Twelve (Patti Smith album)

2007 studio album of cover songs by Patti Smith

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

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]

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

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^ 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.
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^ "European charts". Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
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