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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
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Blender
Hot Press	6/10
Mojo
NME	7/10
No Ripcord	9/10
The Observer
Pitchfork Media	2.7/10
Rolling Stone
Spin

Twelve is the tenth studio album by Patti Smith, released April 17, 2007 on Columbia Records. 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. 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

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

Sales

Release history

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. "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.
15. "World charts". Retrieved 2008-03-24.
16. "European charts". Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
17. "UK chart". Retrieved 2008-03-01.
18. "Billboard 200". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
19. "European Top 100 Albums". Billboard. 2007-09-05. Retrieved 2008-03-01.

External links

• Twelve at AllMusic
• Twelve at Sony BMG

• Patti Smith albums
• 2007 albums
• Albums produced by Lenny Kaye
• Columbia Records albums
• 2000s covers albums