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 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.

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]

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