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"Soldier of Fortune" is a 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 ...
In a retrospective review Alex Henderson of AllMusic writes that "Stormbringer falls short of the excellence of Machine Head and Who Do We Think We Are, but nonetheless boasts some definite classics – including the fiery "Lady Double Dealer," the ominous title song (a goth metal treasure), the sweaty "High Ball Shooter," and the melancholy ballad "Soldier of Fortune."
Fireball is the fifth studio album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in 1971 as the second album with the Mark II line-up, consisting of Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice. It was recorded at various times between September 1970 and June 1971.
Deep Purple 25 Years Anniversary World Tour, aka The Battle Rages on Tour, 1993; Deep Purple and Joe Satriani Tour, 1993–1994; Deep Purple Secret Mexican Tour (short warm-up tour with Steve Morse), 1994; Deep Purple Secret USA Tour, 1994–1995; Deep Purple Asian & African Tour, 1995; Purpendicular World Tour, 1996–1997; A Band on World ...
Formed in early 1968 by Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Rod Evans, Ritchie Blackmore, and Nick Simper, Deep Purple released their debut album, Shades of Deep Purple, in July of that year. The band has taken on many new members over the years, and Ian Paice is the last member from the original line-up still with the band.
[1] [2] The song peaked at number 17 on the Australian Kent Music Report and stayed on the chart for 19 weeks. The song gained further prominence when it was picked as the theme song for the 1984 Disabled Olympics held in New York, and it also went on to be a hit in Germany.
"Soldier of Fortune" (Deep Purple song) (1974) "Soldier of Fortune" (John Paul Young song) (1983) "Soldier of Fortune", from Bad Reputation (1977) by Thin Lizzy "Soldier of Fortune", from I've Got the Rock'n'Rolls Again (1981) by The Joe Perry Project
"Deep Purple" is a song and the biggest hit written by pianist Peter DeRose, who broadcast between 1923 and 1939 with May Singhi as "The Sweethearts of the Air" on the NBC radio network. The British rock band Deep Purple named themselves after the song. Paul Whiteman recorded and released the original version of the song in 1934 as an ...