The Great Pretender
~ Recording by Freddie Mercury
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.12 | The Great Pretender | 3:27 | Freddie Mercury | Greatest Hits III | Queen+ | Album + Compilation |
| Hollywood Records (a label of Disney Music Group) | HR-62250-2 |
| 3.3 | The Great Pretender | 3:29 | Freddie Mercury | Solo | Freddie Mercury | Album + Compilation |
| Hollywood Records (a label of Disney Music Group) | HR623012 |
| 3.12 | The Great Pretender | 3:26 | Freddie Mercury | The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II & III | Queen | Album + Compilation |
| Hollywood Records (a label of Disney Music Group) | 2061-62360-2 |
Relationships
| engineer: | Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer) David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) |
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| producer: | Freddie Mercury Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer) David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) |
| bass: | Alan Jones (bass player) |
| drums (drum set): | Harold Fisher |
| keyboard and piano: | Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer) |
| background vocals: | Peter Straker (Jamaican born singer) Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) |
| background vocals and lead vocals: | Freddie Mercury |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Mercury Songs Ltd. (copyright holders, publishing company of Freddie Mercury) (in 1987, from 1999 until 2000) |
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| recorded at: | Ripe Studios in London (Greater London) The Town House in Shepherd's Bush |
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| has remixes: | The Great Pretender (Malouf mix) |
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| recording of: | The Great Pretender (cover) |
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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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