Touch Too Much, Arrows, Top Of The Pops, 1974

"Touch Too Much" by the band Arrows, which aired on Top Of The Pops in 1974. This Mickie Most produced RAK-EMI 45 rpm record was in the top ten for 8 weeks, peaking at #6 in June of '74, and was a debut hit record for the band. Arrows are Alan Merrill lead vocals and bass guitar, Jake Hooker guitar and backing vocals, and Paul Varley, drums and backing vocals.

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[tsunamisasumi]

Yes. This is the same band the Arrows that wrote and recorded the original first version of "I Love Rock N Roll" the next year 1975, out on RAK records distributed by EMI.

[OISTEL]

It's a ripp off of SWEET's Wig-Wam Bam

[tsunamisasumi]

You are FUNNY!!! WELL, it's the same songwriters as the Sweet's Wig-Wam Bam, so perhaps you should ask the composers Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn why all their songs sound the same! I guess they "ripped" themsleves off. LOL!

[thefistoftruth]

This Arrows chart hit song is on the BBC's best of Top Of The Pops CD 1974. It's out and available on Amazon uk.

[jennyarrow]

Always great. Timeless, like their I love rock n roll.

[aoscot]

I was 10 in 1974 when this came out and loved this song. Where have all the years gone, 37 years ago! I remember they had their own tv show even though they never had many hits. Used to be on weekdays after school. Underated band and a great song, thanks for posting this.

[sirshagamore]

Arrows did the first version of "I Love Rock n Roll" and this song "Touch too much". They wrote *I love rocknroll* So ?

What's your point?

[newall7]

cheers for that info that was a cracking record i love rock n roll

the arrows wrote it wow

fantastic stuff

[tsunamisasumi]

Yes, the Arrows did it first in 1975, a few years before Jett covered it. It's on youtube.

[newall7]

what the joan jett one ?

cant be that classic surely

[tsunamisasumi]

This was the same band The Arrows that wrote and released the original version of -I Love Rock N Roll- in 1975, This record was made one year before that.

[newall7]

i loved the arrows  which one was that

i love rock n roll?

[newall7]

fantastic stuff

[sirshagamore]

Arrows 1974!!