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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.
In 1970, after a five-year absence, they hit number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 with writer-producer Stevie Wonder's composition, (the G.C. Cameron-led) "It's a Shame" (co-written by Syreeta Wright). [7] They charted again the following year with another Wonder song, "We'll Have It Made" (led by Cameron), from their new album, 2nd Time Around ...
"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. [1] Recorded in 1970, it 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 ...
"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
When Top Dog was bought and then absorbed into the Motown stable the song was reissued with production duties from Clay McMurray as two singles for The Spinners, initially as the B-side of "It's a Shame" on Motown's V.I.P. Records. [1] Three years later it appeared as a reworked single for the main Motown label itself.
2nd Time Around is a studio album recorded by American R&B group the Spinners, released in October 1970 on Motown's V.I.P. label (their second overall). This is their only album with G. C. Cameron (who replaced Edgar Edwards from the previous album and was replaced by Philippé Wynne on their next album).
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This rendition replaced the song's original lyrics with those written by Rappin' 4-Tay, though it sampled the original and retained the chorus, for which The Spinners were credited as featured artists. It became a top-40 hit in the United States, peaking at No.39 on the Billboard Hot 100.