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"Shame, Shame, Shame" is a 1974 hit song written by Sylvia Robinson and performed by American disco band Shirley & Company. The lead singer is Shirley Goodman, the male vocalist is Jesus Alvarez.〔Joel Whitburn's *Top Pop Singles, 12th Edition, 2009〕 The track, with its prominent use of the Bo Diddley beat, was one of the first international disco hits and reached number 12 on the Billboard charts. It also hit number one on the soul singles chart for one week. "Shame, Shame, Shame also went number one on the disco/dance charts for four weeks. 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.〔(Shirley & Company ), Billboard〕 The lead singer Shirley Goodman, was one half of the duo Shirley and Lee who had a mega hit 18 years earlier, in 1956, writing and recording the song "Let The Good Times Roll" for Aladdin Records. ==Cover versions== 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. 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''. Also in 1992, the song was covered by British-American singer Sinitta. It was released as a single and peaked at number 28 in the United Kingdom. It was later included on her third studio album ''Naughty Naughty'' (1995). The A-Teens recorded a cover of the song for their album ''New Arrival'' (2003). Henri Salvador recorded a French version of the song, with the title "J'aime tes g'noux" ("I like your knees"). The song was also sang on the Cher show by Cher and Tina Turner in the mid-1970s. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shame, Shame, Shame (Shirley & Company song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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