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Stuart Tosh
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<h2 id="biography">Biography</h2> <p>Tosh was born in <a href="/facts/Aberdeen/yoH7QeAK">Aberdeen, Scotland</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> He was a founding member of the 1970s band <a href="/facts/Pilot_(Scottish_band)/p8TBPmvn">Pilot</a>, who achieved commercial success in 1974 and 1975 with "<a href="/facts/Magic_(Pilot_song)/jGBteF1n">Magic</a>" and "<a href="/facts/January_(song)/r5kUBq9H">January</a>" respectively. The band split up in 1977, and Tosh rejoined again, from 2007 to 2015. </p><p>From 1975 to 1977, all four members of Pilot played in <a href="/facts/The_Alan_Parsons_Project/lPMeMXRk">The Alan Parsons Project</a>. They played on the first two albums, <a href="/facts/Tales_of_Mystery_and_Imagination_(Alan_Parsons_Project_album)/lCq627jG"><i>Tales of Mystery and Imagination</i></a> and <a href="/facts/I_Robot_(album)/tXQpMX8h"><i>I Robot</i></a>, made in 1976 and 1977.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> Tosh left the project and joined <a href="/facts/10cc/jV3Vso9J">10cc</a> in 1977.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> Tosh's first album in 10cc was <a href="/facts/Bloody_Tourists/jVN8b9Gs">Bloody Tourists</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> which included "Reds in My Bed" which Tosh sang lead vocals<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> on and "<a href="/facts/Dreadlock_Holiday/DK8YNYjt">Dreadlock Holiday</a>" which became the bands third and final number one.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> Tosh was in 10cc for four years, leaving in 1981.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> Tosh would returned for two albums a decade later. </p> <h2 id="albums-discography">Albums discography</h2> <h3>With <a href="/facts/Pilot_(Scottish_band)/p8TBPmvn">Pilot</a></h3> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/From_the_Album_of_the_Same_Name/kI36pyyU">From the Album of the Same Name</a> (1974)</i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></li> <li><i>Second Flight (1975)</i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></li> <li><i>Morin Heights (1976)</i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></li> <li><i>Two's a Crowd (1977)</i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></li> <li><i>A Pilot Project (2014)</i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></li></ul> <h3>With <a href="/facts/The_Alan_Parsons_Project/lPMeMXRk">The Alan Parsons Project</a></h3> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Tales_of_Mystery_and_Imagination_(Alan_Parsons_Project_album)/lCq627jG">Tales of Mystery and Imagination</a> (1976)</i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/I_Robot_(album)/tXQpMX8h">I Robot</a> (1977)</i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a></li></ul> <h3>With <a href="/facts/10cc/jV3Vso9J">10cc</a></h3> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Bloody_Tourists/jVN8b9Gs">Bloody Tourists</a> (1978)</i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Look_Hear%253F/gEGARPrn">Look Hear?</a> (1980)</i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Ten_Out_of_10/0cj180cM">Ten Out of 10</a> (1981)</i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Windows_in_the_Jungle/aVxCEVnc">Windows in the Jungle</a> (!983)</i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/...Meanwhile/uVIVdksr">...Meanwhile</a> (1992)</i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Mirror_Mirror_(10cc_album)/bR6q2mcV">Mirror Mirror</a> (1995)</i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a></li></ul> <h3>Others</h3> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/One_of_the_Boys_(Roger_Daltrey_album)/GIyzG8vx">One of the Boys</a></i> for <a href="/facts/Roger_Daltrey/nPGoNjA1">Roger Daltrey</a> (!977)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a></li> <li><i>Girls</i> for <a href="/facts/Eric_Stewart/u6hQ2bUU">Eric Stewart</a> (1980)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a></li> <li><i>Animalympics</i> for <a href="/facts/Graham_Gouldman/PNALG60F">Graham Gouldman</a> (1980)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a></li> <li><i>More Than a Dream</i> for <a href="/facts/John_Townley/ttAcE6th">John Townley</a> (1981)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32"><sup>32</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/383440-Stuart-Tosh">Stuart Tosh's appearances & credits on different albums</a> at <a href="/facts/Discogs/wdyMoREv">Discogs.com</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"The Official 10cc Pages". the10ccfanclub.com. Retrieved 3 July 2025. <a href="https://the10ccfanclub.com/fanzine/pag12c.htm" target="_blank">https://the10ccfanclub.com/fanzine/pag12c.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Saunderson, Jamie (26 September 2023). "Aberdeen-born Pilot drummer Stuart Tosh celebrates 75th birthday". Aberdeen Live. Retrieved 3 July 2025. <a href="https://www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdeen-news/aberdeen-born-pilot-drummer-stuart-8783281" target="_blank">https://www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdeen-news/aberdeen-born-pilot-drummer-stuart-8783281</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Prato, Greg. "Tosh profile". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 December 2010. <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/artist/pilot-p19880/biography" target="_blank">http://www.allmusic.com/artist/pilot-p19880/biography</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: 10cc". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 December 2010. <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/artist/10cc-p50039/biography" target="_blank">http://www.allmusic.com/artist/10cc-p50039/biography</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Saunderson, Jamie (26 September 2023). "Aberdeen-born Pilot drummer Stuart Tosh celebrates 75th birthday". Aberdeen Live. Retrieved 3 July 2025. <a href="https://www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdeen-news/aberdeen-born-pilot-drummer-stuart-8783281" target="_blank">https://www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdeen-news/aberdeen-born-pilot-drummer-stuart-8783281</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Alan Parsons". The Strange Brew. Retrieved 3 July 2025. <a href="https://thestrangebrew.co.uk/interviews/alan-parsons/" target="_blank">https://thestrangebrew.co.uk/interviews/alan-parsons/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Alan Parsons". The Strange Brew. 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