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"'From Denver to L.A.'" is a song written by Francis Lai and Hal Shaper, and performed English musician Elton John. It was released on the soundtrack of the 1970 movie 'The Games'.[ The song was released as a single in the U.S. in July 1970, miscredited on the record label to "Elton Johns".][
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The single was issued just as John's career was starting to take off, but was quickly withdrawn because both John and his then-current record company objected to its release.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 John said of the song: "Actually, 'From Denver to L.A.' was withdrawn, so if you have got a copy, it's worth a small fortune.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."[
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Track listing
Promo 1# "From Denver to L.A." (mono)
# "From Denver to L.A." (stereo)[
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Promo 2# "From Denver to L.A." (mono)
# "Warm Summer Rain" (by the Barbara Moore Singers)[
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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This single was withdrawn before any stock copies were released.[
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References
Category:Elton John songs
Category:1970 songs
Category:Songs with music by Francis Lai
Category:Songs written by Hal Shaper
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