David Coverdale Songs Ranked

David Coverdale (born 22 September 1951) is an English rock singer best known for his work with Whitesnake, a hard rock band he founded in 1978. Before Whitesnake, Coverdale was the lead singer of Deep Purple from 1973 to 1976, after which he established his solo career. A collaboration with Jimmy Page resulted in a 1993 album that was certified Platinum. In 2016, Coverdale was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Deep Purple, giving one of the band’s induction speeches. Coverdale is known in particular for his powerful blues-tinged voice. Here are all of David Coverdale songs ranked.

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15. ‘Til the End of Time – Whitesnake (Good to Be Bad, 2008)

“This song is probably the most realistic song ever. I cannot stop replaying the song when I hear it because it’s THAT good. Just listen to the song and you will learn the truth about everything you have done in the past. “

14. Peace Lovin’ Man (White Snake, 1977)

“‘Peace Lovin’ Man’ is a John Lennon type composition which was going to be covered at one time by Joe Cocker. Coverdale puts in a truly superb vocal especially in the early part of the song.”

13. Love Is Blind (The Silver Anniversary Collection, 2003)

“Definitely the best. The sheer deepness inside the song, unlike some others, does not turn into a shallow emotional pit, but turns into something… gut wrenching. It just gets into your head. truly AMAZING!”

12. Whisper a Prayer for the Dying (Coverdale–Page, 1993)

“The middle of the song has a pretty heavy section though. Best overall song on the album. Coverdale’s least offensive vocal & lyrical performance. My edited version of this came out the best. Some good songs for sure with the epic closer “Whisper A Prayer For The Dying” being pretty damn alright.”

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11. Blindman (White Snake, 1977)

“Blindman is worth the whole record. Before he re-recorded it for Ready n’ Willing, he record the original one for this record. Blindman’ which is almost an ode to Free both lyrically and arrangement wise. This track and indeed the whole album may have been, gosh, the best thing the lad ever did.”

10. Sailing Ships (Slip of the Tongue, 1989)

“Amazing song because of its meaning lyrically, but also its rhythm and sound, sending chills through you like a shock wave. So Powerful! The song’s quality breaks through my mind and chisels my heart ever so sweetly.”

9. Don’t You Cry (Into the Light, 2000)

“This song should be my favourite song more than there other song, it has an awesome lyrics, nice sound and there drum beats are fabulous. The music is just mysterious and breathtaking.”

8. Hole in the Sky (White Snake, 1977)

“‘Hole In The Sky’ is almost certainly one of those and is probably Coverdale’s finest vocal performance ever. A heartfelt soulful ballad it deserved a wider audience than it receives at the time. It was released as a single in May 1977 but unsurprisingly disappeared without trace in the punk filled airwaves of the time.”

7. Crying in the Rain (Saints & Sinners, 1982)

“This is an all time favorite by Whitesnake but I put it lower because it might be too heavy to be called a ballad, even a power ballad. But after listening to fast extreme metal, every slower song sounds like a ballad to me”

6. Don’t Leave Me This Way (Coverdale–Page, 1993)

“A power ballad that is almost 8 minutes long – from the 1993 album with Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin. If this song reminds you of Led Zeppelin, you are right – music was written by Jimmy Page.”

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5. Last Note of Freedom (Days of Thunder, 1990)

“Just love this song amazing! It was on the Days Of Thunder OST, a Tom Cruise film, 1990. I like the song so much that I do hear it near-about 50 times a day… This is one of my all-time favorite songs… Love this song, love this band… The music is very empowering. It has been so many years since this song came out, never got bored with it.”

4. Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City (Trouble, 1978)

“A great cover song – the original isn’t a ballad but Whitesnake made it sound like a ballad: they played it slower and heavier, and Coverdale sang it more emotionally. And they played it rock style.”

3. Only My Soul (Northwinds, 1978)

“Only My Soul begins to push the right buttons this is a pretty good Coverdale/Whitesnake rock ballad. The beautiful ballad ‘Only my soul’ is clearly the blue-print for the song ‘Blindman’ which was to appear on later albums..”

2. Mistreated (Burn, 1974)

“A pretty heavy ballad-esque song. The live version from California 1974 is very good. This song is utter perfection. The opening is so exciting it gives me goosebumps just writing about it. Hits hard right out the gate and every moment of it is awesome, so many layers to this amazing song, the instrumentals are incredible.”

1. Soldier of Fortune (Stormbringer, 1974)

“When I heard this song for the first time, I was surprised a singer at 22 sounded so sad, as if he had already experienced a lot in life. Maybe David Coverdale was an old soul in a young body…  This is a complete song which absolutely gives pleasure to your ears and mind. Really a mind blowing song.”