Twelve (Patti Smith album)

Twelve
Studio album 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
  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 an album by Patti Smith, released April 17, 2007 on Columbia Records.[12] As the title suggests, 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.

Track listing

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

Band

Additional personnel

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

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". Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  16. "UK chart". Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. 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.

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