99 Miles from L.A.

"99 Miles From L.A."
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
Writer(s)	Albert Hammond, Hal David
Albert Hammond singles chronology
"I Don't Wanna Die In an Air Disaster" (1974) "99 Miles From L.A." (1975)

"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.

Cover versions

• The song was included as a track on Art Garfunkel's 1975 album, Breakaway.
• 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".

See also

• List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1975 (U.S.)

References

Preceded by "Rainy Day People" by Gordon Lightfoot

Billboard Easy Listening number-one single May 24, 1975 (one week)

Succeeded by "Wonderful Baby" by Don McLean