Pilot is the 1974 debut album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by Pilot

Pilot (band)

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.-Career:...

, containing the international hit "Magic"

Magic (Pilot song)

"Magic" is a popular song from 1974, and was the first hit single for the Scottish band Pilot. It was written by Pilot's Dave Paton.It charted most successfully in Canada, where it reached #1, topping the RPM national singles chart on July 19, 1975, and received a gold certification...

. The album was initially released in 1974 by EMI, and later re-released on CD by EMI Japan in 1990 and by C-Five (Chapter Five) Records, in 1991.

Ian Bairnson

Ian Bairnson

Ian Bairnson is a Scottish musician, famous for being one of the core members of The Alan Parsons Project. He is a multi-instrumentalist, who has played saxophone and keyboards, although he is best known as a guitarist...

 plays guitar on this album but, at the time, was not a group member. He joined the group, officially, after it had been recorded. Richard Hewson

Richard Anthony Hewson

Richard Anthony Hewson is an English producer, arranger, conductor and multi-instrumentalist, who is best recognized for his studio group The RAH Band.-Career:...

 made the orchestral arrangements, although normally it would be Alan Parsons with Andrew Powell

Andrew Powell

Andrew Powell - musical composer, arranger and performer - was born 18 April 1949 in London, England of Welsh parents.- Early life :He began taking piano lessons at the age of four and later attended Kings College School, Wimbledon by which time he was also learning the viola, violin and orchestral...

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Track listing

All tracks written by David Patton and Billy Lyall.

1. "Just a Smile"
2. "Magic"
   Magic (Pilot song)
   "Magic" is a popular song from 1974, and was the first hit single for the Scottish band Pilot. It was written by Pilot's Dave Paton.It charted most successfully in Canada, where it reached #1, topping the RPM national singles chart on July 19, 1975, and received a gold certification...
   
   
3. "Lucky for Some"
4. "Girl Next Door"
5. "Lovely Lady Smile"
6. "Sooner or Later"
7. "Don't Speak Loudly"
8. "Over the Moon"
9. "Never Give Up"
10. "High Into the Sky"
11. "Auntie Iris"
12. "Sky Blue"

Bonus tracks (2009 remaster)

The album was remastered in 2009 with the following bonus tracks:

13. "Pamela" (as Scotch Mist)
14. "Magic" (original version)
15. "Just Let Me Be" (demo)
16. "Cold Stories" (demo) (Paton)

Pilot

• Billy Lyall
  Billy Lyall
  Billy Lyall was a Scottish musician.Born William Lyall in Edinburgh, Scotland, Lyall was a keyboard player and vocalist with Pilot, and an early member of the Bay City Rollers. He also contributed to The Alan Parsons Project with fellow Pilot members, and released a solo album, Solo Casting in 1976...
  
  : Vocals, Flute, Keyboards, Synthesizers
• David Paton
  David Paton
  David Paton is a Scottish bass and guitar player, most notably with three different bands: Pilot, The Alan Parsons Project, and Camel. He has also worked as a solo artist, session musician, and sometime vocalist...
  
  : Vocals, Bass, Acoustic & Electric Guitars
• Stuart Tosh
  Stuart Tosh
  Stuart MacIntosh is a drummer, songwriter and vocalist.Also known as Stuart Tosh, MacIntosh recorded and toured with a succession of well-known and respected bands during the 1970s and 1980s, including Pilot, The Alan Parsons Project, 10cc and Camel. Stuart now lives in the Bridge of Don area of...
  
  : Drums, Vocals
• Ian Bairnson
  Ian Bairnson
  Ian Bairnson is a Scottish musician, famous for being one of the core members of The Alan Parsons Project. He is a multi-instrumentalist, who has played saxophone and keyboards, although he is best known as a guitarist...
  
  : Electric Guitars (Magic & High Into the Sky)

Additional personnel

• Nick Heath: Vocals
• David Mason: Trumpet
• Richard Hewson
  Richard Anthony Hewson
  Richard Anthony Hewson is an English producer, arranger, conductor and multi-instrumentalist, who is best recognized for his studio group The RAH Band.-Career:...
  
  : Orchestral Arrangements

External links

• [ Pilot information and discography]
• General Pilot information
• Pilot discography