99 Miles from L.A.
| "99 Miles From L.A." | ||||
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| Single by Albert Hammond | ||||
| from the album 99 Miles From L.A. | ||||
| B-side | "The Face Not The Image" | |||
| Released | April 1975 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, soft rock | |||
| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label | Epic Records 3906 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Albert Hammond, Hal David | |||
| Albert Hammond singles chronology | ||||
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"99 Miles From L.A." is a 1975 single written by Albert Hammond and Hal David and performed by Hammond. The song was Hammond's only number one on the Easy Listening chart as well as his most successful release on the chart. "99 Miles From L.A." spent one week at number one and peaked at number ninety-one on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]
Cover versions[]
- The song was included as a track on Art Garfunkel's 1975 album, Breakaway.
- A new version of this song was included as a track on Albert Hammond's 1977 album, .
- In 1990, Julio Iglesias covered the song for his album Starry Night.
- Johnny Mathis covered the song live on his 1975 album "Feelings".
- Dionne Warwick covered the song on her 50th Anniversary Album "Now".[2]
- Nancy Sinatra covered the song on her 2002 album California Girl.[3]
- Stevie Holland covered the song on her 2015 album Life Goes On.
See also[]
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1975 (U.S.)
References[]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 110.
- ^ "Dionne Warwick – Now". Discogs. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ^ "Nancy Sinatra – California Girl". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
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