Prince of Tears is the fifth studio album by English musician Baxter Dury, released in October 2017 through PIAS Le Label and Heavenly Recordings. It was produced by Dury and Ash Workman, with additional production by Mike Moore. Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods features on the track "Almond Milk", and Rose Elinor Dougall provides the lead vocals for "Porcelain".

Critical reception

Another aggregator, AnyDecentMusic?, gave it an average of 7.2 out of 10 based on 9 critics.

Year-end lists Publication List Rank BrooklynVegan Top 50 Albums of 2017 36 The Best Albums of 2017 38 Q The 50 Albums of the Year 2017 8 Under the Radar Top 100 Albums of 2017 49

Track listing

Personnel Credits are adapted from the LP liner notes.

Musicians Baxter Dury – vocals (except track 2), piano (2–4, 9), synth (5–6, 8), Wurlitzer (5, 8), Hammond organ (6) Mike Moore – guitar (all tracks) Damon Reece – drums (all tracks) Billy Fuller – bass (except 7) Madelaine Hart – vocals (except 7) Ben Gallagher – synth (1) Fabienne Débarre – synth (2, 7–8), piano (9–10) Rose Elinor Dougall – lead vocals (2) Jason Williamson – vocals (5)

Orchestra Joseph Davies - string arrangement and conducting Zosia Jagodzinska, Sergio Lopez, Ben Trigg, Valerie Welbanks – cello (1–4, 8, 10) Jennifer Ames, Anisa Arslanagic, Richard Jones, Joanne Miller – viola (1–4, 8, 10) Flora Curzon, Mandhira de Saram, Paloma Deike, Phil Granell, Adam Hill, Jamie Hutchinson, Rowena Kennally, Clare Taylor – violin (1–4, 8, 10)

Technical Baxter Dury, Ash Workman – production Mike Moore – additional production Dani Spragg – engineering Craig Silvey – mixing Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York Jimmy Hogarth – recording at Hoxa HQ, London Cameron Craig – recording of strings at The Church, London Richard Jones – orchestra fixer

Design Tom Beard – photography Mike Title – back sleeve photo art direction Alex Cowper – design and layout

Charts + Chart performance for Prince of Tears Chart (2017) Peakposition Scottish Albums (OCC) 51 UK Albums (OCC) 49 UK Independent Albums (OCC) 4

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