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Soldiers of Fortune (album)

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Soldiers of Fortune
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1986
Genre
Length42:32
LabelPasha
ProducerRandy Bishop, Spencer Proffer
Outlaws chronology
Los Hombres Malo
(1982)
Soldiers of Fortune
(1986)
Hittin' the Road
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Kerrang![2]

Soldiers of Fortune is the eighth studio album by American southern rock band Outlaws, released in 1986 (See 1986 in music), and the first with original guitarist Henry Paul since 1977's Hurry Sundown. A video was shot for "One Last Ride", but the album sold poorly.

Track listing

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  1. "One Last Ride" (Randy Bishop, Chuck Glass) – 4:26
  2. "Soldiers of Fortune" (R. Bishop, L.C. Cohen, Henry Paul, Hughie Thomasson, Alan Walden) – 3:32
  3. "The Night Cries" (R. Bishop, Cohen, Paul, Thomasson) – 4:36
  4. "The Outlaw" (Duane Evans, Steve Grisham, Paul) – 3:49
  5. "Cold Harbor" (Glass, Paul) – 4:26
  6. "Whatcha Don't Do" (Thomasson, Paul, John Townsend) – 3:50
  7. "Just the Way I Like It" (Spencer Proffer, Billy Thorpe) – 4:02
  8. "Saved by the Bell" (R. Bishop, Jon Butcher) – 3:56
  9. "Lady Luck" (Evans, Grisham, Paul) – 3:52
  10. "Racin' for the Red Light" (Bishop, Freddie Salem, Thomasson) – 6:03

Personnel

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Band members

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Additional musicians

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  • Randy Bishop - keyboards, programming, backing vocals
  • Jon Butcher, Bart Bishop, John Townsend, Stacey Lyn Shaffer - backing vocals
  • Buster McNeil - guitar, backing vocals
  • Jimmy Glenn - drums

Production

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  • Producer: Randy Bishop
  • Executive producer: Spencer Proffer
  • Engineer: Hanspeter Huber

Charts

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Album

Year Chart[3] Position
1986 The Billboard 200 160

References

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  1. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Outlaws Soldiers of Fortune review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
  2. ^ Putterford, Mark (11 December 1986). "The Outlaws 'Soldiers of Fortune'". Kerrang!. Vol. 135. London, UK: United Magazines ltd. p. 16.
  3. ^ "Soldiers of Fortune Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-09-14.