Soldier of Fortune (Deep Purple song)

"Soldier of Fortune"
Song by Deep Purple
from the album Stormbringer
Released	December 1974 (1974-12)
Recorded	August 1974 (1974-08)
Genre	Blues rock folk rock
Length	3:13
Label	EMI/Purple
Songwriter(s)	David Coverdale, Ritchie Blackmore

"Soldier of Fortune" is a blues rock ballad 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, Black Majesty.

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]

Releases

"Soldier of Fortune" has been released on several albums since Stormbringer, both by Deep Purple and by other bands.

Deep Purple

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

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

Ghost Reveries (2005) [Special Edition bonus track]
"Soldier of Fortune" [Single] (6 March 2007 (2007-03-06))

Black Majesty

Tomorrowland (2007)

Bosquito

"Soldier of Fortune" (Cocktail Molotov album) (2003 (2003))

Blackmore's Night

Past Times with Good Company (2002)

References

↑ "Opeth: Soldier of Fortune (Single)". Metal Storm. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
↑ "Soldier of Fortune - Single". iTunes Preview. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
↑ "13 of Roadrunner's Wildest Covers". Roadrunner Records. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-08-17.

External links

Soldier of Fortune at AllMusic
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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