Keats was a British rock band formed in 1983 on the initiative of Eric Woolfson, co-founder of The Alan Parsons Project. The group featured David Paton on vocals, bass, and guitar, Ian Bairnson on guitar, Stuart Elliott on drums and percussion, Colin Blunstone on vocals, and Peter Bardens on keyboards. The band's name was taken from a London pub where the members met after studio sessions. Produced by Alan Parsons, the band's self-titled debut album, Keats (1984), showcased a melodic rock style, with keyboardist and saxophonist Richard Cottle participating as a guest musician. Notable singles from the album include "Turn Your Heart Around" backed with "Ask No Questions" (1984). Despite the technical skill of the musicians, the album was a commercial failure and faced criticism for being too technical. Internal tensions between Paton, Bairnson, and Elliott on one side, and Blunstone and Bardens on the other, led to the group's disbandment in 1984. The album was subsequently reissued several times, including a Japanese SHM-CD edition in 2015 and a remastered vinyl edition in the United States in 2020.
