Prince of the Poverty Line

Prince of the Poverty Line is the fourth full-length studio album by British folk metal band 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. Many people consider it to be the band's masterwork.

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) – 3:45

The US edition of the album contains the studio tracks from the Skyclad EP Tracks from the Wilderness as alternate bonus tracks, including the Thin Lizzy cover, "Emerald":
 * 1) "Emerald" – 3:34 (Gorham/Downey/Robertson/Lynott)
 * 2) "A Room Next Door" – 4:51
 * 3) "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