David Paton
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description: David Paton (; born 29 October 1949) is a Scottish bassist, guitarist and singer. He first achieved success in the mid-1970s as lead vocalist and bassist of Pilot, who scored hits with "Magic", "Janua
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  date published: 2026-06-17T08:11:48Z
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album: Music from the Mountain
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1992-01-01
album: The Search
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2003-07-07
album: Under the Sun
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2010-08-15
album: Magic
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2011-08-24
album: Just a Smile
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2011-08-24
album: Under the Sun
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2012-02-27
album: Last Night
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2012-06-01
album: Here Without You
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2013-05-29
album: January
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2016-01-07
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  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2019-03-17
album: 2020
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2020-11-20
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  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2021-03-05
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  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2021-05-21
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  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2023-07-18
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  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2024-03-21
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  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2024-05-30
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  type: MusicAlbum
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  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2025-10-01