Shame (Evelyn "Champagne" King song)

"Shame"
Side A of UK 12-inch single
Single by Evelyn "Champagne" King
from the album Smooth Talk
B-side"Dancin' Dancin' Dancin'" (7" and some 12" releases)
"Nobody Knows" (many 12" releases)
ReleasedSeptember 20, 1977
Genre
Length2:59 (Single Version)
4:38 (Album Version)
6:34 (12" version)
Label
  • RCA
  • Big Break Records
Songwriter(s)
  • John H. Fitch Jr.
  • Reuben Cross
Producer(s)Theodore Life
Evelyn "Champagne" King singles chronology
"Shame"
(1977)
"I Don't Know If It's Right"
(1978)
Audio
"Shame" (album version) on YouTube
Alternative release
Side A of Australian 7-inch single
Side A of Australian 7-inch single

"Shame" is the debut single by American singer Evelyn "Champagne" King, written by John H. Fitch Jr. and Reuben Cross. It was released in 1977 by RCA Records as part of King's debut album, Smooth Talk. The extended remix was produced for the twelve-inch vinyl single and would later replace the album version of the song in late-1970s reprints of the album. "Shame" was successful on Billboard music charts and would become one of King's signature songs, though it varied on international music charts. The song was covered by Zhané for the 1994 film A Low Down Dirty Shame and Kim Wilde in 1996.