David Paton
born on 29/10/1949 in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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David Paton (born 29 October 1949) is a Scottish bass and guitar player, most notably with three different bands: Pilot, The Alan Parsons Project, and Camel. He has also worked as a solo artist, session musician, and sometime vocalist. He wrote and sang on Pilot's two big hits: "January" and "Magic".
Paton was also a member of an early version of the Bay City Rollers.[1]
Paton was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and grew up in the south-eastern suburb of Gilmerton, where he attended Liberton High School.
In the 1980s, Paton was known for his work with Elton John in studio albums and touring around the world. Other credits include bass guitar and backing vocals for several records by Fish, and several albums by Rick Wakeman in the 1990s. In 1984, he was a member of Keats.
His first solo album was released in 1991, titled Passions Cry, and second album No Ties No Strings was released in 2003. No Ties No Strings was a re-recording of his never released album from 1980.
Paton also appeared solo in the Countdown Spectacular 2 concert series in Australia, between August and September 2007, as a performer and musical director. He also sang a duet entitled "All of My Days" with the Scottish singer-songwriter, Kenny Herbert.
References
- Pilot reach the heights
External links
- Official site - detailed list of Paton's session work
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Eric Faulkner Alan Longmuir Derek Longmuir Les McKeown Stuart "Woody" Wood Discography Studio albums: Related articles Tam Paton |
| Pilot | |
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*David Paton
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| Studio albums | *From the Album of the Same Name (1974)
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| Compilations | *Best of Pilot (1980)
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| Singles | *"Just a Smile"
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| Related articles | *Bay City Rollers
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| Camel | |
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Andrew Latimer · Colin Bass · Denis Clement · Ton Scherpenzeel Doug Ferguson · Peter Bardens · Andy Ward · Richard Sinclair · Mel Collins · Jan Schelhaas · Kit Watkins · Paul Burgess · Dave Stewart · Guy LeBlanc | |
| Studio albums | Camel · Mirage · Music Inspired by The Snow Goose · Moonmadness · Rain Dances · Breathless · I Can See Your House from Here · Nude · The Single Factor · Stationary Traveller · Dust and Dreams · Harbour of Tears · Rajaz · A Nod and a Wink |
| Live albums | Greasy Truckers Live at Dingwalls Dance Hall · A Live Record · Pressure Points · On the Road 1972 · Never Let Go · On the Road 1982 · On the Road 1981 · Coming of Age · Gods of Light '73-'75 · The Paris Collection |
| Compilations | Chameleon - The Best Of Camel · The Collection · A Compact Compilation · Landscapes · Echoes: The Retrospective · Camel - Master Series · Lunar Sea |
| Fish | |
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| Solo studio albums | Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors • Internal Exile • Songs from the Mirror • Suits • Sunsets on Empire • Raingods with Zippos • Fellini Days • Field of Crows • 13th Star |
| Studio albums with Marillion | Script for a Jester's Tear • Fugazi • Misplaced Childhood • Clutching at Straws |
| Compilations | Yin and Yang • Kettle of Fish • Bouillabaisse |
| Singles | "Shortcut to Somewhere" • "State of Mind" • "Big Wedge" • "A Gentleman's Excuse Me" • "The Company" • "Internal Exile" • "Credo" • "Something in the Air" • "Lady Let It Lie" • "Fortunes of War" • "Brother 52" • "Change of Heart" • "Incomplete" • "Arc of the Curve" • "Zoe 25" |
| Contributors | Tony Banks • Robin Boult • Sam Brown • Mark Brzezicki • Steve Brzezicki • James Cassidy • Mark Daghorn • Janick Gers • Hal Lindes • Calum Malcolm • Chris Kimsey • Jon Kelly • Elliot Ness • Foster Paterson • David Paton • Mickey Simmonds • Dave Stewart • Elizabeth Troy Antwi • Tony Turrell • Frank Usher • Steve Vantsis • Bruce Watson • John Wesley • Kevin Wilkinson • Mark Wilkinson • Steven Wilson • John Young |
| Labels | EMI • Polydor • Dick Brothers Record Company • Roadrunner Records • Chocolate Frog Records • Snapper Music |
| Other | Fish discography • Marillion discography |
| The Alan Parsons Project |
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| Alan Parsons | Eric Woolfson | Andrew Powell | Ian Bairnson | Richard Cottle |
| Discography |
| Studio Albums: Tales of Mystery and Imagination | I Robot | Pyramid | Eve | The Turn of a Friendly Card | Eye in the Sky | Ammonia Avenue | Vulture Culture | Stereotomy | Gaudi |
| Compilations: The Best of the Alan Parsons Project | The Best of the Alan Parsons Project, Vol. 2 | The Essential Alan Parsons Project |
| Singles: "(The System Of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether" | "The Raven" | "I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You" | "Don't Let It Show" | "What Goes Up" | "Damned If I Do" | "Games People Play" | "Time" | "Snake Eyes" | "Eye in the Sky" | "Psychobabble" | "You Don't Believe" | "Don't Answer Me" | "Prime Time" | "Let's Talk About Me" | "Days Are Numbers (The Traveller)" | "Stereotomy" |
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