Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "\"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. As of 30 May 2014, \"Soldier of Fortune\" is Deep Purple's 7th most \"listened\" song with over 15,000 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, Black Majesty and the Romanian band Iris.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. Roadrunner Records lists Opeth's version among their 13 wildest covers, calling it a faithful cover while adding Mikael Åkerfeldt's \"unexpectedly soulful vocals.\""@en }
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- Soldier_of_Fortune_(song) abstract "\"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. As of 30 May 2014, \"Soldier of Fortune\" is Deep Purple's 7th most \"listened\" song with over 15,000 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, Black Majesty and the Romanian band Iris.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. Roadrunner Records lists Opeth's version among their 13 wildest covers, calling it a faithful cover while adding Mikael Åkerfeldt's \"unexpectedly soulful vocals.\"".