The Great Pretender

Name: The Great Pretender
Duration: 2 min 39 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Country/Date
Official
1.1	The Great Pretender	2:38	The Platters	The Great Pretender	1955-11-03 US
1.1	The Great Pretender	2:38	The Platters	The Great Pretender	1955-11-03 US
1.1	The Great Pretender	2:38	The Platters	Encore of Golden Hits (mono)	1960 US
1.4	The Great Pretender	2:31	The Platters	The New Golden Hits of the Platters	1967 US
1.7	The Great Pretender	2:38	The Platters	Leurs 12 plus grands succès	1968 FR
1.21	The Great Pretender	2:36	The Platters	41 Original Hits From the Sound Track of “American Graffiti”	1973 US
1.21	The Great Pretender	2:36	The Platters	41 Original Hits From the Soundtrack of American Graffiti	1973 CA
3.2	The Great Pretender	2:40	The Platters	Golden Hits	1973 -
1.1	The Great Pretender	2:36	The Platters	16 Original Recordings	1976 GB
1.21	The Great Pretender	2:36	The Platters	American Graffiti	1984 DE
1.7	The Great Pretender	2:40	The Platters	Golden Hits	1986 US
1.10	The Great Pretender	2:41	The Platters	Hits of the ’Fifties	1986 NL
1.20	The Great Pretender	2:36	The Platters	25 Greatest Rock ’n Roll Hits, Part II	1987 XE
1.15	The Great Pretender	2:39	The Platters	Golden Oldies on CD Vol. 2	1987 HK 1987 MY 1987 SG
3.19	The Great Pretender	2:42	The Platters	Heart ’n’ Soul of Rock ’n’ Roll	1987 US
1.15	The Great Pretender	2:37	The Platters	Real Rock	1987 US
1.1	The Great Pretender	2:40	The Platters	Special Memories	1987 CA
1.2	The Great Pretender	2:39	The Platters	The Very Best of the Platters	1987 FR
1.5	The Great Pretender	2:37	The Platters	Yesterdays Gold Volume 4: 24 Golden Oldies	1987 XE
4.5	The Great Pretender	2:37	The Platters	Yesterdays Gold: 120 Golden Oldies, Volume 1	1987 XE
1.1	The Great Pretender	2:38	The Platters	20 Greatest Hits	1988 GB
1.14	The Great Pretender	2:37	The Platters	50 Number One Hits	1988 XE
1.7	The Great Pretender	2:34	The Platters	Only You	1988 XE
1.1	The Great Pretender	2:39	The Platters	The Platters (Master Serie, black, horizontal)	1988 FR
1.8	The Great Pretender	2:42	The Platters	The Rock 'n' Roll Era: 1954-1955	1988 US
4.20	Great Pretender	2:33	The Platters	The Rock Box: The History of Rock ’n’ Roll	1988 DE
1.3	The Grat Pretender	2:37	The Platters	The Wonderful World Of The Platters	1988 SE
1.8	The Great Pretender	2:38	The Platters	Greatest Hits From the Past	1989 NL
1.8	The Great Pretender	2:38	The Platters	Greatest Hits From the Past, Volume 1	1989 NL
1.3	The Great Pretender	2:38	The Platters	Heart Breakers, Volume 2	1989 XE
1.1	The Great Pretender	2:39	The Platters	101 Number One Hit Records	1990 US
1.2	The Great Pretender	2:40	The Platters	Book of Love	1990 US
1.2	The Great Pretender	2:37	The Platters	Only You	1990 -
1.9	The Great Pretender	2:37	The Platters	Rock & Roll Forever, Volume 3	1990 XE
1.2	The Great Pretender	2:37	The Platters	Rockfile, Volume 21	1990 DE
1.8	The Great Pretender	2:37	The Platters	Stereoplay, CD 50: Yesterday’s	1990 DE
1.3	The Great Pretender	2:38	The Platters	The Greatest Hits	1990 FR
1.1	The Great Pretender	2:40	The Platters	Twilight Time	1990 AU
1.3	The Great Pretender	2:39	The Platters	The Magic Touch: An Anthology	1991-10-22 US
1.1	The Great Pretender	2:40	The Platters	The Very Best of the Platters	1991-10-22 US
1.6	The Great Pretender	2:38	The Platters	25 Original Nr. 1 Hits, Volume 1: The Hits of 1945 to 1959	1991 XE
1.6	The Great Pretender	?:??	The Platters	25 Years of #1 Hits	1991 US
1.6	The Great Pretender	2:40	The Platters	Rhythm & Blues 1956	1991 US
1.1	The Great Pretender	2:40	The Platters	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	1991 GB
1.6	The Great Pretender	2:40	The Platters	Solid Gold Soul 1956	1991 US
4.19	The Great Pretender	2:37	The Platters	Sweet Love	1991 XE
1.3	The Great Pretender	2:39	The Platters	The Magic Touch: An Anthology (club edition)	1991 US
1.3	The Great Pretender	2:39	The Platters	The Magic Touch: An Anthology	1991 DE
1.1	The Great Pretender	2:40	The Platters	The Platters	1991 DE
1.1	The Great Pretender	2:39	The Platters	The Platters (Master Serie, black, vertical)	1991 FR
1.11	The Great Pretender	2:37	The Platters	The Story of Rock Music Collection: Eddie Cochran / The Platters	1991 GB
1.15	The Great Pretender	2:40	The Platters	The Very Best Of	1991 US
1.1	The Great Pretender	2:40	The Platters	The Very Best of the Platters	1991 CA
1.10	The Great Pretender	2:41	The Platters	Your Hit Parade: The ’50s	1991 US
1.20	The Great Pretender	2:39	The Platters	25 Rock Revival Juke Box Greats, Volume 5	1992 CA
1.1	The Great Pretender	2:39	The Platters	De Pre Historie 1956	1992 BE
1.5	The Great Pretender	2:38	The Platters	Golden Love Songs	1992 -
1.2	The Great Pretender	2:38	The Platters	Greatest	1992 PT
1.10	The Great Pretender	2:37	The Platters	Heartbreaker - Volume II: Teenage Romance (Super Oldies Hits From the 50's and 60's)	1992 US
2.7	The Great Pretender	2:37	The Platters	Lo mejor del soul	1992 ES
1.2	The Great Pretender	2:40	The Platters	Popular Big Hits: The Platters	1992 JP
1.2	The Great Pretender	2:36	The Platters	The 50’s Box (2 CD)	1992 NL
1.5	The Great Pretender	2:40	The Platters	The Rock 'n' Roll Era: 1955-1956	1992 XE
1.3	The Great Pretender	2:39	The Platters	Lipstick on Your Collar	1993-03-04 GB
1.21	The Great Pretender	2:36	The Platters	41 Original Hits From the Soundtrack of American Graffiti	1993-06-22 US
1.21	The Great Pretender	2:36	The Platters	41 Original Hits from the Soundtrack of American Graffiti	1993-06 AU
1.10	The Great Pretender	2:38	The Platters	16 Golden Hits, Volume 2	1993 -
2.10	The Great Pretender	2:38	The Platters	80 Golden Hits	1993 NL
1.21	The Great Pretender	2:38	The Platters	American Graffiti	1993 CA
1.22	The Great Pretender	2:39	The Platters	As Time Goes By	1993 GB
1.22	The Great Pretender	2:39	The Platters	As Time Goes By	1993 GB
1.22	The Great Pretender	2:39	The Platters	Back to the 50’s (fat box)	1993 US
1.22	The Great Pretender	2:40	The Platters	Back to the 50’s (two seperate jewel cases)	1993 US
1.1	The Great Pretender	2:40	The Platters	Enchanted	1993 DE
1.10	The Great Pretender	2:38	The Platters	Golden Soul Hits	1993 XE
1.7	The Great Pretender	2:40	The Platters	Jukebox Hits of 1955, Volume 4	1993 DE
1.2	The Great Pretender	2:38	The Platters	Only You: 20 Unforgettable Hits	1993 CH
1.3	The Great Pretender	2:39	The Platters	The Great Pretender	1993 DE
1.1	The Great Pretender	2:40	The Platters	The Great Pretender	1993 -
1.2	The Great Pretender	2:39	The Platters	The Singer & The Song	1993 GB
1.24	The Great Pretender	2:42	The Platters	The Doo Wop Box: 101 Vocal Group Gems From the Golden Age of Rock ’n’ Roll	1994-05-17 US
1.5	The Great Pretender	2:39	The Platters	Four Platters and One Lovely Dish	1994 DE
3.2	The Great Pretender	2:37	The Platters	Mega Jukebox Top 100	1994 DE
1.10	The Great Pretender	2:40	The Platters	Only Rock ’n’ Roll 1955–1959	1994 US
1.2	The Great Pretender	2:40	The Platters	Remember Then: 30 Original Doo-Wop Classics	1994 GB
1.16	The Great Pretender	2:37	The Platters	Rock and Roll Hits of the 50’s, Vol. 1	1994 DE
1.3	The Great Pretender	2:39	The Platters	Story	1994 FR
1.3	The Great Pretender	2:39	The Platters	Story (Legend Collection)	1994 FR
1.10	The Great Pretender	2:37	The Platters	Teen Romance	1994 US
1.1	The Great Pretender	2:45	The Platters	The Great Pretender	1994 CA
1.1	The Great Pretender	2:39	The Platters	World Hits 1956	1994 DE
1.1	The Great Pretender	2:42	The Platters	The Platters: Greatest Hits	1995-07-14 US
1.1	The Great Pretender	2:38	The Platters	25 Rolling Oldies, Vol. 2	1995 CH
1.21	The Great Pretender	2:36	The Platters	41 Original Hits From The Soundtrack Of American Graffiti (club edition)	1995 CA
1.1	The Great Pretender	2:39	The Platters	Only You: And Other Great Hits	1995 XE
Promotion
1.2	The Great Pretender	2:37	The Platters	Replay: The Best in Mainstream Music, Vol. 1, No. 5	1992 GB
(unknown)
1.2	The Great Pretender	2:38	The Platters	20 Super Hits of the Century: The 50s	1990 US
1.6	The Great Pretender	2:38	The Platters	Love Classics: Le più belle canzoni d'amore	1992 DE 1992 IT
1.3	The Great Pretender	2:36	The Platters	The Magic Collection	1994 NL
1.12	The Great Pretender	2:37	The Platters	Golden Hits of the 50’s & 60’s, Volume 1	1995 XE

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recorded in:	Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-09)

lead vocals:	Tony Williams

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Elap Music 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 (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

publisher:	Panther Music Corp Peermusic (UK) Ltd. Southern Music Southern Music Publishing Southern Music Publishing Company Limited

later translated parody versions:	Stor presenning
later translated versions:	El gran simulador Jag går i en dröm och låtsas
is the basis for:	Gjess
arrangements:	Great Pretender

The Great Pretender

Genres: doo-wop, pop, rock and roll, jazz, latin

Other tags: rhythm & blues, rock roll, doo wop, oldies, rock & roll

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The Great Pretender

The Great Pretender

Genres: doo-wop, pop, rock and roll, jazz, latin

Other tags: rhythm & blues, rock roll, doo wop, oldies, rock & roll

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The Great Pretender