# Moss Elixir > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Moss_Elixir > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Moss_Elixir.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moss_Elixir > Source revision: 1154001453 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1996 album by Robyn Hitchcock Moss Elixir Studio album by Robyn Hitchcock Released 1996 Genre Folk rock, folk pop, alternative rock Label Warner Bros.[1] Producer Robyn Hitchcock Robyn Hitchcock chronology Respect (1993) Moss Elixir (1996) Jewels for Sophia (1999) Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [2] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music [3] Rolling Stone [4] ***Moss Elixir*** is an album by English singer-songwriter [Robyn Hitchcock](/source/Robyn_Hitchcock), released in 1996.[5][6] It contains twelve original compositions, predominantly acoustic. *Moss Elixir* came packaged in green and gold, continuing the theme of his earlier solo acoustic albums, *I Often Dream of Trains* and *Eye*. The CD insert includes a short story: a vaguely autobiographical, surrealist account of Hitchcock in the afterlife, which weaves several images and titles from the album's contents into its storyline, including the elixir of the album's title. "De Chirico Street" alludes to [metaphysical](/source/Metaphysical_art) painter [Giorgio de Chirico](/source/Giorgio_de_Chirico). The album's first single was "Alright, Yeah".[7] ## Production Following the loss of his father, Hitchcock had recorded little in the preceding five years. When he re-emerged, he had dispensed with old group the Egyptians and begun working with new musicians, including Deni Bonet, a violinist with whom Hitchcock would collaborate several times in the years following. "Man with a Woman's Shadow" was coproduced by [Calvin Johnson](/source/Calvin_Johnson_(musician)).[8] ## Critical reception The *[Chicago Reader](/source/Chicago_Reader)* wrote that Hitchcock's "ringing guitar and gently Lennon-influenced singing are right up front, and other instruments appear only when the songs really ask for them ... Hitchcock hasn't sounded so engaged since 1990's *Eye*."[9] ## Track listing All tracks composed by Robyn Hitchcock 1. "Sinister but She Was Happy" 1. "The Devil's Radio" 1. "Heliotrope" 1. "Alright, Yeah" 1. "Filthy Bird" 1. "The Speed of Things" 1. "Beautiful Queen" 1. "Man with a Woman's Shadow" 1. "I Am Not Me" 1. "De Chirico Street" 1. "You and Oblivion" 1. "This Is How It Feels" ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Music Reviews"](https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/1996-09-06/524725/). *www.austinchronicle.com*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Moss Elixir - Robyn Hitchcock | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/moss-elixir-mw0000188513) – via www.allmusic.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). [*The Encyclopedia of Popular Music*](https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&pg=PA1798). Omnibus Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780857125958](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780857125958) – via Google Books. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Rolling Stone : Robyn Hitchcock: Moss Elixir : Music Reviews"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070224062011/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/robynhitchcock/albums/album/227321/review/5943796/moss_elixir). *[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)*. 24 February 2007. Archived from [the original](http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/robynhitchcock/albums/album/227321/review/5943796/moss_elixir) on 24 February 2007. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Robyn Hitchcock Biography, Songs, & Albums"](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/robyn-hitchcock-mn0000832524/biography). *AllMusic*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Thompson, Dave (6 April 2000). [*Alternative Rock*](https://books.google.com/books?id=ZHP-r9-eqdAC&pg=PA417). Hal Leonard Corporation. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780879306076](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780879306076) – via Google Books. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["ROBYN HITCHCOCK'S ECCENTRIC ELIXIR'"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1996/08/21/robyn-hitchcocks-eccentric-elixir/676f823c-34ca-4448-9cba-9a8dfcf1342e/). *The Washington Post*. Retrieved 6 April 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Young, Michael Roberts, Linda Gruno, John. ["Playlist"](https://www.westword.com/music/playlist-5056771). *Westword*.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_multiple_names:_authors_list)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Meyer, Bill (24 October 1996). ["Robyn Hitchcock"](http://chicagoreader.com/music/robyn-hitchcock-3/). *Chicago Reader*. v t e 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 Robyn Hitchcock Shufflemania! 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 with Andy Partridge Planet England 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 Outtake albums Groovy Decoy Invisible Hitchcock Mossy Liquor A Star for Bram Obliteration Pie Shadow Cat The Man Downstairs: Demos & Rarities Compilations Gravy Deco Robyn Hitchcock Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians: Greatest Hits Uncorrected Personality Traits Box sets I Wanna Go Backwards Luminous Groove Related articles The Soft Boys Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Moss Elixir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moss_Elixir) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moss_Elixir?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.