Jewels for Sophia

by Robyn Hitchcock

Jewels for Sophia cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 20 July 1999
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 53:34
  • Community rating: 3.63/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Following the critically acclaimed reunion of The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock returned to his prolific solo career with this delightfully eccentric effort. Assisted by numerous notable guests, including Peter Buck and Grant-Lee Phillips, the album thrives on Hitchcock's uniquely surreal lyricism and breezy psychedelic folk-pop melodies.

Genres

Descriptors: eccentric, witty, literate, jangly, lo-fi, dreamy, male-vocals, retro

Tracklist

  1. Mexican God (2:57)
  2. The Cheese Alarm (4:03)
  3. Viva! Sea-Tac (3:51)
  4. I Feel Beautiful (4:02)
  5. You've Got A Sweet Mouth On You, Baby (4:27)
  6. NASA Clapping (3:30)
  7. Sally Was A Legend (2:32)
  8. Antwoman (4:44)
  9. Elizabeth Jade (2:19)
  10. No, I Don't Remember Guildford (4:45)
  11. Dark Princess (5:40)
  12. Jewels For Sophia (4:09)
  13. Mr Tongs (3:55)
  14. Gene Hackman (2:40)

Credits

  • Tim Keegan - backing vocals, acoustic guitar, backing vocals [harmonies], performer [pop], piano, vocals [antvoices], lead guitar, shaker, backing vocals [harmonies], acoustic guitar [lead], backing vocals [harmonies], acoustic guitar guitar piano shakers, background vocals vocal
  • Aloke Dutta - tabla
  • Scott McCaughey - bass, backing vocals [harmonies], bass, handclaps, bass handclaps
  • Tad Hutchison - drums, handclaps, percussion, drums (drum set) handclaps percussion
  • Peter Buck - electric guitar [12 string], guitar
  • Kurt Bloch - organ, handclaps, percussion, handclaps organ percussion
  • Grant Lee Phillips - backing vocals [harmony], bass, vocals [antvoices]
  • John Fell - bass

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