Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 65/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Blender | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Hot Press | 6/10[4] |
Mojo | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | 7/10[6] |
No Ripcord | 9/10[7] |
The Observer | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork Media | 2.7/10[9] |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Spin | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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
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 |
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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 |
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United States | — | 11,000[13] |
Release history
Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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April 17, 2007 | Columbia Records | CD | 87251 |
References
- ^ "Critics Reviews for Twelve". Metacritic. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "Patti Smith Twelve". AllMusic. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ "Patti Smith Twelve". Blender. May 2007. p. 105.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "World charts". Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ^ "European charts". Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
- ^ "UK chart". Retrieved 2008-03-01.
- ^ "Billboard 200". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
- ^ "European Top 100 Albums". Billboard. 2007-09-05. Retrieved 2008-03-01. [dead link ]