- Pretend (song)
"Pretend" is a popular
song , written in 1952 byLew Douglas ,Cliff Parman , andFrank Levere .The best-known recording, by
Nat King Cole was released byCapitol Records as catalog number 2346. It first reached theBillboard magazine Best Seller chart onJanuary 31 , 1953 and lasted 20 weeks on the chart, peaking at #3. cite book
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Ralph Marterie was released byMercury Records as catalog number 70045. It reached theBillboard magazine Best Seller chart onFebruary 7 , 1953 at #16, its only week on the chart.The recording by
Eileen Barton was released byCoral Records as catalog number 60927. It reached theBillboard magazine Best Seller chart onMarch 7 , 1953 at #18, its only week on the chart.On the Cash Box charts, where all versions of the song were combined, the song reached a peak of #5 in 1953.
The song was subsequently recorded by
Tab Smith , reaching #89 on the Billboard chart in 1957, and byCarl Mann (issued as catalog number 3546 by Philips International), reaching #57 on Billboard and #56 on Cash Box in 1959.Alvin Stardust 'scover version was a popular hit in theUnited Kingdom in 1981, when it reached number four in the UK singles chart. This cover was largely based on Carl Mann's 1959-version of this song.Recorded versions
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Eileen Barton (1953)
*Nat King Cole (1953)
*Carl Mann (1959)
*Ralph Marterie (1953)
*Tab Smith (1957)
*Alvin Stardust (1981)
*Gerry & The Pacemakers (1965 )References
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