'Soldier of Fortune' | |
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Song by Deep Purple | |
from the album Stormbringer | |
Released | December 1974 |
Recorded | August 1974 |
Genre | |
Length | 3:13 |
Label | EMI/Purple |
Songwriter(s) | David Coverdale, Ritchie Blackmore |
'Soldier of Fortune' is a blues rockballad written by Ritchie Blackmore and David Coverdale and originally released on Deep Purple's 1974 album Stormbringer. Though Deep Purple has never released the song as a single and it has never placed on the record charts, it has developed a cult following over the years, and cover versions have been released by Whitesnake, Opeth, and Black Majesty, and has been covered in concert by Blackmore's Night.
The Opeth cover was included as a bonus track in the 'Special Edition' release of Ghost Reveries (2006) and was subsequently released as a single in March 2007, which is available from iTunes.[1][2]Roadrunner Records lists Opeth's version among their 13 wildest covers, calling it a faithful cover and noting Mikael Åkerfeldt's 'unexpectedly soulful vocals.'[3]
Soldier of Fortune is a blues rock ballad written by David Coverdale and Ritchie Blackmore and originally released on Deep Purple's 1974 album Stormbringer. Soldier of Fortune is Deep Purple's 12th most 'listened' song with over 14,000 hits on Last.fm and has been included in many rock ballad compilation albums.
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Releases[edit]
'Soldier of Fortune' has been released on several albums since Stormbringer, both by Deep Purple and by other bands.
Deep Purple[edit]
- Stormbringer (1974)
- Last Concert in Japan (1977)
- This Time Around: Live in Tokyo (2001)
- The Platinum Collection (2005)
- Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple 30th Anniversary Edition (2010)
Whitesnake[edit]
- Starkers in Tokyo (1997)
- The Silver Anniversary Collection (2003)
- 30th Anniversary Collection (2008)
- Made in Britain/World Record (Live) (2013)
- The Purple Album (2015)
Opeth[edit]
- Ghost Reveries (2005) [Special Edition bonus track]
- 'Soldier of Fortune' [Single] (6 March 2007)
Black Majesty[edit]
- Tomorrowland (2007)
Bosquito[edit]
- 'Soldier of Fortune' (Cocktail Molotov album) (2003)
Blackmore's Night[edit]
Gyula Vikidál[edit]
- ˙Template:On his 1985 solo album he sang the song with the title 'Szerencse katonája' in Hungarian
References[edit]
- ^'Opeth: Soldier of Fortune (Single)'. Metal Storm. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^'Soldier of Fortune - Single'. iTunes Preview. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^'13 of Roadrunner's Wildest Covers'. Roadrunner Records. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
External links[edit]
- Soldier of Fortune at AllMusic
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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