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Soldier of Fortune (Loudness album)

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Soldier of Fortune
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 17, 1989
StudioThe Village Recorder, Los Angeles
Studio 56, Los Angeles
Quantum Sound Studios, New Jersey
Skip Saylor Studios, Hollywood
Gold Rush Studio, Tokyo
GenreHeavy metal, glam metal
Length45:29
LabelATCO, WEA Japan
ProducerMax Norman, Roger Probert
Loudness chronology
Jealousy
(1988)
Soldier of Fortune
(1989)
On the Prowl
(1991)
Singles from Soldier of Fortune
  1. "You Shook Me" / "Faces in the Fire"
    Released: 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[2]

Soldier of Fortune is the eighth studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Loudness, and their first with American vocalist Mike Vescera. It is the band's third album produced by Max Norman after Thunder in the East in 1985 and Lightning Strikes in 1986. The album is co-produced by Fates Warning's producer Roger Probert.[3] Despite the good critical reception[1] and the strong support given by the label, the album failed to chart in the US. The CD contains heavy and fast tracks like "Soldier of Fortune", "You Shook Me", "Red Light Shooter", "Running for Cover", "Faces in the Fire" and "Demon Disease".

A music video for the song "You Shook Me" was made, where the band can be affected by playing at the foot of the famous Hollywood peak, which falls apart specifically before the same sound force.

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Loudness; all music is composed by Akira Takasaki

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Soldier of Fortune"3:55[4]
2."You Shook Me"4:42
3."Danger of Love"5:02
4."Twenty-Five Days"4:22
5."Red Light Shooter"4:50
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Running for Cover"4:21
2."Lost Without Your Love"4:56
3."Faces in the Fire"4:08
4."Long After Midnight"4:38
5."Demon Disease"4:34

Personnel

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Loudness
Additional musicians
Production
  • Max Norman – producer, mixing
  • Roger Probert – producer
  • Bill Freesh – engineer
  • Charlie Brocco, Steve Sisco, Dave Carpenter, Joe Barresi, Pat MacDougall, Masanori Ihara – assistant engineers
  • Chris Bellman – mastering

References

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  1. ^ a b Hinds, Andy. "Loudness Soldier of Fortune review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 202. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  3. ^ "Loudness : Soldier of Fortune (1989) : Liner Notes". Takasaki.net. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
  4. ^ "Loudness – Soldier of Fortune". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved March 29, 2010.