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 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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| Studio album of cover songs by | ||||
| 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 | |||
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| 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 | |
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artists (date) | Length |
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| 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 |
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| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| Austria[14] | 32 |
| Belgium | 28 |
| Denmark | 19 |
| France | 12 |
| Germany | 17 |
| Ireland | 74 |
| Italy | 6 |
| Netherlands | 41 |
| New Zealand | 30 |
| Norway | 35 |
| Sweden | 26 |
| Switzerland[15] | 23 |
| UK Albums Chart[16] | 63 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[17] | 60 |
| Billboard European Top 100 Albums[18] | 12 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States | — | 11,000[13] |
| Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| April 17, 2007 | Columbia Records | CD | 87251 |
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