Shame, Shame, Shame

Shirley & Company

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 11, 1998)
• Original Release Date: July 28, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B00000AFAT
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #276,311 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The title track is the only good song here, July 28, 2001

By	rockland6674 (Massachusetts, USA) - See all my reviews

This disc's title track was written by Sylvia Robinson, of the vocal duo Mickey and Sylvia ("Love Is Strange,") and sung by Shirley Goodman, of the vocal duo Shirley and Lee ("Let The Good Times Roll,") with the male vocal on this track provided by a session singer named Jesus Alvarez. Although it's been classified as a "disco" song, the sound is pure Bo Diddley, updated for the '70s. This song hit number one on the R&B charts in 1975, and it deserved to: It's funky, with a hook that grabs you and reels you right in. It's also a little flaky (thanks to Goodman's vocal), but it's just plain FUN.

Too bad, then, that nothing else on this disc is even one-tenth as good as this one standout track. The rest of the songs just sit there, without the hooks to make you want to listen to them again. Goodman's unique singing voice, used to such great effect on the title track, quickly becomes irritating when she doesn't have good songs to back her up.

The sound quality is nothing to rave about: The percussion on the title track is harsh and trebley, which will keep you from cranking up the volume. On the other hand, the rest of the instruments sound muddy. This song has ALWAYS sounded a little muddy and muffled, but the vinyl LP and the other CDs I've heard don't compound the problem with the harsh percussion sound the song suffers from on this disc.

By the way, the title track is presented here in a different mix than the one which appeared on the original vinyl LP. The song appears here with the guitar panned far-left and the piano panned far-right. On the LP (and every other CD I've heard), the stereo separation on this track is very poor, almost monaural.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Back to the 45 RPM, February 6, 1999

By	J. Priessen (Amsterdam Netherlands) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The sound quality of this CD is terrible! It is full of distortion.

I had hoped to find the track "More Shame", wich is the intrumental flip-side of "Shame, Shame, Shame", on this CD. Instead I got an instrumental version wich sounds like a little kid who is experimenting with his new Casio!!!

So it is back to my 45 RPM again!!!

3.0 out of 5 stars A must for Disco collectors, January 30, 2008

By	Mark James Drummond - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is,I believe, the first disco lp to produce a single that made any respectable showing in the charts. The cd sound isn't perfect,but the original recording sessions most likely didn't have the greatest fidelity either. Not a classic,but not so bad you'll scream "Disco sucks!" either. Basically an item for Disco collectors to start with.