David Paton

David Paton () er ein skotsk bassist, gitarist og songar.

Det første bandet hans heitte The Beachcombers og dei fekk platekontrakt i 1968 med CBS Records. Dei endra namn til The Boots og gav ut nokre singlar. I 1970 erstatta han ein gitarist i Bay City Rollers, men spelte ikkje inn noko med dei før han vart medlem av bandet Fresh, som endra namn til Chrystian og gav ut ein singel i 1971. I 1973 var Paton med å skipe Pilot, som gav ut debutalbumet sitt i 1974. I 1976 byrja han å samarbeide med produsenten Alan Parsons og gav ut det første albumet under namnet Alan Parsons Project, Tales of Mystery & Imagination. Paton spelte bass og song med bandet fram til albumet Stereotomy i 1986. Han spelte òg som studiomusikar, mellom anna på dei to førte albuma med Kate Bush i 1978, The Kick Inside og Lionheart.

I 1980-åra samarbeidde han med Camel og Elton John, og fleire album med Fish, Rick Wakeman og Keats. 

Sidan 1991 har han gjeve ut fleire soloalbum.

Diskografi

Solo
 1991 : Passions Cry
 1997 : Fragments
 2003 : The search
 2007 : Fellow man
 2009 : The Studio Diary Songs
 2012 : Under The Sun
 2019 : The Traveller

David Paton & Friends 
 2007 : Originals

Boots 
- Singlar :
 1968 : «The Animal In Me»
 1968 : «Keep Your Lovelight Burning»

Chrystian 
- Singel :
 1971 : «Nursery Lane»

Pilot 
- Studioalbum :
 1974 : From the Album of the Same Name 
 1975 : Second Flight 
 1976 : Morin Heights - spelt inn i Morin Heights Le Studio.
 1977 : Two's A Crowd
 2002 : Blue Yonder 
 2008 : The Craighall Demos 71:76 
 2014 : A Pilot Project - David Paton's tribute to The Alan Parsons Project

- Samlealbum : 
 1980 : The Best Of Pilot
 1997 : Magic 
 1997 : Magic: A Golden Classics Edition 
 2004 : A's, B's & Rarities

Alan Parsons Project 
- Studioalbum :
 1976 : Tales of Mystery and Imagination
 1977 : I Robot
 1978 : Pyramid
 1979 : Eve
 1980 : The Turn of a Friendly Card
 1982 : Eye in the Sky
 1984 : Ammonia Avenue
 1985 : Vulture Culture
 1985 : Stereotomy

Kate Bush 
- Studioalbum :
 1978 : The Kick Inside 
 1978 : Lionheart

Camel

1982: The Single Factor
1984: Stationary Traveller
1991: Dust and Dreams
1994: On the Road 1982
1996: Harbour of Tears

Keats 
- Singel :
 1984 : «Turn Your Heart Around» / «Ask No Questions»

- Album :
 1984 : Keats - Reissued in 2015 : With Peter Bardens, Colin Blunstone, Ian Bairnson, Stuart Elliott. Produsert av Alan Parsons

Rick Wakeman 
- Singlar :
 1991 : «Don't Fly Away» med «After Prayers»
 1996 : «Welcome a Star» - Rick Wakeman & Ramon Remedios - Edited on Cassette Single & CD Single

- Studioalbum :
 1988 : Time Machine - With Ashley Holt, Roy Wood, Tony Fernandez, etc. - Edited on Vinyl LP, Cassette & CD.
 1991 : The Classical Connection
 1991 : African Bach
 1991 : Softsword
 1993 : The Classical Connection 2 - With Chris Squire, Bill Bruford & Steve Howe.
 1993 : Prayers 
 1995 : Rock & Pop Legends : Rick Wakeman - With Ashley Holt & Tony Fernandez. 
 1995 : Almost Live in Europe - The title says it all, recordings were so bad they had to rework in studio after the tour. 
 1996 : The New Gospels
 1996 : Can You Hear Me?
 1996 : Orisons

Fish 
- Studioalbum :
 1991 : Internal Exile
 1993 : Songs from the Mirror
 1994 : Suits

- Konsertalbum :
 1991 : Derek Dick & His Amazing Electric Bear 
 1992 : There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Fish (unofficial release)
 1993 : For Whom The Bells Toll 
 1993 : Toiling in the Reeperbahn 
 1993 : Uncle Fish & The Fish Creepers 
 1994 : Acoustic Session 
 1994 : Sushi 
 1994 : Lucky Bastards (unofficial release, recorded 1991)
 1998 : Fortunes of War (recorded 1994)
 1999 : The Complete BBC Sessions (recorded 1989 and 1991)

- Singel : 
 1994 : «Lady Let it Lie» / «Out Of My Life» / «Black Canal»

Sadie Paton 
- Singel :
 2012 : Don't touch me
 2018 : Love song

Eric Woolfson 
 2009 : Eric Woolfson sings The Alan Parsons Project That Never Was - David bass on Any Other Day and Rumour Goin' Round

Andre samarbeid 
 1974 : «Ra Ta Ta» / «Pamela - Scotch Mist 
 1975 : «Sail Away» / «Never Seen The Like» - Jack Harris 
 1975 : First Day - David Courtney 
 1976 : Solo Casting - William Lyall
 1976 : «You've Got to Get Me Higher» / «Now That I've Found You» 
 1978 : Dear Anyone - Don Black & Geoff Stephens  
 1979 : Crusader - Chris de Burgh 
 1981 : Chris Rea - Chris Rea 
 1981 : Elaine Page - Elaine Page 
 1982 : More Than a Dream - John Townley
 1982 : Death Wish II Original Soundtrack - Jimmy Page 
 1983 : Plays the Best of The Alan Parsons Project - Andrew Powell & The London Philarmonia Orchestra
 1985 : Ice on Fire : Elton John 
 1985 : Ladyhawke Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Andrew Powell 
 1985 : Performance-The Best of Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber - ymse artistar
 1986 : Leather Jackets - Elton John 
 1987 : Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra - Elton John 
 1988 : Reg Strikes Back - Elton John 
 1988 : Love's a State of Mind - Silvia Griffin
 1989 : Red Corner - Matia Bazar
 1989 : You You - Frank Ryan 
 1990 : Amada Mia - Catelina Caselli 
 1990 : 1234 - Propaganda 
 1990 : Pri Le Bracci E Poi Vola - Ron
 1992 : Elvis Has Left The Building - The River Detectives 
 1994 : The Last of the Independents - The Pretenders 
 1995 : Maiden Heaven - Fiona Kennedy
 1996 : A Summer in Skye - Blair Douglas
 1997 : Half Moon Bay - Gerry O' Beirne
 1997 : If I Ever Return - Connie Dover
 1997 : Donegal Rain - Andy M. Stewart
 1998 : Borderland - John McNairn
 1998 : Presented to the Heart - Alexander Mesek
 1998 : Redwood Cathedral - Dick Gaughan
 1999 : Suileandubh - Tannas
 1999 : Faileasan Uibhist - Margaret Callan 
 1999 : Will You Walk on By/On The West Side - Donnie Munro med Holly Thomas
 2000 : Highwired - McAllias
 2000 : Donnie Munro - Donnie Munro
 2001 : Green Indians : A Tribute to Kevin Wilkinson - ymse artistar
 2002 : Legacy : The Music of Marc Bolan & T Rex - ymse artistar
 2002 : Across the City and the World - Donnie Munro 
 2002 : Oubliette - Holly Thomas 
 2003 : If Only - Nobby Clark
 2003 : Change - Ray Wilson 
 2006 : Magical Hat - Beagle Hat 
 2013 : Don't Know What To Say - Nick Vernier Band 

 Som produsent
 2005 : The Last Song in Abbey Road - Kenny Herbert 
 2006 : Famous faces on a bar room wall - Kenny Herbert & Rab Howat 
 2007 : Songs of our lives - Kenny Herbert & Rab Howat 
 2008 : All of my days - Kenny Herbert
 2010 : Another Positive Line - The Apple Beggars 

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Musikarar frå Edinburgh
Skotske gitaristar
Skotske bassistar
Skotske studiomusikarar
Pilot-medlemmar
Camel-medlemmar
Elton John Band-medlemmar
The Alan Parsons Project-medlemmar