It 's a Shame ( the Spinners song ) - wikipedia It 's a Shame ( the Spinners song ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( October 2016 ) `` It 's a Shame '' Single by The Spinners from the album 2nd Time Around B - side `` Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music '' ( 1st ver. ) Released June 11, 1970 Recorded 1970, Golden World ( Studio B) ( Detroit, Michigan ) Genre Soul Length 3 : 12 Label V.I.P. V - 25057 Songwriter ( s ) Stevie Wonder Lee Garrett Syreeta Wright Producer ( s ) Stevie Wonder The Spinners singles chronology `` Message from a Black Man '' ( 1970 ) `` It 's a Shame '' ( 1970 ) `` We 'll Have It Made '' ( 1971 ) `` Message from a Black Man '' ( 1970 ) `` It 's a Shame '' ( 1970 ) `` We 'll Have It Made '' ( 1971 ) `` 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. The lineup of the Spinners include original members Pervis Jackson, Henry Fambrough, Billy Henderson and Bobby Smith and lead vocalist G.C. Cameron. The quintet recorded the single in 1970. The song, which is about a man who complains about a lover 's `` messin ' around '' on him, became a huge hit for the group reaching number - fourteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and number - three on the R&B singles chart, making it their biggest hit to date. The song was the first song Wonder produced for another act by himself. Two years later, the group would leave Motown for a contract with Atlantic Records on the advice of fellow Detroit native Aretha Franklin, also an artist on that label. Cameron, who was having an affair with Gwen Gordy ( sister of Motown founder Berry Gordy ) decided to stay in Motown and the group hired Cameron 's cousin Philippé Wynne to replace him. Later, Cameron moved with the Gordys to Los Angeles, and stayed with Motown for over a decade. Contents 1 Television performance 2 Chart performance 2.1 Weekly chart 2.2 Year - end charts 3 Covers and samples 4 Credits 5 References 6 External links Television performance The Spinners performed `` It 's a Shame '' and other hits on The Midnight Special television program on July 23, 1976 ( season 4, episode 37 ). The group hosted the show that week. Chart performance Weekly chart Chart ( 1970 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 14 US Cashbox Top 100 15 US Billboard Hot Soul Singles UK 20 Canada RPM 36 Year - end charts Chart ( 1970 ) Rank US Billboard Hot 100 76 U.S. R&B ( Billboard ) 36 US Cashbox Top 100 87 Covers and samples Jamaican reggae and rocksteady innovator Alton Ellis covered the song in 1971 Hip - hop group and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five included a cover version on their 1982 debut album The Message. In 1990, the song was sampled and covered by rapper Monie Love for the hit song `` It 's a Shame ( My Sister ) ''. In 1994, the song was sampled for the remix of R. Kelly 's `` Summer Bunnies ''. In 1988, the song was sampled for `` Just Say No '' by Toddy Tee featuring Mix Master Spade. In 2002, former 5ive member Abs Breen sampled the song for his single `` Shame '', which only received a release in Australia and New Zealand. In 2003, the song was covered by contemporary musician Paul Jackson, Jr. on the album, Still Small Voice. The song `` Try '', recorded by Sounds of Blackness in both 1999 and 2005, reuses the melody of this song. It was also sampled in Lethal Bizzle 's song `` Fire ''. It was covered by Raphael Saadiq for the Levi 's Pioneer Sessions in 2010. It was performed in music video form during the closing credits of The Three Stooges by Sean Hayes, Will Sasso and Chris Diamantopoulos ( who play the Stooges in the film ) and Jennifer Hudson ( who plays Sister Rosemary ). The performance is credited to `` The Spinners and The Three Stooges '', but also includes uncredited vocals by Hudson. The base of the reggae version by Alton Ellis is used by the Italian rap group Club Dogo in the track `` Note Killer '', from their first album `` Mi Fist '' of 2003. Credits Lead vocals by G.C. Cameron Background vocals by Bobby Smith, Pervis Jackson, Henry Fambrough and Billy Henderson Instrumentation by Stevie Wonder and The Funk Brothers Arranged by Paul Riser References Jump up ^ TV.com. `` The Midnight Special ''. TV.com. ^ Jump up to : `` 1970 : The Top 100 Soul / R&B Singles ''. Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1970 / Top 100 Songs of 1970 ''. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1970 ''. 29 November 2014. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics The Spinners Henry Fambrough Charlton Washington Marvin Taylor Jessie Robert Peck Ronnie Moss Pervis Jackson Billy Henderson C.P. Spencer James Edwards Bobby Smith George Dixon Edgar `` Chico '' Edwards G.C. Cameron Philippé Wynne John Edwards Frank Washington Harold `` Spike '' Bonhart Studio albums The Original Spinners 2nd Time Around Spinners Mighty Love New and Improved Pick of the Litter Happiness Is Being with the Spinners Singles `` That 's What Girls Are Made For '' `` I 'll Always Love You '' `` Truly Yours '' `` It 's a Shame '' `` How Could I Let You Get Away '' `` I 'll Be Around '' `` Could It Be I 'm Falling in Love '' `` One of a Kind ( Love Affair ) '' `` Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music '' `` Mighty Love '' `` I 'm Coming Home '' `` Then Came You '' `` Sadie '' `` Games People Play '' `` The Rubberband Man '' `` Are You Ready for Love '' `` Working My Way Back to You '' / `` Forgive Me, Girl '' `` Cupid '' / `` I 've Loved You for a Long Time '' `` Yesterday Once More '' / `` Nothing Remains the Same '' `` Funny How Time Slips Away '' `` I 'll Be Around '' ( with Rappin ' 4 - Tay ) Related articles Discography Atlantic Records Motown Volt Records Book : The Spinners Category : The Spinners Portal : R&B and Soul Music Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=It%27s_a_Shame_(The_Spinners_song)&oldid=805719600 '' Categories : 1970 singles The Spinners ( American R&B group ) songs Motown singles Songs written by Stevie Wonder Songs written by Syreeta Wright Songs written by Lee Garrett Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from October 2016 All articles needing additional references Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Edit links This page was last edited on 17 October 2017, at 05 : 27. 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Question: who sang it's a shame in the 80s
Answer: Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five