Twelve (Patti Smith album)
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| Studio album by Patti Smith | ||||
| Released | April 17, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 56:41 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Patti Smith | |||
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Twelve is an album by Patti Smith, released April 17, 2007 on Columbia Records.[2] 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.[3] 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.
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[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Songwriter | Length |
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| 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, John Densmore, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger (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) | Peak position |
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| Austria[4] | 32 |
| Belgium | 28 |
| Denmark | 19 |
| France | 12 |
| Germany | 17 |
| Ireland | 74 |
| Italy | 6 |
| Netherlands | 41 |
| New Zealand | 30 |
| Norway | 35 |
| Sweden | 26 |
| Switzerland[5] | 23 |
| UK Albums Chart[6] | 63 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[7] | 60 |
| Billboard European Top 100 Albums[8] | 12 |
[edit] Release history
| Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| April 17, 2007 | Columbia Records | CD | 87251 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Patti Smith". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=Patti+Smith.
- ^ "Press release". 2007-02-06. http://www.kaapeli.fi/aiu/ps/twelve.html. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
- ^ Hasty, Katie (2007-05-02). "Lavigne Remains No. 1 As Joe Debuts High". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003579383. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
- ^ "World charts". http://acharts.us/album/16195. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ^ "European charts". http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?key=55990&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
- ^ "UK chart". http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=989. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
- ^ "Billboard 200". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1028329. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
- ^ "European Top 100 Albums". Billboard. 2007-09-05. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=293&cfgn=Albums&cfn=European+Top+100+Albums&ci=3090635&cdi=9633601&cid=05%2F05%2F2007. Retrieved 2008-03-01.[dead link]
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