The Great Pretender (single version)
~ Recording by The Platters
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.1 | The Great Pretender | 2:38 | The Platters | The Great Pretender | The Platters | Single |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 70753X45 |
| 1.1 | The Great Pretender | 2:38 | The Platters | The Great Pretender | The Platters | Single |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 70753 |
| 1.1 | The Great Pretender | 2:38 | The Platters | Encore of Golden Hits (mono) | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | MG 20472 |
| 1.4 | The Great Pretender | 2:31 | The Platters | The New Golden Hits of the Platters | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| Ripete Records | 2251 |
| 1.7 | The Great Pretender | 2:38 | The Platters | Leurs 12 plus grands succès | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 6338 056 |
| 1.21 | The Great Pretender | 2:36 | The Platters | 41 Original Hits From the Sound Track of “American Graffiti” | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| MCA Soundtracks | MCA2-8001 |
| 1.21 | The Great Pretender | 2:36 | The Platters | 41 Original Hits From the Soundtrack of American Graffiti | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| GRT Records | 2230-1040 |
| 3.2 | The Great Pretender | 2:40 | The Platters | Golden Hits | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.1 | The Great Pretender | 2:36 | The Platters | 16 Original Recordings | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| Philips | SON 002 (9282 200) |
| 1.21 | The Great Pretender | 2:36 | The Platters | American Graffiti | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | |
| 1.7 | The Great Pretender | 2:37 | The Platters | Golden Hits | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation) | |
| 1.7 | The Great Pretender | 2:40 | The Platters | Golden Hits | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 826 447-2 |
| 1.10 | The Great Pretender | 2:41 | The Platters | Hits of the ’Fifties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 816 337-2 |
| 1.20 | The Great Pretender | 2:36 | The Platters | 25 Greatest Rock ’n Roll Hits, Part II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Maybellene | CD 05504 |
| 1.15 | The Great Pretender | 2:39 | The Platters | Golden Oldies on CD Vol. 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Philips | 816 491-2 | |
| 3.19 | The Great Pretender | 2:42 | The Platters | Heart ’n’ Soul of Rock ’n’ Roll | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | 008C |
| 1.15 | The Great Pretender | 2:37 | The Platters | Real Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products | HCD 1054-4 |
| 1.1 | The Great Pretender | 2:40 | The Platters | Special Memories | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| PolyTel | 832 443-2 |
| 1.2 | The Great Pretender | 2:39 | The Platters | The Very Best of the Platters | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| World Star Collection | WSC 99046 |
| 1.5 | The Great Pretender | 2:37 | The Platters | Yesterdays Gold Volume 4: 24 Golden Oldies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Yesterdays Gold | 74606 |
| 4.5 | The Great Pretender | 2:37 | The Platters | Yesterdays Gold: 120 Golden Oldies, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| YDG 2551 | |
| 1.1 | The Great Pretender | 2:38 | The Platters | 20 Greatest Hits | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| Black Tulip | 2636752, 2636752 CD |
| 1.14 | The Great Pretender | 2:37 | The Platters | 50 Number One Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Double Gold (Portuguese) | DBG 2-53001 |
| 1.7 | The Great Pretender | 2:34 | The Platters | Only You | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| LaserLight Digital | 15 077 |
| 1.1 | The Great Pretender | 2:39 | The Platters | The Platters (Master Serie, black, horizontal) | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram Distribution | 826 497-2 |
| 1.8 | The Great Pretender | 2:42 | The Platters | The Rock 'n' Roll Era: 1954-1955 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, Warner Special Products | 2RNR-08, OPCD-2535 |
| 4.20 | Great Pretender | 2:33 | The Platters | The Rock Box: The History of Rock ’n’ Roll | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Dominion (budget compilations; nested circles logo) | CD 1303 |
| 1.3 | The Grat Pretender | 2:37 | The Platters | The Wonderful World Of The Platters | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| Remember (reissues) | CD-RMB 75602 |
| 1.8 | The Great Pretender | 2:38 | The Platters | Greatest Hits From the Past | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky B.V. | HRCD 1234 |
| 1.8 | The Great Pretender | 2:38 | The Platters | Greatest Hits From the Past, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | HRCD 1 |
| 1.3 | The Great Pretender | 2:38 | The Platters | Heart Breakers, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Success (European budget label) | 2064CD |
| 1.1 | The Great Pretender | 2:39 | The Platters | 101 Number One Hit Records | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Beautiful Music Company | MSD2-35187 |
| 1.2 | The Great Pretender | 2:40 | The Platters | Book of Love | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | 7 82155-2 |
| 1.2 | The Great Pretender | 2:37 | The Platters | Only You | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| Starlite (Swiss label with budget releases) | |
| 1.9 | The Great Pretender | 2:37 | The Platters | Rock & Roll Forever, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Flash (budget compilations) | F 2081-2 |
| 1.2 | The Great Pretender | 2:37 | The Platters | Rockfile, Volume 21 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Backline Records (Line Music GmbH) | BLCD 9.00903 L |
| 1.8 | The Great Pretender | 2:37 | The Platters | Stereoplay, CD 50: Yesterday’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| stereoplay | CD 27100500 A |
| 1.3 | The Great Pretender | 2:38 | The Platters | The Greatest Hits | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| The Entertainers (Italian) | CD 274 |
| 1.1 | The Great Pretender | 2:40 | The Platters | Twilight Time | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| Listen Easy (imprint of Hughes Leisure Group/Music World, catog nos containing EAS) | CD-EAS-908 |
| 1.1 | The Great Pretender (single version) | 2:38 | The Platters | The Very Best of the Platters | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | |
| 1.3 | The Great Pretender | 2:39 | The Platters | The Magic Touch: An Anthology | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | P2-10314, P22-10314 |
| 1.1 | The Great Pretender | 2:40 | The Platters | The Very Best of the Platters | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | P2 10317 |
| 1.6 | The Great Pretender | 2:38 | The Platters | 25 Original Nr. 1 Hits, Volume 1: The Hits of 1945 to 1959 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| K-Box (imprint of Weton-Wesgram B.V.) | K-BOX 022A |
| 1.6 | The Great Pretender | ?:?? | The Platters | 25 Years of #1 Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products, Time–Life Music | OPCD-8501, R103-09 |
| 1.6 | The Great Pretender | 2:40 | The Platters | Rhythm & Blues 1956 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products, Time–Life Music | OPCD-2616, RHD-05 |
| 1.1 | The Great Pretender | 2:40 | The Platters | Smoke Gets in Your Eyes | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| Instant (Sublabel of Charly Records Ltd) | CD INS 5045 |
| 1.6 | The Great Pretender | 2:40 | The Platters | Solid Gold Soul 1956 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | R838-24 |
| 4.19 | The Great Pretender | 2:37 | The Platters | Sweet Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| K-Box (imprint of Weton-Wesgram B.V.) | K-BOX 024A, K-BOX 024B, K-BOX 024C, K-BOX 024D |
| 1.3 | The Great Pretender | 2:39 | The Platters | The Magic Touch: An Anthology (club edition) | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 314 510 314-2 |
| 1.3 | The Great Pretender | 2:39 | The Platters | The Magic Touch: An Anthology | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 510 314-2 |
| 1.1 | The Great Pretender | 2:39 | The Platters | The Platters (Master Serie, black, vertical) | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram Distribution | 826 497-2 |
| 1.1 | The Great Pretender | 2:40 | The Platters | The Platters | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| Bella Musica | BM-CD 31.4003 |
| 1.11 | The Great Pretender | 2:37 | The Platters | The Story of Rock Music Collection: Eddie Cochran / The Platters | Eddie Cochran / The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| Orbis (UK subsidiary publishing imprint of De Agostini Group) | SORCDO2A |
| 1.15 | The Great Pretender | 2:40 | The Platters | The Very Best Of | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| Heartland Music | HL 1164/1165 |
| 1.1 | The Great Pretender | 2:40 | The Platters | The Very Best of the Platters | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 314 510 317-2 |
| 1.1 | The Great Pretender | 2:40 | The Platters | The Very Best of the Platters | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 314 510 317-2 |
| 1.10 | The Great Pretender | 2:41 | The Platters | Your Hit Parade: The ’50s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | HPD-25 |
| 1.20 | The Great Pretender | 2:39 | The Platters | 25 Rock Revival Juke Box Greats, Volume 5 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.1 | The Great Pretender | 2:39 | The Platters | De Pre Historie 1956 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Ariola Belgium NV/SA (do not use this as an imprint!) | 262.656 |
| 1.5 | The Great Pretender | 2:38 | The Platters | Golden Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Citadel (Holland, budget CDs) | CD88042 |
| 1.2 | The Great Pretender | 2:38 | The Platters | Greatest | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| Goldies | GLD 63022 |
| 1.10 | The Great Pretender | 2:37 | The Platters | Heartbreaker - Volume II: Teenage Romance (Super Oldies Hits From the 50's and 60's) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Dominion (budget compilations; nested circles logo) | 8052-2 |
| 2.7 | The Great Pretender | 2:37 | The Platters | Lo mejor del soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.2 | The Great Pretender | 2:40 | The Platters | Popular Big Hits: The Platters | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| Eyebic Inc. | AE-21 |
| 1.2 | The Great Pretender | 2:36 | The Platters | The 50’s Box (2 CD) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Charly Records | |
| 1.5 | The Great Pretender | 2:40 | The Platters | The Rock 'n' Roll Era: 1955-1956 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL 516/07 |
| 1.3 | The Great Pretender | 2:39 | The Platters | Lipstick on Your Collar | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Australia) | 516 086-2 |
| 1.21 | The Great Pretender | 2:36 | The Platters | 41 Original Hits From the Soundtrack of American Graffiti | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCAD2-8001 |
| 1.21 | The Great Pretender | 2:36 | The Platters | 41 Original Hits from the Soundtrack of American Graffiti | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCAD2-8001 |
| 1.10 | The Great Pretender | 2:38 | The Platters | 16 Golden Hits, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.10 | The Great Pretender | 2:38 | The Platters | 80 Golden Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Masters Music (Dutch, “M Music” logo) | 3865012 |
| 1.21 | The Great Pretender | 2:38 | The Platters | American Graffiti | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCAD2-8001 |
| 1.22 | The Great Pretender | 2:39 | The Platters | As Time Goes By | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Dino Entertainment | DINMC77 |
| 1.22 | The Great Pretender | 2:39 | The Platters | As Time Goes By | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Dino Entertainment | DINCD 77 |
| 1.22 | The Great Pretender | 2:40 | The Platters | Back to the 50’s (two seperate jewel cases) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Special Products, Heartland Music | DVC 2-1068-1, DVC 2-1068-2, HD 2004-1, HD 2004-2 |
| 1.22 | The Great Pretender | 2:39 | The Platters | Back to the 50’s (fat box) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Special Products | DVC 2-1068 |
| 1.1 | The Great Pretender | 2:40 | The Platters | Enchanted | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum (im Vertrieb von Karussell Musik) | 550092-2 |
| 1.10 | The Great Pretender | 2:38 | The Platters | Golden Soul Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Galaxy Music (imprint of Galaxy Music BV) | 3880502 |
| 1.7 | The Great Pretender | 2:40 | The Platters | Jukebox Hits of 1955, Volume 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Double D Entertainment | 9355/4 |
| 1.2 | The Great Pretender | 2:38 | The Platters | Only You: 20 Unforgettable Hits | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| Music Mirror (Swiss) | 1002.2094-2 |
| 1.3 | The Great Pretender | 2:39 | The Platters | The Great Pretender | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| Brisa, PILZ (German budget label) | 47 432-2 |
| 1.1 | The Great Pretender | 2:40 | The Platters | The Great Pretender | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.2 | The Great Pretender | 2:39 | The Platters | The Singer & The Song | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD 21 |
| 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 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 71463 |
| 1.5 | The Great Pretender | 2:39 | The Platters | Four Platters and One Lovely Dish | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| Bear Family Records | BCD 15741 II |
| 3.2 | The Great Pretender | 2:37 | The Platters | Mega Jukebox Top 100 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint) | 8800283 |
| 1.10 | The Great Pretender | 2:40 | The Platters | Only Rock ’n’ Roll 1955–1959 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| JCI | JCD-3129 |
| 1.2 | The Great Pretender | 2:40 | The Platters | Remember Then: 30 Original Doo-Wop Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.) | 516 792-2 |
| 1.16 | The Great Pretender | 2:37 | The Platters | Rock and Roll Hits of the 50’s, Vol. 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Flash (budget compilations) | F 2149-2 |
| 1.3 | The Great Pretender | 2:39 | The Platters | Story (Legend Collection) | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 522 134-2 |
| 1.3 | The Great Pretender | 2:39 | The Platters | Story | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram | 522 134-2 |
| 1.10 | The Great Pretender | 2:37 | The Platters | Teen Romance | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Dominion (budget compilations; nested circles logo) | 8052-2 |
| 1.1 | The Great Pretender | 2:45 | The Platters | The Great Pretender | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| Retro Music (Canadian) | SLD13442 |
| 1.1 | The Great Pretender | 2:39 | The Platters | World Hits 1956 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | 550 681-2 |
| 1.1 | The Great Pretender | 2:42 | The Platters | The Platters: Greatest Hits | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| Prime Cuts | |
| 1.1 | The Great Pretender | 2:38 | The Platters | 25 Rolling Oldies, Vol. 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Block Buster | 2128.2018-2, CD 2128.2018-2 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.2 | The Great Pretender | 2:37 | The Platters | Replay: The Best in Mainstream Music, Vol. 1, No. 5 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Charly Records | V.I.5. |
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.2 | The Great Pretender | 2:38 | The Platters | 20 Super Hits of the Century: The 50s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Companion | 6199132 |
| 1.6 | The Great Pretender | 2:38 | The Platters | Love Classics: Le più belle canzoni d'amore | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | PILZ (German budget label) | PI 001/002 | |
| 1.3 | The Great Pretender | 2:36 | The Platters | The Magic Collection | The Platters | Album + Compilation |
| ARC Records (Dutch reissue/compilation label) | MEC 949024 |
Relationships
| recorded in: | Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-09) |
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| lead vocals: | Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters) |
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| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Elap Music Ltd. (a division of Pickwick Group Ltd. / a division of Carlton Home Entertainment (UK) Ltd.) |
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| 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) |
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| purchase for download: | https://music.apple.com/us/song/1452881167 [info] |
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| 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) |
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Related works
The Great Pretender
| lyricist and composer: | Buck Ram |
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| 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 |
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| later translated parody versions: | Stor presenning |
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| later translated versions: | El gran simulador (Spanish lyrics) Jag går i en dröm och låtsas |
| is the basis for: | Gjess |
| arrangements: | Great Pretender |
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