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"I Pretend"
Song
B-side"Thinking of You"[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]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Des O'Connor - I Pretend (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  2. ^ [1][dead link]
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 221. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary (1st ed.). Record Research. p. 43.
Preceded by UK number one single
24 July 1968
Succeeded by