"What a Crying Shame" is the title of a song written by Raul Malo

Raul Malo

Raúl Francisco Martínez-Malo Jr. , known professionally as Raúl Malo, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. He was the lead singer of country music band The Mavericks and the co-writer of many of their singles, as well as Rick Trevino's 2003 single "In My Dreams"...

 and Kostas

Kostas

Kostas Lazarides is a Greek-born American country music songwriter, known professionally as Kostas. He has written for several country music artists, including Dwight Yoakam, Patty Loveless, and Travis Tritt, and has won eleven awards from Broadcast Music Incorporated...

, and recorded by American country music group The Mavericks

The Mavericks

The Mavericks is a country music band founded in 1989 in Miami, Florida, United States. Between 1991 and 2003 they recorded six studio albums, in addition to charting 14 singles on the Billboard country charts...

. It was released in November 1993 as the first single and title track from the album What a Crying Shame

What a Crying Shame

What a Crying Shame is the third studio album by American country music band The Mavericks. The album was released on February 1, 1994 by MCA Nashville...

. The song reached number 25 on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

Hot Country Singles & Tracks

Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...

chart and peaked at number 6 on the RPM Country Tracks in Canada.

Chart performance

"What a Crying Shame" debuted at number 75 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of January 1, 1994.

Chart (1994)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	25
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	6