Pilot was a pop rock musical group, formed during 1973 in Edinburgh, Scotland by the former Bay City Rollers members, David Paton and Billy Lyall.
Joined by Stuart Tosh and Ian Bairnson, the band recorded several demos during 1973 and 1974.
The 1974 single "Magic" from their first album, produced by Alan Parsons and written by Paton, was a #11 UK and #5 U.S. success and remains a popular song. The song "January" gave them their greatest success i...
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Pilot was a pop rock musical group, formed during 1973 in Edinburgh, Scotland by the former Bay City Rollers members, David Paton and Billy Lyall.
Joined by Stuart Tosh and Ian Bairnson, the band recorded several demos during 1973 and 1974.
The 1974 single "Magic" from their first album, produced by Alan Parsons and written by Paton, was a #11 UK and #5 U.S. success and remains a popular song. The 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 surprisingly 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".
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 ...
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