Soldier of Fortune (John Paul Young song)
"Soldier of Fortune" is an electronic pop song by Australian pop singer John Paul Young, written by John Capek and Marc Jordan, and released in 1983.[1][2] The song peaked at number 17 on the Australian Kent Music Report and stayed in the chart for 19 weeks.
| "Soldier Of Fortune" | ||||
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| Single by John Paul Young | ||||
| from the album One Foot in Front | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Genre | New wave, synthpop | |||
| Length | 3:58 (single edit) 4:34 (album version) 5:09 (extended version) | |||
| Label | Innovative Communication/I.C. Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | John Capek, Marc Jordan | |||
| Producer(s) | John Capek | |||
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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.
Track listing
- Soldier of Fortune (John Capek, Marc Jordan) – 4:34
- The Sirens (John Paul Young, Jordan) – 4:06
- Soldier of Fortune (J. Capek, M. Jordan) (Extended) – 5:09
Personnel
- Rick Lewis – cover
- SNB – mastering
- Tony Beuttel – engineer, mixing, producer (track: 2)
- Mike Stavrou – engineer
- John Capek – producer (tracks: 1)
- John Paul Young – producer (track: 2)
- Warren Morgan – producer (track: 2)
References
- "Soldier Of Fortune B/W The Sirens | Australian Music Database". australianmusicdatabase.com. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- "John Paul Young - Soldier Of Fortune". Discogs. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
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