Roger Ferris

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Roger Ferris is a British pop music composer who wrote a top 30 UK chart hit in 1975 for the band The Arrows, titled "My Last Night With You." The song was produced by Mickie Most on his RAK Records label.
Ferris wrote two more songs for The Arrows, titled Hard Hearted, and Broken Down Heart, all recorded and released in 1975. Of note, "Broken Down Heart" was the flip side of the first version of the classic rock song "I Love Rock 'N Roll," a 45 rpm Arrows single on RAK Records.
In 1979 Roger Ferris went on to co-write a further two hits for the RAK label. "Boy Oh Boy" recorded by Racey, and produced by Mickie Most. Smokie recorded "Babe It's Up To You." Both songs charted in various territories throughout europe. Prior to his association with RAK Records Roger Ferris was lyricist for the 1970's blockbuster comedy film "On The Buses" theme song.
He was also an engineer on recordings by The Beatles at Abbey Road Studios in the late 1960s.