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
Writer(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)

"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label to "Elton Johns".[2] The single was issued just as John's career was starting to arise, but was, however, quickly withdrawn, as both John and his then-current record company objected to its release.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"Actually, "From Denver to L.A." was withdrawn, so if you have got a copy, it's worth a small fortune.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This single was withdrawn before any stock copies were released.[2]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 Nov 3, 2005. 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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