Skunkworks (album)

Skunkworks
Studio album by Bruce Dickinson
Released	1996
Genre	Hard Rock
Label	Castle
Producer	Jack Endino
Bruce Dickinson chronology
Balls to Picasso (1994) Skunkworks (1996) Skunkworks Live EP (1996)

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Skunkworks is a hard rock album released in 1996 by Bruce Dickinson.

Originally, Bruce intended for Skunkworks to be the debut album of a band by the same name. However, the label would not publish the record under any other name than Bruce Dickinson. Consequently the album sounds quite different from Bruce's other solo works. Most songs in this album have the central theme being science and/or related themes. Furthermore, the songs are relatively short, with most running around 3 minutes. The band didn't last and for his next solo project, Accident of Birth, he teamed up again with guitarist Roy Z (from Balls to Picasso). The album name refers to the code name for the military testing program.

In 2005, Skunkworks was re-released and the 2005 extended version included songs performed live, such as "Inertia", "Faith", "Innerspace", "The Prisoner" and other previously unreleased songs.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Bruce Dickinson and Alex Dickson, except where noted. 

Original track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Space Race"	5:55
2.	"Back from the Edge"	4:28
3.	"Inertia"	3:40
4.	"Faith"	3:39
5.	"Solar Confinement"	4:02
6.	"Dreamstate"	4:41
7.	"I Will Not Accept the Truth"	3:50
8.	"Inside the Machine"	3:17
9.	"Headswitch"	3:28
10.	"Meltdown"	6:17
11.	"Octavia"	3:17
12.	"Innerspace" (Dickinson, Dickson, Chris Dale)	3:28
13.	"Strange Death in Paradise"	6:17

Track listing for the 2005 expanded edition (2nd CD)

1. "I'm in a Band With an Italian Drummer"
2. "Rescue Day"
3. "God's Not Coming Back"
4. "Armchair Hero"
5. "R 101"
6. "Re-entry"
7. "Americans Are Behind"
8. "Inertia" (live)
9. "Faith" (live)
10. "Innerspace" (live)
11. "The Prisoner" (Iron Maiden cover) (live)

Personnel

• Bruce Dickinson - vocals
• Alex Dickson - Guitar
• Chris Dale - Bass
• Alessandro Elena - drums