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
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 and Roll Madonna" (1970) "From Denver to L.A." (1970) "Your Song" (1970)

"From Denver to L.A." is a song written by Francis Lai and Hal Shaper, and performed by British 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]

The single was issued just as John's career was starting to take off, but was quickly withdrawn because both John and his then-current record company objected to its release.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 collector's 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 John said of the song: "Actually, 'From Denver to L.A.' was withdrawn, so if you have got a copy, it's worth a small fortune.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This single was withdrawn before any stock copies were released.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. "From Denver to L.A. – Elton John (1970)". Dailymotion. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
2. "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.