Released October 5, 2004 Artist Robyn Hitchcock Producer David Rawlings Genres Folk music, Folk rock | Spooked
(2004) Olé! Tarantula
(2006) Release date 5 October 2004 Label Yep Roc Records | |
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Recorded 2004; Woodlands Studios, Nashville, Tennessee Similar Jewels for Sophia, Moss Elixir, I Wanna Go Backwards, Olé! Tarantula, Black Snake Diamond | ||
Robyn hitchcock spooked 02 if you know time
Spooked is the fifteenth studio album by Robyn Hitchcock. It was recorded in collaboration with Gillian Welch and David Rawlings at Woodlands Studio in Nashville, TN in 2004, and released later that year.
Contents
The set comprises twelve new recordings, all Hitchcock compositions with the exception of "Trying to Get to Heaven Before They Close the Door", a cover of a Bob Dylan song.
The tracks revisit Hitchcock's 1980s style, containing in their lyrics portrayals of several eccentric characters, surreal situations and scenarios, and several references to death, one of Hitchcock's most enduring themes. The packaging too is retrospective, its green and yellow packaging falling in line with previous solo-acoustic albums such as Eye and Moss Elixir. The painting on the front is a detail from one of Hitchcock's own, featuring an enlarged cat-like creature looming from behind a wall.
Hitchcock dedicates the album to 'The Dark Princess', using the title of a track from 1999's Jewels for Sophia as a pseudonym for his partner Michele Noach.
Track listing
All songs by Robyn Hitchcock except where noted
- "Television" – 6:22
- "If You Know Time" – 3:32
- "Everybody Needs Love" – 3:17
- "English Girl" – 3:21
- "Demons and Fiends" – 2:14
- "Creeped Out" – 3:15
- "Sometimes a Blonde" – 4:53
- "We're Gonna Live in the Trees" – 3:24
- "Tryin' to Get to Heaven Before They Close the Door" (Bob Dylan) – 6:00
- "Full Moon in My Soul" – 3:02
- "Welcome to Earth" – 0:49
- "Flanagan's Song" – 4:39
Songs
1Television6:22
2If You Know Time3:32
3Everybody Needs Love3:17