From Denver to L.A.

1970 single by Elton John

"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)

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"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]

The single was issued just as John's career was starting to take off, but was quickly withdrawn because both John and his then-current record company objected to its release.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 John said of the song: "Actually, 'From Denver to L.A.' was withdrawn, so if you have got a copy, it's worth a small fortune.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This single was withdrawn before any stock copies were released.[2]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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* Discography

1960s|

* "I've Been Loving You" (1968)
* "Skyline Pigeon" (1968)
* "Lady Samantha" (1969)
* "It's Me That You Need" (1969)

1970s|

* "Border Song" (1970)
* "Rock and Roll Madonna" (1970)
* "From Denver to L.A." (1970)
* "Take Me to the Pilot" (1970)
* "Your Song" (1970)
* "Come Down in Time" (1970)
* "Friends" (1971)
* "Levon" (1971)
* "Madman Across the Water" (1971)
* "Indian Sunset" (1971)
* "Tiny Dancer" (1972)
* "Rocket Man" (1972)
* "Honky Cat" (1972)
* "I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself" (1972)
* "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" (1972)
* "Crocodile Rock" (1972)
* "Elderberry Wine" (1972)
* "Daniel" (1972)
* "Have Mercy on the Criminal" (1972)
* "Teacher I Need You" (1973)
* "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" (1973)
* "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (1973)
* "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973)
* "Step into Christmas" (1973)
* "Candle in the Wind" (1974)
* "Bennie and the Jets" (1974)
* "Harmony" (1974)
* "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1974)
* "The Bitch Is Back" (1974)
* "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (1974)
* "Philadelphia Freedom" (1975)
* "I Saw Her Standing There" (1975)
* "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (1975)
* "We All Fall in Love Sometimes" (1975)
* "Island Girl" (1975)
* "Grow Some Funk of Your Own" (1976)
* "I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)" (1976)
* "Pinball Wizard" (1976)
* "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (1976)
* "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (1976)
* "Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)" (1977)
* "Crazy Water" (1977)
* "The Goaldiggers Song" (1977)
* "Ego" (1978)
* "Part-Time Love" (1978)
* "Song for Guy" (1978)
* "Are You Ready for Love" (1979)
* "Mama Can't Buy You Love" (1979)
* "Johnny B. Goode" (1979)

1980s|

* "Little Jeannie" (1980)
* "Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)" (1980)
* "Dear God" (1980)
* "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" (1981)
* "Nobody Wins" (1981)
* "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (1981)
* "Blue Eyes" (1982)
* "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" (1982)
* "Ball and Chain" (1982)
* "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1982)
* "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (1983)
* "I'm Still Standing" (1983)
* "Kiss the Bride" (1983)
* "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (1984)
* "Passengers" (1984)
* "Who Wears These Shoes? (1984)
* "Nikita" (1985)
* "That's What Friends Are For" (1985)
* "Wrap Her Up" (1985)
* "Heartache All Over the World" (1986)
* "Slow Rivers" (1986)
* "Take Me to the Pilot" (1988)
* "I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That" (1988)
* "Town of Plenty" (1988)
* "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two)" (1988)
* "Through the Storm" (1989)
* "Healing Hands" (1989)
* "Sacrifice" (1989)

1990s|

* "Club at the End of the Street" (1990)
* "You Gotta Love Someone" (1990)
* "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1991)
* "The One" (1992)
* "Runaway Train" (1992)
* "The Last Song" (1992)
* "Simple Life" (1993)
* "True Love" (1993)
* "Shakey Ground" (1994)
* "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1994)
* "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (1994)
* "Circle of Life" (1994)
* "Believe" (1995)
* "Made in England" (1995)
* "When the Money's Gone" (1995)
* "You Can Make History (Young Again)" (1996)
* "Live Like Horses" (1996)
* "The Madness of King Scar" (1997)
* "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997)
* "Candle in the Wind 1997" (1997)
* "Written in the Stars" (1999)

2000s|

* "Someday Out of the Blue" (2000)
* "I Want Love" (2001)
* "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" (2002)
* "Original Sin" (2002)
* "Are You Ready for Love" (2003)
* "Ghetto Gospel" (2005)
* "Electricity" (2005)
* "The Bridge" (2006)
* "Joseph, Better You than Me" (2008)
* "Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" (2009)

2010s|

* "All of the Lights" (2010)
* "Good Morning to the Night" (2012)
* "Sad" (2012)
* "Home Again" (2013)
* "Looking Up" (2015)
* "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" (2019)

2020s|

* "Ordinary Man" (2020)
* "Sine from Above" (2020)
* "The Pink Phantom" (2020)
* "It's a Sin" (2021)
* "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" (2021)
* "Merry Christmas" (2021)
* "Sausage Rolls for Everyone" (2021)
* "Hold Me Closer" (2022)
* "Never Too Late" (2024)

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