"Shame, Shame, Shame" is a 1974 hit song written by Sylvia Robinson

Sylvia Robinson

Sylvia Robinson was an American singer, musician, record producer, and record label executive, most notably known for her work as founder/CEO of the hip hop label Sugar Hill Records. She is credited as the driving force behind two landmark singles in the genre...

 and performed by American disco

Disco

Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...

 band Shirley & Company

Shirley & Company

Shirley & Company was an American disco group, consisting of Shirley Goodman , Jesus Alvarez, Walter Morris, Bernadette Randle, Seldon Powell, Jonathan Williams and Clarence Oliver....

. The single hit number one on the soul singles chart for one week, and number one on the disco/dance charts for four weeks.The track was one of the first international disco hits and reached number 12 on the Billboard charts

Billboard charts

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. It was however the sole success of this one-hit wonder

One-hit wonder

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 band: the song was first released and the full-length LP Shame, Shame, Shame was recorded subsequently and came out in 1975.

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.)