Prince of Tears (album)

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Prince of Tears
Baxter Dury - Prince of Tears.png
Studio album by
Baxter Dury
Released27 October 2017 (2017-10-27)
Recorded2016 [1]
StudioHoxa HQ, London [2]
Length29:43
Label
Producer
  • Baxter Dury
  • Ash Workman
Baxter Dury chronology
It's a Pleasure
(2014)		Prince of Tears
(2017)		 B.E.D
(2018)

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". [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.2/10 [3]
Metacritic 78/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Arts Desk Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Clash 7/10 [7]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Loud and Quiet 7/10 [9]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Under the Radar 7/10 [14]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Prince of Tears received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 78 out of 100 from 8 critic scores. [4] Another aggregator, AnyDecentMusic?, gave it an average of 7.2 out of 10 based on 9 critics. [3]

Year-end lists

PublicationListRankRef.
BrooklynVegan Top 50 Albums of 201736 [15]
The Guardian The Best Albums of 201738 [16]
Q The 50 Albums of the Year 20178 [17]
Under the Radar Top 100 Albums of 201749 [18]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Baxter Dury, with additional lyrics by Jason Williamson on "Almond Milk" and additional composers noted below. [2]

Prince of Tears track listing
No.TitleAdd. composersLength
1."Miami"Ben Gallagher, Madelaine Hart4:34
2."Porcelain"Gallagher, Rose Elinor Dougall 4:02
3."Mungo"Gallagher, Hart3:45
4."Listen"Hart3:04
5."Almond Milk" (feat. Jason Williamson)Gallagher1:48
6."Letter Bomb"Gallagher1:43
7."Oi" 2:22
8."August" 3:03
9."Wanna"Dougall2:17
10."Prince of Tears"Gallagher, Hart3:05
Total length:29:43

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the LP liner notes. [2]

Musicians

Orchestra

Technical

Design

Charts

Chart performance for Prince of Tears
Chart (2017)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [19] 193
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [20] 116
French Albums (SNEP) [21] 65
Scottish Albums (OCC) [22] 51
UK Albums (OCC) [22] 49
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [22] 4

References

  1. ↑ Day, Laurence (18 October 2017). "Baxter Dury unveils cinematic ballad 'Prince Of Tears'". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Dury, Baxter (2017). Prince of Tears (LP liner notes). PIAS Le Label. PIASLL101CD.
  3. 1 2 "Baxter Dury – Prince of Tears". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Prince of Tears by Baxter Dury". Metacritic . Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Prince of Tears Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  6. ↑ Fedrick, Javi (25 October 2017). "CD: Baxter Dury – Prince of Tears". The Arts Desk . Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  7. ↑ Gray, Josh (25 October 2017). "Baxter Dury – Prince Of Tears". Clash . Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  8. ↑ Petridis, Alexis (26 October 2017). "Baxter Dury: Prince of Tears review – making a success of the family business". The Guardian . Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  9. ↑ Stubbs, Stuart (25 October 2017). "Baxter Dury – Prince of Tears". Loud and Quiet . Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  10. ↑ Perry, Andrew (September 2017). "Baxter Dury – Prince of Tears". Mojo . No. 288 (November 2017). Peterborough, England: Bauer Consumer Media Ltd. p. 94. ISSN   1351-0193.
  11. ↑ Cochrane, Greg (2 November 2017). "Baxter Dury – 'Prince Of Tears' Review". NME . Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  12. ↑ Tuscadero, Inky (8 October 2017). "Prince Of Tears | Baxter Dury". Record Collector . Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  13. ↑ Hodgkinson, Will (27 October 2017). "Pop review: Baxter Dury: Prince of Tears". The Times . Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  14. ↑ Matt the Raven (31 October 2017). "Prince of Tears (Heavenly)". Under the Radar . Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  15. ↑ "BrooklynVegan's Top 50 Albums of 2017". BrooklynVegan . 22 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  16. ↑ "The best albums of 2017: the full list". The Guardian . 5 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  17. ↑ Oldham, James; Kessler, Ted (17 November 2017). "No. 8: Baxter Dury – Prince of Tears". Q . No. January 2018. Peterborough, England: Bauer Consumer Media Ltd. pp. 86–91. ISSN   0955-4955.
  18. ↑ "Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2017". Under the Radar . 30 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  19. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Baxter Dury – Prince of Tears" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  20. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Baxter Dury – Prince of Tears" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  21. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Baxter Dury – Prince of Tears". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  22. 1 2 3 "Baxter Dury | Artist | Official Charts". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 21 December 2025.
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