12 Songs (Neil Diamond album)

12 Songs
Studio album by
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
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Blender
E!A
Entertainment WeeklyA
The Guardian
Mojo
Pitchfork4.1/10
Q
Rolling Stone
Slant Magazine

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.