Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist who became a highly influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses. Called the "Godmother of Punk", her work is a fusion of rock and poetry. Smith's most widely known song is "Because the Night", which was co-written with Bruce Springsteen and reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978. In 2005, Patti Smith was named a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture, and in 2007, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. On November 17, 2010, she won the National Book Award for her memoir Just Kids. She is also a recipient of the 2011 Polar Music Prize. Discography 1974 - Hey Joe (Version) _ Piss Factory [Debut Single] 1975 - Horses [30th Anniversary Legacy Edition] 1976 - Radio Ethiopia [BMG Japan] 1976 - Teenage Perversity & Ships In The Night [Live] 1978 - Easter [BMG Japan] 1979 - Wave [BMG Japan] 1988 - Dream Of Life [BMG Japan] 1996 - Gone Again [BMG Japan] 1996 - Patti Smith & Michael Stipe (R.E.M.) - E-Bow The Letter [Single] 1997 - Peace And Noise [BMG Japan] 2000 - Gung Ho [BMG Japan] 2002 - Land (1975-2002) [Compilation, Demo, Live] 2004 - Trampin' [Columbia, Digipack] 2007 - Twelve [Limited Edition] 2008 - The Coral Sea (Patti Smith & Kevin Shields) 2011 - Outside Society [Compilation] 2011 - Until the End of the World [Ahk-Toong Bay-Bi Covered U2] 2011 - Words Of Love [Rave On Buddy Holly] 2012 - Banga [Special Edition] 2012 - Patti Smith & Flea - Helen Burns 2013 - Patti Smith & Johnny Depp - The Mermaid