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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