Soldier of Fortune (Loudness album)

Soldier of Fortune
Studio album by Loudness
Released	September 17, 1989
Recorded	The Village Recorder, Los Angeles Studio 56, Los Angeles Quantum Sound Studios, New Jersey Skip Saylor Studios, Hollywood Gold Rush Studio, Tokyo
Genre	Heavy metal, glam metal
Length	45:29
Label	ATCO WEA Japan
Producer	Max Norman, Roger Probert
Loudness chronology
Jealousy EP (1988) Soldier of Fortune (1989) On the Prowl (1991)

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Soldier of Fortune is Japanese heavy metal band Loudness' eighth studio album, and their first with American vocalist Mike Vescera. It's the third Loudness 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. Despite the good critical reception and the strong support given by the label, the album failed to chart in the USA.

Track listing

1. "Soldier of Fortune" - 3:55
2. "You Shook Me" - 4:42
3. "Danger of Love" - 5:02
4. "Twenty Five Days from Home" - 4:22
5. "Red Light Shooter" - 4:50
6. "Running for Cover" - 4:21
7. "Lost Without Your Love" - 4:56
8. "Faces in the Fire" - 4:08
9. "Long After Midnight" - 4:38
10. "Demon Disease" - 4:34

All music is by Akira Takasaki. Lyrics are credited to Loudness

Personnel

Band members

• Mike Vescera - vocals
• Akira Takasaki - guitars
• Masayoshi Yamashita - bass
• Munetaka Higuchi - drums

Additional musicians

• Claude Schnell - keyboards

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