Keats (band)

British rock band

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Keats

Origin| United Kingdom
Genres| Progressive rock, soft rock
Years active| 1983–1984
Past members| Colin Blunstone
Ian Bairnson
Pete Bardens
David Paton
Stuart Elliott

Keats were a short-lived British rock band, which produced one eponymous album in 1984. The group/album was an Alan Parsons Project offshoot and was named after the Keats restaurant in Hampstead which was a favourite of Eric Woolfson. Its members were Colin Blunstone (vocals), Ian Bairnson (guitars), Pete Bardens (keyboards), David Paton (bass and backing vocals) and Stuart Elliott (drums and percussion). Richard Cottle also provided additional keyboard parts, as well as saxophone and synthesizers.[1]

## Band members

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### Official lineup

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* Colin Blunstone – lead vocals (1983–1984)
* Ian Bairnson – guitar (1983–1984; died 2023)
* David Paton – bass, backing vocals (1983–1984)
* Pete Bardens – keyboards (1983–1984; died 2002)
* Stuart Elliott – drums, percussion (1983–1984)

### Session musicians

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* Richard Cottle – keyboards, saxophone, synthesizers (1983–1984)

## Discography

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Keats

Studio album by

Keats

Released| 1984
Recorded| December 1983–March 1984
Genre| Rock
Length| 60:13
Producer| Alan Parsons[1]

### Keats (1984)

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1996 US CD Track listing

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Heaven Knows"| Pete Bardens| 3:56
2.| "Tragedy"| Colin Blunstone, Stuart Elliott| 5:01
3.| "Fight to Win"| Pete Bardens| 4:10
4.| "Walking on Ice"| David Paton| 3:31
5.| "How Can You Walk Away"| David Paton| 3:41
6.| "Turn Your Heart Around"| Pete Bardens| 3:44
7.| "Avalanche"| Pete Bardens| 4:06
8.| "Give It Up"| Ian Bairnson| 4:45
9.| "Ask No Questions"| Ian Bairnson| 3:25
10.| "Night Full of Voices"| Colin Blunstone, Stuart Elliott| 3:57
11.| "Hollywood Heart"| Ian Bairnson| 3:43
12.| "Interview with Alan Parsons and Ian Bairnson"|  | 16:09

## References

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### Notes

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1. ^ a b "Keats". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 May 2011.

## External links

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* https://www.discogs.com/Keats-Keats/master/108481

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The Alan Parsons Project

* Alan Parsons
* Eric Woolfson

* Ian Bairnson
* Andrew Powell
* David Paton
* Stuart Elliott
* Stuart Tosh
* Laurence Cottle
* Duncan Mackay
* Mel Collins
* Lenny Zakatek
* Chris Rainbow
* John Miles
* Colin Blunstone
* Jack Harris
* Dave Townsend

Studio albums|

* Tales of Mystery and Imagination (1976)
* I Robot (1977)
* Pyramid (1978)
* Eve (1979)
* The Turn of a Friendly Card (1980)
* Eye in the Sky (1982)
* Ammonia Avenue (1984)
* Vulture Culture (1985)
* Stereotomy (1985)
* Gaudi (1987)
* The Sicilian Defence (2014)

Compilations|

* The Best of the Alan Parsons Project (1983)
* The Best of the Alan Parsons Project, Volume 2 (1988)
* The Instrumental Works (1988)
* The Definitive Collection (1997)
* The Essential Alan Parsons Project (2007)

Singles|

* "(The System of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether"
* "The Raven"
* "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You"
* "Games People Play"
* "Time"
* "Sirius"
* "Eye in the Sky"
* "Old and Wise"
* "Don't Answer Me"

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