12 Songs (Neil Diamond album)
| 12 Songs | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 8, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | April 2004–Summer 2005 | |||
| Genre | Rock, country | |||
| Length | 54:15 | |||
| Label | American/Columbia | |||
| Producer | Rick Rubin | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Blender | |
| E! | A |
| Entertainment Weekly | A |
| The Guardian | |
| Mojo | |
| Pitchfork | 4.1/10 |
| 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.