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 av Kate Bush|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 av Kate Bush|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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