Pretending (Al Sherman song)

"Pretending" is a song with music and lyrics by Al Sherman[1] and Marty Symes. It was recorded by Andy Russell with the Paul Weston Orchestra (Capitol), Bing Crosby (singing) and Les Paul playing lead guitar on May 15, 1946 (Decca),[2] Kate Smith (Columbia) and Margaret Whiting from the Barry Wood Show among others.[3] The song was published in New York City by Criterion Music Corporation.

The recording by Andy Russell was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 271. It reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on October 4, 1946 at #10, its only week on the chart.[4]

## References

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1. ^ Sherman, Robert B. Walt's Time: from before to beyond. Chapter 2; "Al's Time", Pages 88-141. Santa Clarita: Camphor Tree Publishers, 1998.
2. ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
3. ^ Croonr1 (14 October 2015). "Pretending (1946) - Margaret Whiting". Archived from the original on 2021-12-15 - via YouTube.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.