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From Denver to L.A.

"From Denver to L.A." is a song written by Francis Lai and Hal Shaper, and performed by English musician Elton John. It was released 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]

"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)
Released3 July 1970
RecordedOlympic Studios, June 1969
GenrePop
Length2:22
LabelViking VIK 1010
Songwriter(s)Francis Lai, Hal Shaper[1]
Producer(s)Unknown
Elton John singles chronology
"Rock and Roll Madonna"
(1970) 		"From Denver to L.A."
(1970) 		"Your Song"
(1970)

The single was issued just as John's career was starting to take off, but was quickly withdrawn because both John and his then-current record company objected to its release.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 John said of the song: "Actually, 'From Denver to L.A.' was withdrawn, so if you have got a copy, it's worth a small fortune.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

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Promo 1

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

Promo 2

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  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This single was withdrawn before any stock copies were released.[2]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

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  1. ^ a b "From Denver to L.A. – Elton John (1970)". Dailymotion. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Elton John — From Denver to L.A." 45cat. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  3. ^ Maclauchlan, Paul (May 2005). "Cornflakes & Classics – 1970 – A musical history of Elton John". Whizzo. Archived from the original on 3 November 2005. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Elton John — From Denver to L.A." at Discogs
  5. ^ Popoff, Martin (2 September 2010). Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records 1948–1991 (Seventh ed.). Krause Publishing. p. 625. ISBN 978-1440211317. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  6. ^ Cassata, Mary Anne (1 June 2002). The Elton John Scrapbook (Seventh ed.). Citadel. p. 625. ISBN 978-0806523224. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
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