`` It 's a Shame ( My Sister ) '' by Monie Love featured Ultra Naté .
Love 's debut album , Down To Earth , spawned two , Grammy-nominated hits , `` Monie in the Middle '' ( a high school-set 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 Spinners ' `` It 's a Shame '' written for the band by Stevie Wonder ) and featured house-music vocalist and then-labelmate Ultra Naté .
Monie Love