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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 (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" (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 2010 album The Promise
Love's debut studio album, Down to Earth, was released on 6 November 1990.It spawned the singles "Monie in the Middle" (a track dealing with a woman's right to determine what she wants out of a relationship) and "It's a Shame (My Sister)" (which sampled the (Detroit) Spinners' "It's a Shame", written for the band by the US musician Stevie Wonder).
"She's Fresh" contains samples from "It's Just Begun" by The Jimmy Castor Bunch and "The Lovomaniacs" by Boobie Knight. "It's Nasty" contains samples from "Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club and the opening interpolates Fanfare for the Common Man by Aaron Copland. "It's a Shame" contains samples from "Mt. Airy Groove" by Pieces Of A Dream.
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"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" 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 .