Soldier of Fortune (Deep Purple song)
Introduction "'''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''. Although 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 has been covered by many artists and bands.
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 . Roadrunner Records lists Opeth's version among their 13 wildest covers, calling it a faithful cover and noting the band's guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt's "unexpectedly soulful vocals". * 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 . * Jiří Schelinger in a Czech version in 1977 under the title  ("Sleeping Beauty").
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