The Great Pretender / I'm Just a Dancing Partner

by The Platters

The Great Pretender / I'm Just a Dancing Partner cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 3 November 1955
  • Label: Mercury
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 5:08
  • Community rating: 3.82/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A quintessential vocal group ballad that achieved massive crossover success, effectively bringing rhythm and blues to mainstream white audiences. The song's theme of masking emotional pain resonated deeply, anchored by Tony Williams' soaring lead tenor.

Genres

Descriptors: vocal-group, alienation, melodic

Tracklist

  1. The Great Pretender (2:38)
  2. I'm Just A Dancing Partner (2:30)

Credits

  • The Platters - primary artist
  • Buck Ram - written-by
  • Cy Crane - written-by
  • Herbert Weiner - written-by

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