From Denver to L.A.

"From Denver to L.A."
Single by Elton John
from the album The Games soundtrack
B-side "Warm Summer Rain
(by the Barbara Moore Singers)"
Released 3 July, 1970
Format Vinyl record (7")
Recorded Olympic Studios, June 1969
Genre Pop
Length 2:22
Label Viking VIK 1010
Songwriter(s) Francis Lai, Hal Shaper[1]
Producer(s) Unknown
Elton John singles chronology
"Rock n' Roll Madonna"
(1970)		 "From Denver to L.A."
(1970)		 "Take Me to the Pilot"
(1970)

"Rock n' Roll Madonna"
(1970)		 "From Denver to L.A."
(1970)		 "Take Me to the Pilot"
(1970)

"From Denver to L.A." is a song sung by Elton John, appearing on the soundtrack of the 1970 movie, The Games.[1] The song was released as a single in the U.S. in July 1970, miscredited on the record label to "Elton Johns".[2] The single was issued just as John's career was starting to take off, but was quickly withdrawn because both John and his then-current record company objected to its release. It is now an extremely rare collectors' item.

John said of the song: "Actually, "From Denver to L.A." was withdrawn, so if you have got a copy, it's worth a small fortune. It was a 25 quid session I did at Olympic Studios and I just sang the song, and it was for the Michael Winner movie "The Games". And that's it."[3]

Track listing

Promo 1

  1. "From Denver to L.A." (mono)
  2. "From Denver to L.A." (stereo)[4]

Promo 2

  1. "From Denver to L.A." (mono)
  2. "Warm Summer Rain" (by the Barbara Moore Singers)[5][6]

The B-side is also from the soundtrack, and is not an Elton John recording.
This single was withdrawn before any stock copies were released.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "From Denver to L.A. - Elton John (1970)". Dailymotion. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Elton John — From Denver to L.A." 45cat. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  3. ↑ Maclauchlan, Paul (May 2005). "Cornflakes & Classics - 1970 - A musical history of Elton John". Whizzo. Archived from the original on 2005-11-03. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Elton John — From Denver to L.A." at Discogs
  5. ↑ Popoff, Martin (September 2, 2010). Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records 1948–1991 (Seventh ed.). Krause Publishing. p. 625. ISBN 978-1440211317. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  6. ↑ Cassata, Mary Anne (June 1, 2002). The Elton John Scrapbook (Seventh ed.). Citadel. p. 625. ISBN 978-0806523224. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
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