"He's a Pretender" is a 1983 song written by Gary Goetzman (BMI) and Mike Piccirillo (BMI). It was originally recorded by R&B female group
High Inergy
High Inergy was an American R&B and soul girl group who found fame on Motown Records in the late 1970s. They are best known for the hit song, " You Can't Turn Me Off (In the Middle of Turning Me On)".
History
High Inergy started in 1976 when the ...
. This was the lead single of their last album ''Groove Patrol'', before disbanding in 1984, and it peaked at #82 in the Billboard
Hot 100
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, #62 on the
Black Singles
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charts. On the US,
Dance/Disco Top 80
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chart, "He's a Pretender" went to #25.
La Toya Jackson version
La Toya Jackson
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covered the song on her fourth album ''
Imagination
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'', and it was released as its lead single. The song peaked at #76 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Black Singles chart.
The single was released on 7" format with the album track "How Do I Tell Them" on the B-side.
Versions
References
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La Toya Jackson songs
1983 songs
Songs written by Mike Piccirillo