David Paich – Biography, Discography & Instruments

Biography

David Paich is a jazz musician who plays piano, musical keyboard and voice. David Paich was born on 25 June 1954 in Los Angeles. The music is usually filed under rock music and pop rock.

David Frank Paich (born June 25, 1954) is an American keyboardist, singer, and songwriter, best known as the co-founder, principal songwriter, keyboardist, and secondary vocalist of the rock band Toto since 1977. He wrote or co-wrote much of Toto's original material, including the band's three most popular songs: "Hold the Line", "Rosanna", and "Africa". With Toto, Paich has contributed to 17 albums and sold over 40 million records. He and guitarist and singer Steve Lukather are the only members to appear on every studio album (Steve Porcaro contributed to every studio album as well, but was not an official member of the band from 1987 to 2010). In addition, Paich has worked as a songwriter, session musician, and producer with a host of artists including Boz Scaggs, Cheryl Lynn, George Benson, Helen Reddy, Andy Williams, and Michael Jackson. Paich is the son of jazz composer, musician, and arranger Marty Paich.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Forgotten Toys 2022 · The Players Club

Also plays on

Albums where David Paich is credited as a sideman

1975	Katy Lied — Steely Dan	keyboard
1976	Silk Degrees — Boz Scaggs	arranger, keyboard, Minimoog, synthesizer, Moog
1977	Streisand Superman — Barbra Streisand	instruments
1977	Funk in a Mason Jar — Harvey Mason	piano
1978	Toto — Toto	keyboard, vocals, piano, background vocals, lead vocals
1978	Energy — The Pointer Sisters	piano, electric piano, organ
1978	Intimate Strangers — Tom Scott	keyboard, synthesizer, programming
1979	Hydra — Toto	keyboard, vocals, piano, background vocals
1980	Middle Man — Boz Scaggs	synthesizer, organ
1981	Songs of the Beatles — Sarah Vaughan	producer
1981	Turn Back — Toto	keyboard, synthesizer, vocals
1982	Toto IV — Toto	arranger, engineer, synthesizer, Hammond organ, piano, keyboard
1983	In Your Eyes — George Benson	arranger, synthesizer, keyboard, instrument arranger
1984	Isolation — Toto	keyboard, vocals, lead vocals, synthesizer, background vocals, arranger
1984	Dune: Original Soundtrack Recording — Toto	keyboard, performer, producer
1986	Fahrenheit — Toto	keyboard, vocals, synthesizer, Rhodes piano
1988	The Seventh One — Toto	synthesizer, piano, keyboard, background vocals, vocals, arranger
1988	Other Roads — Boz Scaggs	arranger, synthesizer, piano, instrument arranger
1989	Back on the Block — Quincy Jones	keyboard
1989	Lukather — Steve Lukather	organ
1992	Kingdom of Desire — Toto	keyboard, vocals
1995	Tambu — Toto	keyboard, vocals, arranger, conductor, piano, background vocals
1999	Mindfields — Toto	keyboard, vocals
1999	Livefields — Toto	keyboard, vocals, instruments
2002	Through the Looking Glass — Toto	keyboard, background vocals, piano, synthesizer, arranger, electric piano
2002	Greatest Hits Live....and More — Toto	keyboard
2006	Falling in Between — Toto	keyboard, vocals
2014	Nathan East — Nathan East	keyboard, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond organ
2015	Toto XIV — Toto	piano, producer, keyboard, background vocals, organ, lead vocals
2018	Old Is New — Toto	piano, keyboard, lead vocals