"Oh What a Shame" | ||||
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Single by Roy Wood | ||||
B-side | "Bengal Jig" | |||
Released | May 1975 | |||
Recorded | 1975 | |||
Genre | Pop music | |||
Length | 3:51 | |||
Label | Jet Records (JET 754) ( UK), United Artists Records ( US) [1] | |||
Songwriter(s) | Roy Wood | |||
Producer(s) | Roy Wood | |||
Roy Wood singles chronology | ||||
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"Oh What a Shame" is a 1975 single, which was written and produced by Roy Wood. [1] Wood played all of the musical instruments on the recording, as well as supplying lead and multi-tracked backing vocals. The song was jointly globally published by Carlin Music Corp and Roy Wood Music. [2]
The track reached number 13 in the UK Singles Chart. [3] The single remained in the UK chart for seven weeks, starting in May 1975. [4] It was also released as a single in Belgium, Australia, Netherlands, Ireland and the US. [2] The single was the final solo Wood recording to reach the UK Singles Chart. [4] In 1977, two years after "Oh What A Shame" left the UK Top 20, Wood commented, "I've written something like 30 hit songs, you know? It's not easy now to accept that I'm not a success anymore". [5]
"Oh What a Shame" has appeared on numerous compilation albums, including Wood's own Singles (1993, Connoisseur Records). [6] and Exotic Mixture: Best of Singles A's & B's (1999). [7] It also appeared on the 1999 expanded CD reissue of Wood's 1975 album, Mustard. [8]
The record still commands national radio play in the UK; the most recent airing being on BBC Radio 2's Pick of the Pops on 6 July 2019. [9]