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"It's a Shame" is a song co-written by Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright and Lee Garrett and produced by Wonder as a single for the Spinners on Motown's V.I.P. Records label. The single became the Detroit-reared group's biggest single on the Motown Records company since they had signed with the company in 1964 and also their biggest hit in a decade.
"It's a Shame" was recorded at Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York. In the song, Kool G Rap portrays himself as a heroin kingpin , boasting of his wealth, power and extravagant lifestyle. However, it is implied that he harbours a sense of remorse over his choice of trade, with the chorus (sung by an uncredited Sean Brown) stating:
It's a Shame may refer to the following songs: "It's a Shame" (The Spinners song), a 1970 single by The Spinners "It's a Shame" (Kris Kross song), a 1993 single by Kris Kross "It's a Shame" (Kool G Rap song), a 1995 single by Kool G Rap "It's a Shame (My Sister)", a 1990 single by Monie Love "It's a Shame", a song by Bruce Springsteen on his ...
"It's a Shame" is the fourth and final single by American hip hop duo Kris Kross, released in January 1993 by Ruffhouse and Columbia from their debut album, Totally Krossed Out (1992). It is the least successful of the four singles, as it did not chart on the US Billboard Hot 100 .
"It's a Shame (My Sister)" is a 1990 hip hop song recorded by British rapper Monie Love, featuring True Image. It was the second single from her debut album, Down to Earth , and was released in late 1990 in Germany and the UK and in early 1991 in other European countries.
"It's a Shame About Ray" is a song by American alternative rock band the Lemonheads from their album of the same name. Written by frontman Evan Dando and his friend and occasional songwriting partner Tom Morgan, the song was inspired by a headline in an Australian newspaper. The song was released as a single in October 1992, charting in the UK.
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Domino's recording of the song, originally stated as "Ain't It a Shame", released by Imperial Records in 1955, [1] [2] was a hit, eventually selling a million copies. It reached number 1 on the Billboard R&B chart and number 10 on the pop chart. [3] The song is ranked number 438 [4] on Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list.