Jewels for Sophia

Studio album by Robyn Hitchcock

Released

1999

Robyn Hitchcock, Jon Brion, Pete Gerrald, Charlie Francis, Pat Collier

Robyn Hitchcock chronology

Moss Elixir
(1996)

Jewels for Sophia
(1999)

Luxor
(2000)

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Pitchfork Media	8.9/10 link

Jewels For Sophia is the thirteenth studio album by Robyn Hitchcock, released on Warner Records in 1999.

Since Respect (1993), the hitherto prolific Hitchcock had released just one full studio album (Moss Elixir in 1996), the rest of his recent output consisting largely of repackages and live recordings. Jewels For Sophia however contained a dozen tracks, only one of which ("No, I Don't Remember Guildford") had been recorded previously, and two extras not listed on the cover, and hidden away after a substantial pause following the album's "last" track.

Tracks include a paean to cheese in all its forms, with a sub-text of the global power struggle, and the quasi-nonsensical title number, whose lyric is rather pointed, in similar vein to John Lennon's "I Am the Walrus".

The two hidden extras are "Mr. Tongs" and "Don't Talk to Me About Gene Hackman".

Personnel

Hitchcock recorded sessions for the album in Los Angeles, California with guitarist Grant Lee Phillips and multi-instrumentalist Jon Brion; and in Seattle, Washington with guitarist Peter Buck and members of The Young Fresh Fellows. Kimberley Rew, Hitchcock's erstwhile collaborator in The Soft Boys, also appears on two songs, the first time in nearly 20 years the pair had recorded together.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Robyn Hitchcock

"Mexican God"
"The Cheese Alarm"
"Viva! Sea-Tac"
"I Feel Beautiful"
"You've Got a Sweet Mouth on You, Baby"
"NASA Clapping"
"Sally Was a Legend"
"Antwoman"
"Elizabeth Jade"
"No, I Don't Remember Guildford"
"Dark Princess"
"Jewels for Sophia"
(Unlisted) "Mr. Tongs"
(Unlisted) "Don't Talk to Me About Gene Hackman"

Robyn Hitchcock

Solo albums	Black Snake Diamond Röle Groovy Decay I Often Dream of Trains Eye Moss Elixir Jewels for Sophia Luxor Spooked Tromsø, Kaptein Love From London The Man Upstairs

with The Egyptians	Fegmania! Element of Light Globe of Frogs Queen Elvis Perspex Island Respect

with The Venus 3	Olé! Tarantula Goodnight Oslo Propellor Time

Live albums	Gotta Let This Hen Out! Give It To The Thoth Boys - Live Oddities The Kershaw Sessions Storefront Hitchcock Storefront Hitchcock L.P. Live at the Cambridge Folk Festival Robyn Sings This is the BBC Sex, Food, Death... and Tarantulas I Often Dream of Trains in New York

Compilations	Groovy Decoy Invisible Hitchcock Gravy Deco You & Oblivion Mossy Liquor A Star for Bram Obliteration Pie I Wanna Go Backwards Shadow Cat Luminous Groove There Goes The Ice

Best-ofs	Robyn Hitchcock Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians: Greatest Hits Uncorrected Personality Traits

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