From Denver to L.A.

"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record label to "Elton Johns".[2] The single was issued just as John's career was starting to take off, but was quickly withdrawn because both John and his then-current record company objected to its release.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.

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

John said of the song: "Actually, 'From Denver to L.A.' was withdrawn, so if you have got a copy, it's worth a small fortune.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This single was withdrawn before any stock copies were released.[2]

Lyrics

If I say goodbye it'll grieve you
Denver means the whole world to you
Girl it breaks me up just to leave you
But I got things that I gotta do
Got to take my guitar
With one break I'm a star
Girl I'll love you forever more
But today I've got to make my way
From Denver to L.A.
Girl I know that you'll make me stay
But today I've got to make my way
From Denver to L.A.
There's a whole new life to be led there
That's the place that I gotta be
Guys are making mountains of bread there
Reckon it could happen to me
Lots of guys make the grade
Just one break and I may
And I'll bring it on home

References
  1. "From Denver to L.A. - Elton John (1970)". Dailymotion. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  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 2005-11-03. 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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