Not to Come"), Laura Nyro ("Eli's Coming" (US #10)), Russ Ballard of Argent ("Liar" (US #7), Hoyt Axton ("Joy to the World"), Elton John and Bernie Taupin ("Lady Samantha" & "Your Song"), John Hiatt ("Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" (US #16), and Leo Sayer ("The Show Must Go On" (US #4) were the first major hits for songs by these singer/songwriters. According to the commentary in the above-mentioned CD set, Elton John later credited their cover of "Your Song" with being a major factor in ...