<Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Buck Ram </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> Buck Ram </Td> </Tr> <P> "The Great Pretender" is a popular song recorded by The Platters, with Tony Williams on lead vocals, and released as a single on November 3, 1955 . The words and music were written by Buck Ram, the Platters' manager and producer who was a successful songwriter before moving into producing and management . "The Great Pretender" reached the number one position on both the R&B and pop charts in 1956 . It also reached the UK charts peaking at number 5 . </P> <P> Buck Ram reports that he wrote the song in about 20 minutes in the washroom of the Flamingo Hotel in order to have a song to follow up the success of "Only You (And You Alone)". Stan Freberg parodied this version . </P>

Who sang yes i'm the great pretender