"Broken Down Heart" was a song with the dubious distinction of first being on the A-side, and then subsequently flipped to the B-side of a 45 rpm record by the band Arrows in 1975. On the other side of this vinyl single record was the first released version of a song that has gone on to become an internationally known rock standard, "

I Love Rock 'N Roll "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" is a rock song written by Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker and first recorded by the Arrows, a British rock band, in 1975. A 1981 cover version by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, released as the first single from her album of ...

." A medium tempo song, "Broken Down Heart" was written by

Roger Ferris Roger Paul Ferris is a British pop music composer, prevalent throughout the 1970s and 1980s. He is father of British pianist, arranger, and producer and Steinway & Sons global ambassador Dominic Ferris. Composition work In 1975 Ferris wrote t ...

, produced by

Mickie Most Michael Peter Hayes (20 June 1938 – 30 May 2003), known as Mickie Most, was an English record producer behind scores of hit singles for acts such as the Animals, Herman's Hermits, the Nashville Teens, Donovan, Lulu, Suzi Quatro, Hot Chocolate ...

on RAK Records, and sung by Arrows lead vocalist Alan Merrill. The record was a follow up to a top 30 UK chart hit by Arrows " My Last Night With You", also written by Ferris. John Bundrick played piano on "Broken Down Heart," Chris Spedding played the guitar, and drums were by Clem Cattini. The only Arrows band member actually contributing on "Broken Down Heart" was lead singer Merrill, who also played bass on the track.

External links

*
The song's history
{{authority control Arrows (British band) songs 1975 songs Song recordings produced by Mickie Most Songs written by Roger Ferris RAK Records singles