Twelve

by Patti Smith

Twelve cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 24 April 2007
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:02:55
  • Community rating: 3.02/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The legendary punk poet delivered her first-ever album composed entirely of cover songs, reinterpreting classic material from artists like Nirvana, The Rolling Stones, and Tears for Fears. The record features a relaxed, acoustic-driven folk-rock aesthetic, highlighting her unmistakable vocal phrasing and deep reverence for rock history.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic

Tracklist

  1. Are You Experienced? (4:46)
  2. Everybody Wants to Rule the World (4:03)
  3. Helpless (4:02)
  4. Gimme Shelter (4:58)
  5. Within You Without You (4:51)
  6. White Rabbit (3:54)
  7. Changing of the Guards (5:45)
  8. The Boy in the Bubble (4:29)
  9. Soul Kitchen (3:45)
  10. Smells Like Teen Spirit (6:31)
  11. Midnight Rider (4:02)
  12. Pastime Paradise (5:24)
  13. Everybody Hurts (6:17)

Credits

  • Andi Ostrowe - other [p. a.]
  • Giovanni Sollima - cello
  • Jimi Hendrix - written-by
  • Jackson Smith - guitar [solo]
  • Chris Hughes - written-by
  • Ian Stanley - written-by
  • Roland Orzabal - written-by
  • Neil Young - written-by

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