Prince of the Poverty Line

Prince of the Poverty Line
Studio album by Skyclad
Released	March 22, 1994
Genre	Folk metal
Length	52:00
Label	Noise
Producer	Kevin Ridley
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Skyclad chronology
Jonah's Ark (1993) Prince of the Poverty Line (1994) The Silent Whales of Lunar Sea (1995)

Prince of the Poverty Line is the fourth full-length studio album by British folk metal group Skyclad. It is a loose concept album about urban decay in post-Thatcherite Britain.

According to Kevin Ridley, producer and, from 1997, a full band-member, this album remains their biggest seller.

Track listing

1. "Civil War Dance" - 5:03
2. "Cardboard City" - 5:05
3. "Sins of Emission" - 3:33
4. "Land of the Rising Slum" - 4:28
5. "The One Piece Puzzle" - 5:52
6. "A Bellyful of Emptiness" - 4:57
7. "A Dog in the Manger" - 6:10
8. "Gammadion Seed" - 5:26
9. "Womb of the Worm" - 6:56
10. "The Truth Famine" - 4:30
11. "Brothers Beneath the Skin" (Limited edition bonus track)

Some editions of the album contain the studio tracks from the Skyclad EP Tracks from the Wilderness as alternate bonus tracks, including the Thin Lizzy cover, "Emerald":

11. "Emerald" - 3:34 (Gorham/Downey/Robertson/Lynott)
12. "A Room Next Door" - 4:51
13. "When All Else Fails" - 4:19

• All Songs Written By Ramsey/Walkyier unless otherwise noted

Production

• Produced By Kevin Ridley & Skyclad
• Engineered & Mixed By Kevin Ridley

Personnel

• Martin Walkyier: Lead Vocals
• Steve Ramsey: Six & Twelve String Guitars, Backing Vocals
• Dave Pugh: Electric & Acoustic Guitars
• Cath Howell: Keyboards, Violin, Backing Vocals
• Graeme English: Bass, Backing Vocals
• Keith Baxter: Drums

• With-Tony Bray, Steve Chahley, Graig Dodds, Mark Dodds, Alex Martin: Additional Backing Vocals