12 Songs (Neil Diamond album)

12 Songs
Studio album by
Neil Diamond
ReleasedNovember 8, 2005 (2005-11-08)
RecordedApril 2004–Summer 2005
GenreRock, country
Length54:15
LabelAmerican/Columbia
ProducerRick Rubin
Neil Diamond chronology
Stages: Performances 1970–2002
(2003) 		12 Songs
(2005) 		The Best of Neil Diamond
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk8.3/10[1]
Allmusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA[3]
Pitchfork Media4.1/10[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
Slant Magazine[6]

12 Songs is the twenty-sixth studio album by Neil Diamond, released in 2005. It was his first studio album since 2001's Three Chord Opera. It was produced by Rick Rubin.

The working title for the album was self-titled. The original pressing of the album was copy-protected using Sony's controversial XCP technology.[7]

  1. ^ Weber, Scott. "Neil Diamond – 12 Songs". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Atkins, Martyn (November 7, 2005). "12 Songs". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  4. ^ Hogan, Marc (November 21, 2005). "Neil Diamond: 12 Songs". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  5. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on February 14, 2007.
  6. ^ Keefe, Jonathan (November 6, 2005). "Neil Diamond: 12 Songs". Slant Magazine. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  7. ^ "SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT - cp.sonybmg.com/xcp". 24 December 2008. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.