Twelve (Patti Smith album) explained

Twelve
Type:	Studio
Longtype:	of cover songs
Artist:	Patti Smith
Cover:	Twelve - Patti Smith.jpg
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
Prev Title:	Trampin'
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	Banga
Next Year:	2012

Twelve is the tenth studio album by Patti Smith, released April 17, 2007 on Columbia Records.^[1] 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.^[2] 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.

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
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	107
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

External links

• • Twelve at Sony BMG

Notes and References

1. Web site: Press release . 2008-03-01 . 2007-02-06.
2. Lavigne Remains No. 1 As Joe Debuts High . 2008-03-01 . Hasty, Katie . Billboard . 2007-05-02.
3. Web site: Patti Smith ARIA Chart history (albums) (1988 to 2024). ARIA. Imgur.com. July 28, 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
4. Web site: World charts . 2008-03-24.
5. Web site: European charts . 2008-03-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090416003213/http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?key=55990&cat=a . 2009-04-16 .
6. Web site: UK chart . 2008-03-01 .
7. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1028329|pure_url=yes}} Billboard 200 ]. 2008-03-01 . Allmusic.
8. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=patti smith|chart=European Albums}} European Top 100 Albums ]. 2008-03-01 . Billboard . 2007-09-05.