On June 1, 2012, “Columbia” label released “Banga”, the eleventh Patti Smith studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Electric Lady Studios” in New York, and “Hobo Recorders” in Hoboken, New Jersey, and was produced by Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan, Jay Dee Daugherty and Lenny Kaye.

Personnel:

• Patti Smith – vocals, photography, Polaroids
• Lenny Kaye – guitars, backing vocals
• Tony Shanahan – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
• Jay Dee Daugherty – drums, percussion, mandocello, backing vocals
• Tom Verlaine – guitar
• Jack Petruzzelli – guitar, Hammond organ
• Johnny Depp – guitar, drums 
• Jackson Smith – guitar
• Luca Lanzi – vocals, guitar
• Riccardo Dellocchio – steel guitar
•  Jesse Smith – piano
• Rob Morsberger – piano
• Sauro Lanzi – accordion 
• Massimilano Gregorio – bass 
• Fabrizio Morganti – percussion 
• Louie Appel – drums
• Maxim Moston – violin
• Entcho Todorov – violin
• Andreas Petermann – violin 
• Hiroko Taguchi – viola
• Dave Eggar – cello
• Tadhg Brady – vocals
• Clea Payer – vocals
• Fynn Payer – vocals
• Kobyn Payer – vocals
• Stewart Lerman – engineer, recording, mixing
• Andrea Rovacchi – engineer, recording 
• Iestyn Polson – additional engineering
• Emery Dobyns – additional engineering
• Eric Spring – additional engineering
• Keenan Wyatt – additional engineering
• Pete Bischoff – engineer assistant
• Phil Joly – engineer assistant
• Elizabeth Bauer – engineer assistant
• Michael H. Brauer – mixing 
• Ryan Gilligan – mixing assistant, Pro Tools engineer 
• Greg Calbi – mastering
• Dave Bett – art direction
• Steve Sebring – photography, front cover
• Mount Fuji image courtesy of The Granger Collection, New York

Track listing:

All tracks by Pattis Smith, except where noted.

1. Amerigo – Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan
2. April Fool – Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan
3. Fuji-san – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
4. This Is the Girl – Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan, Stewart Lerman
5. Banga
6. Maria – Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan
7. Mosaic – Patti Smith, Jay Dee Daugherty
8. Tarkovsky (The Second Stop is Jupiter) – Patti Smith, Sun Ra
9. Nine
10. Seneca – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
11. Constantine’s Dream – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
12. After the Gold Rush – Meil Young