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Infobox musical artist | | name = Pilot| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Edinburgh , Scotland | genre = Pop rock | years_active = 1973–1977, 2002| label = EMI Records|EMI | associated_acts =| website =| current_members =| past_members = David Paton
Ian Bairnson
Billy Lyall
Stuart Tosh Pilot was a Rock music|rock musical ensemble|musical group , formed during 1973 in Edinburgh , Scotland by the former Bay City Rollers members, David Paton and Billy Lyall .

Career


Joined by Stuart Tosh and Ian Bairnson , the band recorded several Demo (music)|demo s during 1973 and 1974. They were signed to a management contract with Nick Heath and Tim Heath, sons of British bandleader Ted Heath (bandleader)|Ted Heath , and John Cavanagh. In due course they signed to a worldwide recording deal with EMI Records.

The 1974 single " Magic (Pilot song)|Magic " from their first album, record producer|produced by Alan Parsons and written by Paton,cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2001
| title= British Hit Singles
| edition= 14th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 0-85156-156-X
| page= 45 was a #11 United Kingdom|UK and #5 U.S. success. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a music recording sales certification|gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in August 1975.cite book
| first= Joseph
| last= Murrells
| year= 1978
| title= The Book of Golden Discs
| edition= 2nd
| publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd
| location= London
| page= 362
| isbn= 0-214-20512-6 The song " January (Pilot song)|January " gave them their greatest success in the UK, securing the number one spot in the UK Singles Chart in January 1975. However, the group failed to make the Top 30 again. The arranger of "January", Andrew Powell went on to record Kate Bush , and both Paton and Bairnson played on her debut album, The Kick Inside , which included " Wuthering Heights (song)|Wuthering Heights ".cite book
| first= Jo
| last= Rice
| year= 1982
| title= The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits
| edition= 1st
| publisher= Guinness Superlatives Ltd
| location= Enfield, Middlesex
| isbn= 0-85112-250-7
| page= 166

The band's other singles chart successes were "Call Me Round" and "Just a Smile" (both 1975). By the time 1977 came around only Paton and Bairnson were left from the original foursome, and they recorded Pilot's final album (entitled ''Two's a Crowd ) alone.

By 1978, all of Pilot's members had begun other projects, notably Tosh, Paton and Bairnson becoming members of the Alan Parsons Project , and Tosh also working with 10cc .

Lyall died of AIDS -related causes in 1989.

Paton and Bairnson reconvened in 2002, to re-record the original Pilot album ''Two's a Crowd . The subsequent issue was entitled, Blue Yonder (see below).

Discography


Singles


  • "Just a Smile" (1974)- Co-written by Le-Vahn

  • *1. "Just a Smile"

  • *2. "Don't Speak Loudly"

  • " Magic (Pilot song)|Magic " (1974) - UK Singles Chart|UK Number 11; USA Singles Chart #5; Australia Singles Chart # 3; Canada Singles Chart #5

  • *1. "Magic"

  • *2. "Just Let Me Be"

  • "Ra-Ta-Ta" (1974) (as Scotch Mist)

  • *1. "Ra-Ta-Ta"

  • *2. "Pamela"

  • " January (Pilot song)|January " (1975) - UK Singles Chart #1; Germany Singles Chart #1; Australia Singles Chart #1

  • *1. "January"

  • *2. "Never Give Up"

  • "Call Me Round" (1975) - UK Number 34

  • *1. "Call Me Round"

  • *2. "Do Me Good"

  • "Just a Smile" (1975 - reissue) - UK Number 31

  • *1. "Just a Smile"

  • *2. "Are You In Love? "

  • "Lady Luck" (1975)

  • *1. "Lady Luck"

  • *2. "Dear Artist"

  • "Running Water" (1976)

  • *1. "Running Water"

  • *2. "First After Me"

  • "Canada" (1976)

  • *1. "Canada"

  • *2. "The Mover"

  • "Penny in My Pocket" (1976)

  • *1. "Penny in My Pocket"

  • *2. "Steps"

  • "Get Up And Go" (1977)

  • *1. "Get Up And Go"

  • *2. "Big Screen Kill"cite book

    • | first= David
    | last= Roberts
    | year= 2006
    | title= British Hit Singles & Albums
    | edition= 19th
    | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
    | location= London
    | isbn= 1-904994-10-5
    | page= 426
  • "Monday Tuesday" (1977)

  • *1. "Monday Tuesday"

  • *2. "Evil Eye"


    • Albums


  • Pilot (From the Album of the Same Name) — (1974)

  • Second Flight — (1975) — UK Albums Chart|UK Number 48

  • *1. "You're My No. 1"

  • *2. "Love Is"

  • *3. "Call Me Round"

  • *4. "55° North, 3° West"

  • *5. "To You Alone"

  • *6. "Do Me Good"

  • *7. "Heard It All Before"

  • *8. "Bad to Me"

  • *9. "You're Devotion"

  • *10. "January"

  • *11. "Passion Piece"

  • *12. "Dear Artist"

  • Morin Heights — (1976)

  • *1. "Hold on"

  • *2. "Canada"

  • *3. "First After Me"

  • *4. "Steps"

  • *5. "The Mover"

  • *6. "Penny in My Pocket"

  • *7. "Lies and Lies"

  • *8. "Running Water"

  • *9. "Trembling"

  • *10. "Maniac"

  • *11. "Too Many Hopes"

  • ''Two's a Crowd — (1977)

  • *1. "Get Up and Go"

  • *2. "Library Door"

  • *3. "Creeping Round Midnight"

  • *4. "One Good Reason Why"

  • *5. "There's a Place"

  • *6. "The Other Side"

  • *7. "Monday Tuesday"

  • *8. "Ten Feet Tall"

  • *9. "Evil Eye"

  • *10. "Mr. Do Or Die"

  • *11. "Big Screen Kill"

  • Blue Yonder — (2002)

  • *1. "Get Up and Go"

  • *2. "Library Door"

  • *3. "Creeping Round Midnight"

  • *4. "One Good Reason Why"

  • *5. "There's a Place"

  • *6. "I Wonder"

  • *7. "Monday Tuesday"

  • *8. "Ten Feet Tall"

  • *9. "Evil Eye"

  • *10. "When the Sun Comes"

  • *11. "Hold Me (live in 1975)"


    • Compilations and film soundtracks


  • Best Of Pilot (1980)

  • Happy Gilmore (included in the soundtrack ) (1996)

  • Herbie: Fully Loaded (included in the soundtrack) (2005)

  • The Magic Roundabout (film)|The Magic Roundabout (included in the soundtrack) (2005)

  • Eve And The Firehorse ("Magic" included in the soundtrack) (2005)

  • ''A's B's & Rarities (2005)

  • *1. "Magic"

  • *2. "Just Let Me Be"

  • *3. "January"

  • *4. "Never Give Up"

  • *5. "Call Me Round"

  • *6. "Do Me Good"

  • *7. "Just A Smile"

  • *8. "Don't Speak Loudly"

  • *9. "Are You In Love? "

  • *10. "You're My No. 1"

  • *11. "High Into The Sky"

  • *12. "Sooner Or Later"

  • *13. "Lady Luck"

  • *14. "Dear Artist"

  • *15. "Running Water"

  • *16. "First After Me"

  • *17. "Canada"

  • *18. "Mover"

  • *19. "Penny In My Pocket"

  • *20. "Steps"

  • *21. "No Ties, No Strings (David Paton solo)"

  • *22. "Stop And Let Go (David Paton solo)"

  • Anthology (2007)


    • References


    Reflist

    External links


  • http://www.firstfoot.com/good%20scottish%20pop/pilot.htm Good Scottish pop

  • Allmusic|class=artist|id=p19880|label=Pilot

  • http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00007LZZ6 Blue Yonder album details


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