Twelve (Patti Smith album)
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| Cover album by Patti Smith | |||||
| Released | April 17, 2007 | ||||
| Recorded | 2007 | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 56:41 | ||||
| Label | Columbia | ||||
| Producer | Patti Smith | ||||
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This article is about the album by Patti Smith. For the album by Cobalt 60, see Twelve (album). For other uses, see Twelve.
Twelve is the rock album by Patti Smith, released April 17, 2007 on Columbia Records.[1] 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.[2] A promotional EP entitiled 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.
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[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Songwriter | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Are You Experienced?" | Jimi Hendrix | 4:46 |
| 2 | "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" | Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, Chris Hughes (Tears for Fears) | 4:07 |
| 3 | "Helpless" | Neil Young (Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young) | 4:02 |
| 4 | "Gimme Shelter" | Jagger/Richards (The Rolling Stones) | 5:00 |
| 5 | "Within You Without You" | George Harrison (The Beatles) | 4:51 |
| 6 | "White Rabbit" | Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane) | 3:54 |
| 7 | "Changing of the Guards" | Bob Dylan | 5:47 |
| 8 | "The Boy in the Bubble" | Paul Simon, Forere Motloheloa | 4:30 |
| 9 | "Soul Kitchen" | Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore (The Doors) | 3:45 |
| 10 | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic (Nirvana) | 6:31 |
| 11 | "Midnight Rider" | Gregg Allman, Robert Payne (The Allman Brothers Band) | 4:02 |
| 12 | "Pastime Paradise" | Stevie Wonder | 5:26 |
| 13 | "Everybody Hurts" (bonus) | Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe (R.E.M.) | 6:17 |
[edit] Personnel
Band
- Patti Smith – vocals, clarinet
- Lenny Kaye – guitar
- Jay Dee Daugherty – drums, percussion, accordion
- Tony Shanahan – bass, keyboards, vocals
Additional personnel
- Andi Ostrowe – live sound mixing
- Barre Duryea – bass
- David Bett – art direction
- Duncan Webster – guitar
- Emery Dobyns – engineering, mixing
- Flea – bass
- Giovanni Sollima – cello
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Jack Petruzelli – guitar
- Jackson Smith – guitar
- Jesse Smith – backing vocals
- John Cohen – banjo
- Luis Resto – piano
- Mario Resto – drums
- Paul Nowinski – double bass
- Peter Stampfel – fiddle
- Rich Robinson – dulcimer, guitar
- Sam Shepard – banjo
- Steven Sebring – photography
- Tom Verlaine – guitar
- Walker Shepard – banjo
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2007)[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] | Position |
|---|---|
| Billboard 200 | 60 |
| Billboard Comprehensive Albums | 60 |
| Top Internet Albums | 12 |
| Tastemakers | 3 |
| Top Rock Albums | 18 |
| European Top 100 Albums | 12 |
| UK Albums Chart | 63 |
| Austria | 32 |
| Belgium | 28 |
| Denmark | 19 |
| France | 12 |
| Germany | 17 |
| Ireland | 74 |
| Italy | 6 |
| Netherlands | 41 |
| New Zealand | 30 |
| Norway | 35 |
| Sweden | 26 |
| Switzerland | 23 |
| United World Chart | 33 |
[edit] Release history
| Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| April 17, 2007 | Columbia Records | CD | 87251 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Press release (2007-02-06). Retrieved on 2008-03-01.
- ^ Hasty, Katie (2007-05-02). Lavigne Remains No. 1 As Joe Debuts High. Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-03-01.
- ^ Billboard 200. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2008-03-01.
- ^ Billboard Comprehensive Albums. Billboard (2007-09-12). Retrieved on 2008-03-01.
- ^ Top Internet Albums. Billboard (2007-09-12). Retrieved on 2008-03-01.
- ^ Tastemakers. Billboard (2007-09-12). Retrieved on 2008-03-01.
- ^ Top Rock Albums. Billboard (2007-09-12). Retrieved on 2008-03-01.
- ^ European Top 100 Albums. Billboard (2007-09-05). Retrieved on 2008-03-01.
- ^ UK chart. Retrieved on 2008-03-01.
- ^ European charts. Retrieved on 2008-03-01.
- ^ World charts. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
