On June 3, 1997, “Raw Power” label released “Accident of Birth”, the fourth Bruce Dickinson studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Silver Cloud Recording” in Redondo Beach, California, “Sound City Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Roy Z.

Personnel:

• Bruce Dickinson – vocals
• Adrian Smith – guitar
• Roy Z – guitar, mellotron, piano, engineer, mixing
• Eddie Casillas – bass
• David Ingraham – drums
• Richard Baker – piano
• Silvia Tsai – violin
• Rebecca Yeh – cello
• Norbert Newfied – string arrangements
• Stan Katayama – engineer, mixing
• Joe Floyd – engineer, mixing
• Greg Fidelman, Tom Banghart – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Bruce Dickinson and Roy Z, except where noted.

1. Freak
2. Toltec 7 Arrival
3. Starchildren
4. Taking the Queen
5. Darkside of Aquarius
6. Road to Hell – Bruce Dickinson, Adrian Smith
7. Man of Sorrows – Bruce Dickinson
8. Accident of Birth
9. The Magician
10. Welcome to the Pit
11. Omega
12. Arc of Space