Soldier of Fortune (Lied)

Soldier of Fortune ist eine Ballade der britischen Hardrockband Deep Purple, die 1974 auf dem Album Stormbringer veröffentlicht wurde.

Soldier of Fortune
Deep Purple
Veröffentlichung	November 1974
Länge	3:13
Genre(s)	Ballade, Bluesrock, Folk Rock
Text	David Coverdale
Musik	Ritchie Blackmore
Label	EMI Music (Europa) Warner Bros. (USA)
Album	Stormbringer
Coverversionen
2006	Opeth: Ghost Reveries
2015	Whitesnake: The Purple Album

Aufnahme

Soldier of Fortune wurde im August des Jahres 1974 in den Münchner Musicland Studios eingespielt, aber nie als Single ausgegeben. Der Song zählt zu den herausragenden Stücken des Albums.

Liveaufführungen

Deep Purple führte den Song während der Come Taste the Band Tour Ende 1975 live auf, und veröffentlichte ihn auf dem Album Last Concert in Japan, welches erst 1977 nach der Auflösung der Band erschien.

Remakes und Coverversionen

Ex-Deep-Purple-Sänger David Coverdale führte Soldier of Fortune erstmals in den frühen 1980er Jahren mit seiner Band Whitesnake auf. Das Lied gelangte in späteren Jahren immer öfter in deren Liveprogramm, auf Kompilationen, Best-of-Alben und 2015 schließlich als Coverversion auf das The Purple Album. Soldier of Fortune erhielt mit den Jahren einen Kultstatus und erscheint regelmäßig auf Deep-Purple-Kompilationen und Best-of-Alben. Weitere Coverversionen stammen unter anderem von Opeth (auf deren Album Ghost Reveries sowie als Single), Black Majesty (auf dem Album Tomorrowland), Blackmore’s Night (auf dem Livealbum Past Times with Good Company) und Rainbow. 2014 wurde der Song zum Gedenken an den verstorbenen Deep-Purple-Organisten Jon Lord (Celebrating Jon Lord) mit Glenn Hughes als Sänger im Rahmen der Sunflower Jam in der Londoner Royal Albert Hall aufgeführt.

Weblinks

• Soldier of Fortune Lyrics
• Soldier of Fortune Guitar tabs

Literatur

• Jürgen Roth und Michael Sailer: Deep Purple, die Geschichte einer Band. Verlagsgruppe Koch GmbH/Hannibal, 2005. S. 270.

Einzelnachweise

Deep Purple

Ian Gillan Steve Morse Roger Glover Don Airey Ian Paice
Rod Evans Ritchie Blackmore Nick Simper Jon Lord David Coverdale Glenn Hughes Tommy Bolin Joe Lynn Turner
Studioalben	Shades of Deep Purple The Book of Taliesyn Deep Purple Deep Purple in Rock Fireball Machine Head Who Do We Think We Are Burn Stormbringer Come Taste the Band Perfect Strangers The House of Blue Light Slaves and Masters The Battle Rages On Purpendicular Abandon Bananas Rapture of the Deep Now What?! Infinite Whoosh! Turning to Crime
Livealben	Concerto for Group and Orchestra Made in Japan Made in Europe Deep Purple In Concert Live in London Last Concert in Japan Nobody’s Perfect Come Hell or High Water Live at The Olympia ’96 Total Abandon: Live in Australia In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra Deep Purple Live in Concert 72/73 Live at Montreux 69 Around the World Live Phoenix Rising Live at the Royal Albert Hall Live at the Rotterdam Ahoy The Soundboard Series Live at Montreux 2006 Live at Montreux 2011 The BBC Sessions 1968–1970 Perfect Strangers – Live Live in Graz 1975 Celebrating Jon Lord the Rock Legend – Live at the Royal Albert Hall Long Beach 1971 From the Setting Sun … In Wacken … To the Rising Sun in Tokyo Long Beach 1976 The Infinite Live Recordings Vol.1 Live in Newcastle 2001 Live in Rome 2013 Win Entertainment Centre Wollongong, Australia 2001/03/13 – Live in Wollongong 2001 Hammersmith Apollo London, England 2002/02/22 – Live in London 2002 Bombay Calling (Live in 95) Tokyo International Forum – Tokyo, Japan 2001/03/24–03/25 Hong Kong Coliseum – Hong Kong, China 2001/03/20 Live in Verona Mk. IV • Last Concert in Japan Mk. II • Deep Purple in Concert Mk. II • Scandinavian Nights (Live 1970 in Stockholm) Mk. II • In the Absence of Pink (Knebworth 85) Mk. II • Come Hell or High Water Mk. VII • Live at the Olympia ’96 Mk. VII • Total Abandon: Live in Australia Mk. VII • Live at the Royal Albert Hall Mk. VII • Live at the Rotterdam Ahoy Mk. VII • The Soundboard Series Mk. II • Live in Stuttgart Mk. VIII • Live at Montreux 2006: They All Came Down to Montreux Mk. VIII • Live at Montreux 2011 Mk. I • Live in Inglewood Mk. II • Kneel & Pray Mk. II • Gemini Suite Live Mk. II • Scandinavian Nights Mk. II • Space Vol. 1 & 2 Mk. II • Live in Aachen 1970 [Official Archive] Mk. II • Deep Purple in Concert Mk. II • Denmark 1972 Mk. III • Live at the California Jam Mk. III • Just Might Take Your Life Mk. III • Perks and Tit Mk. III • The Final Concerts Mk. III • Live in Paris 1975 Mk. IV • This Time Around: Live in Tokyo Mk. IV • On the Wings of a Russian Foxbat Mk. II • In the Absence of Pink Mk. II • Live Across Europe 1993 Mk. VII • Live at Montreux 1996
Kompilationen	(Purple Passages) Mark I & II 24 Carat Purple Powerhouse The Mark II Purple Singles Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple Greatest Purple The Anthology Singles A’s and B’s 30: Very Best of – 30th Anniversary Collection Very Best of The Platinum Collection The Vinyl Collection A Fire in the Sky Mk. IV • Days May Come & Days May Go Mk. IV • 1420 Beachwood Drive Black Night – Best Child in Time – Best II
EPs	April New Live & Rare New Live & Rare Vol. 2 Deep Purple in Rock Burn (Live) New Live & Rare Vol. 3 Bad Attitude Rhino HI-Five: Deep Purple
Videoalben	Around the World 1995–1999 They All Came Down to Montreux: Live at Montreux 2006 Live at Montreux 2011 Live In Verona From the Setting Sun … In Wacken … To the Rising Sun in Tokyo California Jam 1974 Perfect Strangers Live Mk. II • Concerto for Group and Orchestra Mk. II • Special Edition EP Mk. II • Scandinavian Nights (Live in Denmark) (Machine Head Live 1972) Mk. II • Live in Concert 1972/73 Mk. III • Live in California ’74 MK. IV • Phoenix Rising Mk. IV • Deep Purple Rises over Japan Mk. II • The Videosingles Mk. II • Bad Attitude Mk. II • Doing Their Thing Mks I-V • Heavy Metal Pioneers [Rockumentary] Mk. II • Come Hell or High Water Mk. VII • Bombay Calling Mk. VII • Live at Montreux 1996 Mk. VII • Live Encounters Mk. VII • Live in Australia: Total Abandon Mk. VII • Live at the Royal Albert Hall Mk. VII • Perihelion Machine Head New, Live & Rare – The Video Collection 1984–2000 Masters from the Vaults Rock Review 1969–1972 Live Encounters Mk. II • Live in Concert ’72/73 Mk. III • Live in California ’74 Mk. I – IV • History, Hits & Highlights ’68 – ’76
Singles	Hush Kentucky Woman River Deep – Mountain High Hallelujah Anthem Black Night Speed King Strange Kind of Woman Fireball Never Before Highway Star Smoke on the Water Woman from Tokyo Might Just Take Your Life Burn Black Night (Live) Smoke on the Water (Live) Stormbringer Lady Double Dealer You Keep on Moving Perfect Strangers Knocking at Your Back Door Call of the Wild King of Dreams Hush [1988] Love Conquers All Black Night (Remix) Above and Beyond Anthem Emmaretta Help Concerto Flight of the Rat Child in Time No No No Black Night (Live) Child in Time (Live) Lazy Highway Star Space Truckin Super Trouper Smoke on the Water (Live) Burn Lady Double Dealer Lay Down, Stay Down Stormbringer Gettin’ Tighter You Keep On Moving The Bird Has Flown Nobody’s Home Bad Attitude Anya Time to Kill Talk About Love The Battle Rages On Anyone’s Daughter Aviator Hey Cisco Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming The Turtle Island Shuffle Don’t Hold Your Breath Any Fule Kno That Don’t Make Me Happy Jack Ruby Whatsername Black Night (Live in Australia 1999) Smoke on the Water (Live 1999) The Well-Dressed Guitar All the Time in the World Vincent Price Above & Beyond Time For Bedlam All I Got Is You Johnny’s Band The Surprising Throw My Bones Man Alive Nothing At All
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