Soldier of Fortune (John Paul Young song)

"Soldier of Fortune"
Single by John Paul Young
from the album One Foot in Front
Released	1983
Genre	Synth-pop
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
John Paul Young singles chronology
"Oh No No" (1982) "Soldier of Fortune" (1983) "War Games" (1984)

"Soldier of Fortune" is a song written by John Capek and Marc Jordan, and first released by the Manhattan Transfer on their 1983 album Bodies and Souls. Australian pop singer John Paul Young released his version in October 1983 as the lead single from his seventh studio album One Foot in Front (1984).[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.

Track listing

1. "Soldier of Fortune" (John Capek, Marc Jordan) – 4:34
2. "The Sirens" (John Paul Young, Warren Morgan) – 4:06
3. "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 (track 1)
• John Paul Young – producer (track 2)
• Warren Morgan – producer (track 2)

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[3]	17

Other recordings

Co-writer of the song Marc Jordan released two of his own versions of the song, one on the soundtrack album of the film Youngblood and another, featuring a slower arrangement, on his 1987 album Talking Through Pictures.

References

1. "Soldier Of Fortune B/W The Sirens | Australian Music Database". australianmusicdatabase.com. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
2. "John Paul Young - Soldier Of Fortune". Discogs. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 346. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.