Shame, Shame, Shame (Shirley & Company song)

"Shame, Shame, Shame" is a 1974 hit song written by Sylvia Robinson and performed by American disco band Shirley & Company. The single hit number one on the soul singles chart for one week,^[1] and number one on the disco/dance charts for four weeks.^[2]The track was one of the first international disco hits and reached number 12 on the Billboard charts. It was however the sole success of this one-hit wonder band: the song was first released and the full-length LP Shame, Shame, Shame was recorded subsequently and came out in 1975.^[3]

Notes

• Lead singer on "Shame, Shame, Shame" - Shirley Goodman, was one half of the duo Shirley & Lee who had a mega hit in 1956 with the song "Let The Good Times Roll" for Aladdin Records.
• The male vocalist on "Shame, Shame Shame" is Jesus Alvarez.^[4]
• The song was covered by American singer Sinitta in 1992. It was released as a single, which peaked at number twenty-eight in the United Kingdom. It was later included on her third studio album Naughty Naughty (1995).
• A*Teens recorded a cover of the song for their album New Arrival (2003).
• Linda Fields & The Funky Boys covered a nearly identical sounding version, released as a single (7") in 1975. Rereleased in 1983 as a 12" EP. This version appears on several disco compilations and is often confused with the original.
• Henri Salvador recorded a French version of the song, with the title "J'aime tes g'noux" ("I love your knees")
• Polish-Swedish singer Izabella Scorupco recorded a cover version of the song in 1992 which was a charted hit in a number of European countries. It appears on an extended version of her 1991 album Iza.

See also

• List of number-one hits of 1975 (Germany)
• List of number-one dance singles of 1975 (U.S.)
• List of number-one R&B singles of 1975 (U.S.)

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