DESCRIPTION: Soldier of Fortune is a blues rock ballad written by David Coverdale and Ritchie Blackmore and originally released on Deep Purple's 1974 album Stormbringer. Soldier of Fortune is Deep Purple's 12th most "listened" song with over 14,000 hits on Last.fm and has been included in many rock ballad compilation albums. 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.
Released December 1974 Recorded August 1974 Genre Rock, Blues rock Length 03:13 Writer David Coverdale Composer Ritchie Blackmore
