Soldier of Fortune (Deep Purple song)
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"Soldier of Fortune" | |
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Song by Deep Purple | |
from the album Stormbringer | |
Released | December 1974 |
Recorded | August 1974 |
Genre | Blues 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, 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]
Releases[]
"Soldier of Fortune" has been released on several albums since Stormbringer:
- Stormbringer (1974)
- Last Concert in Japan (1977)
- Fireworks (Italy-only compilation) (1985)
- This Time Around: Live in Tokyo (2001)
- The Platinum Collection (2005)
- Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple 30th Anniversary Edition (2010)
Cover versions[]
- Whitesnake's version first appeared on the 1997 live album Starkers in Tokyo, then later on The Silver Anniversary Collection (2003), 30th Anniversary Collection (2008) and Made in Britain/World Record (Live) (2013) then in a studio version on their 2015 album The Purple Album which was also released as a single.
- Opeth's version was first released as a bonus track on the Special Edition of their 2005 album Ghost Reveries then as a single on 6 March 2007 .
- Black Majesty on the 2007 album Tomorrowland.
- Bosquito on the 2003 album Cocktail Molotov.
- Blackmore's Night on the 2002 album Past Times with Good Company.
- Gyula Vikidál in a Hungarian version on his 1985 solo album under the title "Szerencse katonája".
- Jiří Schelinger in a Czech version in 1977 under the title "Šípková Růženka" ("Sleeping Beauty").
References[]
- ^ "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[]
- 1974 songs
- Deep Purple songs
- Rock ballads
- Songs written by Ritchie Blackmore
- Songs written by David Coverdale
- Folk rock songs
- 2007 singles
- Whitesnake songs
- 2015 singles
- 1970s rock song stubs