Soldiers of Fortune
Encyclopedia
Soldiers of Fortune is a studio album by American
southern rock
band Outlaws, released in 1986. (See 1986 in music
). Original guitarist Henry Paul returned to the band for the first time since 1977's "Hurry Sundown".
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
southern rock
Southern rock
Southern rock is a subgenre of rock music, and genre of Americana. It developed in the Southern United States from rock and roll, country music, and blues, and is focused generally on electric guitar and vocals...
band Outlaws, released in 1986. (See 1986 in music
1986 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1986.-January-June:*January 23 – The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame takes place...
). Original guitarist Henry Paul returned to the band for the first time since 1977's "Hurry Sundown".
Track listing
- "One Last Ride" (Randy Bishop, Chuck Glass) – 4:26
- "Soldiers of Fortune" (R. Bishop, L.C. Cohen, Henry PaulHenry Paul (musician)Henry Paul is an American southern rock and country singer/songwriter who was a founding member of the Southern rock band Outlaws, the front man and founder of the Henry Paul Band and the lead singer for the country band BlackHawk.-Early life:Henry was born in Kingston, New York and lived on a...
, Hughie ThomassonHughie ThomassonHugh Edward Thomasson, Jr. was an American guitarist and singer, best known as a founding member of Outlaws and as a guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd....
, Alan Walden) – 3:32 - "Night Cries" (R. Bishop, Cohen, Paul, Thomasson) – 4:36
- "Outlaw" (Duane Evans, Steve Grisham, Paul) – 3:49
- "Cold Harbor" (Glass, Paul) – 4:26
- "Whatcha Don't Do" (Paul, John Townsend) – 3:50
- "Just the Way I Like It" (Spencer Proffer, Billy ThorpeBilly ThorpeWilliam Richard "Billy" Thorpe, AM was a renowned English-born Australian pop / rock singer-songwriter and musician...
) – 4:02 - "Saved by the Bell" (R. Bishop, Jon Butcher) – 3:56
- "Lady Luck" (Evans, Grisham, Paul) – 3:52
- "Racin' for the Red Light" (Bishop, Freddie Salem, Thomasson) – 6:03
Band members
- Henry PaulHenry Paul (musician)Henry Paul is an American southern rock and country singer/songwriter who was a founding member of the Southern rock band Outlaws, the front man and founder of the Henry Paul Band and the lead singer for the country band BlackHawk.-Early life:Henry was born in Kingston, New York and lived on a...
- guitar, vocals, background vocals - Hughie ThomassonHughie ThomassonHugh Edward Thomasson, Jr. was an American guitarist and singer, best known as a founding member of Outlaws and as a guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd....
- guitar, vocals, background vocals - Steve Grisham - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocals, background vocals - Chuck Glass - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, keyboards, vocals, background vocals - David Dix - percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Additional musicians
- Randy Bishop - keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, programming, backing vocals - Jon Butcher, Bart Bishop, John Townsend, Stacey Lyn Shaffer - backing vocals
- Buster McNeil - guitar, backing vocals
- Jimmy Glenn - drums
Production
- Producer: Randy Bishop
- Executive producer: Spencer Proffer
- Engineer: Hanspeter Huber
Charts
AlbumYear | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|
1987 | The Billboard 200 | 172 |