Arrows (band)
| Arrows | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | London , England |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| founding | 1974 |
| resolution | 1977 |
| Last occupation | |
| Alan Merrill († 2020) | |
| Jake Hooker | |
| Paul Varley | |
| Terry Taylor (from 1976) | |
| former members | |
| Clive Williams | |
Arrows ( English for arrows ) was a British pop band from the 1970s .
history
The trio was discovered in 1973 by Mickie Most , who produced them from then on and tried to form a suitable teenage band with them for his label RAK Records . He wrote a number of titles for them and in 1974 had immediate success with the single Touch Too Much ( UK 8th place), but it remained their only placement in the UK top 20.
In 1975 the self-written song I Love Rock 'n' Roll by Alan Merrill (1951-2020) and Jake Hooker was published as a B-side . The title only became more popular after a 1981 version of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts ( platinum in 1982). The piece was covered and sampled several times in later years .
In 1976 and 1977 the Arrows shot two weekly television series and a book was published about them. Still, they never managed to land a number one title. Her last recording was released in 1976.
Discography
Albums
- 1976: first hit
Singles
Chart placements
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 UK
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| 1974 | A Touch Too Much |
UK8 (9 weeks) UK |
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| 1975 | My Last Night With You |
UK25 (7 weeks) UK |
More singles
- 1974: Toughen Up
- 1975: I Love Rock 'n' Roll
- 1975: Hard Hearted
- 1976: Once Upon a Time
Subsequent publications
- 2001: Singles Collection Plus
- 2002: Tawny Tracks
- 2004: A's B's and Rarities
Web links
- Arrows at Discogs (English)
- Arrows fansite
- The Arrows Show (fansite)
- The Arrows unofficial website
- Arrows in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Nugent, Stephen, Anne Fowler, Pete Fowler: Chart Log of American / British Top 20 Hits, 1955-1974 . In: Gillett, Charlie, Simon Frith (Eds.): Rock File 4 . Frogmore, St. Albans: Panther Books, 1976, p. 73
- ↑ http://www.iloverocknroll.org/RnR1.html
- ↑ https://hitparade.ch/song/Arrows/I-Love-Rock-%27N-Roll-173608
- ↑ Darren Paltrowitz: The Arrows show. In: www.the-aleecat.com. Retrieved May 30, 2016 .