The Great Pretender (single version)

~ Recording by The Platters

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.16The Great Pretender2:34The PlattersLos mejores lentos 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
All Media[none]

Relationships

recorded in:Chicago (in 1955-09)
lead vocals:Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Elap Music Ltd. (a division of Pickwick Group Ltd. / a division of Carlton Home Entertainment (UK) Ltd.)
part of:Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 8) (order: 8)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 352) (order: 352)
purchase for download:https://music.apple.com/us/song/1452881167 [info]
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/6Q2pkSKuM08SDOuAS5amQD [info]
https://www.deezer.com/track/2520305 [info]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwfmbXJEBtY [info] (from 2012-04-11 to present)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/4045 [info]
streaming page:https://music.apple.com/us/song/1452881167 [info]
https://tidal.com/track/576977 [info]
recording of:The Great Pretender (in 1955-09)

The Great Pretender

lyricist and composer:Buck Ram
inspired the name of artist:Pretenders (English‐American rock band)
publisher:Panther Music Corp
Peermusic (UK) Ltd.
Southern Music (publisher)
Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
later translated parody versions:Stor presenning
later translated versions:El gran simulador (Spanish lyrics)
Jag går i en dröm och låtsas
is the basis for:Gjess
arrangements:Great Pretender