(He's) The Great Imposter

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"(He's) The Great Imposter"
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Single by The Fleetwoods
B-side "Poor Little Girl"
Released1961 (US)
Genre Pop
Length2:13
Label Dolton
Songwriter(s) Sharon Sheeley and Jackie DeShannon [1]
The Fleetwoods singles chronology
"Tragedy"
(1961)
"(He's) The Great Imposter"
(1961)
"Lovers by Night, Strangers by Day"
(1962)

"(He's) The Great Imposter" is a 1961 song by The Fleetwoods. The song was written by Sharon Sheeley and Jackie DeShannon. It reached #30 on the Billboard Hot 100. [2] One of the musicians on the song was session drummer Earl Palmer.

Contents

Track listing

7" Vinyl
  1. a. "(He's) The Great Imposter"
  2. b. "Poor Little Girl"

Chart performance

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  2. The Fleetwoods charting singles Retrieved 09-24-11