I Pretend
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"I Pretend" | |
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Single by Des O'Connor | |
B-side | "Thinking of You"[1] |
Released | 1968 |
Format | 7", 45rpm |
Genre | Easy listening |
Length | 2:49 |
Writer(s) | Barry Mason and Les Reed[1] |
Producer(s) | Norman Newell[1] |
"I Pretend" is a song written by Barry Mason and Les Reed.[2] Des O'Connor's recording of this track became a number-one hit in the UK Singles Chart in July 1968,[3] and a number-one hit in Ireland the same month.
The only version of the song to chart in the United States was by Mel Carter, whose cover hit #38 on the Easy Listening charts in the fall of 1968.[4]
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Preceded by | UK number one single 24 July 1968 |
Succeeded by "Mony Mony" by Tommy James & The Shondells |
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