass
• Giovanni Sollima – cello
• Greg Calbi – mastering
• Jack Petruzelli – guitar
• Jackson Smith – guitar
• Jesse Smith – backing vocals
• John Cohen – banjo
• Luis Resto – piano
• Mario Resto – drums
• Paul Nowinski – double bass
• Peter Stampfel – fiddle
• Rich Robinson – dulcimer, guitar
• Sam Shepard – banjo
• Steven Sebring – photography
• Tom Verlaine – guitar
• Walker Shepard – banjo

Charts

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

Sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France	—	27,900[19]
United States	—	11,000[13]

Release history

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

References

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. Hasty, Katie (2007-05-02). "Lavigne Remains No. 1 As Joe Debuts High". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
14. "World charts". Retrieved 2008-03-24.
15. "European charts". Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
16. "UK chart". Retrieved 2008-03-01.
17. "Billboard 200". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
18. "European Top 100 Albums". Billboard. 2007-09-05. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
19. "Les Albums les plus Vendus en 2006" (in French). InfoDisc. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2015.

External links

• Twelve at AllMusic
• Twelve at Sony BMG