It's a Shame (My Sister)

"It's a Shame (My Sister)"
Single by Monie Love featuring True Image
from the album Down to Earth
B-side	"Cool as mix"
Released	4 December 1990
Recorded	1990
Genre	R&B hip hop
Length	3:43
Label	Cooltempo Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Stevie Wonder David Steele Monie Love Lee Garrett Syreeta Wright
Producer(s)	Andy Cox David Steele
Monie Love featuring True Image singles chronology
"Monie in the Middle" (1990) "It's a Shame (My Sister)" (1990) "Down to Earth" (1990)

"It's a Shame (My Sister)" is a 1990 hip hop song recorded by British rapper Monie Love, featuring True Image. It was the second single from her debut album, Down to Earth, and was released in late 1990 in Germany and the UK and in early 1991 in other European countries. The song sampled the Spinners' 1970 single "It's a Shame", written for the band by Stevie Wonder. The "Cool as..." remix of the track sampled the guitar riff from the Sister Sledge hit "He's the Greatest Dancer". The song had some success, particularly in Switzerland, where it peaked at number 6 and charted for 21 weeks. In the United States, it was Monie Love's sole hit single, reaching number 26. "It's a Shame (My Sister)" also peaked at number 2 on the American dance chart.^[1]