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)
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)

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The single was issued just as John's career was starting to take off, but was quickly withdrawn because both John and his then-current record company objected to its release.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 John said of the song: "Actually, 'From Denver to L.A.' was withdrawn, so if you have got a copy, it's worth a small fortune.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

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