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Evelyn "Champagne" King
Shame
693,330
R&B/Soul
Shame was released on October 22, 1977 by RCA/Legacy as a part of the album Smooth Talk (Expanded Edition)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Evelyn "Champagne" King
Evelyn "Champagne" King
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Henry Fitch, Jr.
John Henry Fitch, Jr.
Composer
Sam Peaks
Sam Peaks
Composer
R. Cross
R. Cross
Composer
Theodore Life
Theodore Life
Arranger
Sam Peake
Sam Peake
Horn Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Theodore Life
Theodore Life
Producer
Warren Schatz
Warren Schatz
Executive Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
(Shame) Burnin', you keep my whole body yearnin'
You got me so confused it's a shame (Shame)
Sometimes I think I 'm goin' insane
Still I wanna stay
[Verse 2]
(Wrapped in your arms, is where I wanna be, wanna be) I wanna be
(Wrapped in your arms, that's my high) My high
[Verse 3]
(Shame) Ooh, my other says you're playin' a game
And what you do to me is a (Shame)
Ooh, gonna love ya just the same
Mama just don't understand, oh, no
[Verse 4]
(Wrapped in your arms, is where I wanna be, wanna be) Wanna be
(Wrapped in your arms, that's my high) My high
[Verse 5]
I can't get enough
Ooh baby, enough of that magic touch
Love is in the heart
Tearin' the rules apart
So why should I be ashamed (Shamed)
[Verse 6]
Only love can be to blame
If we lose our love it's a (Shame)
Ooh, wouldn't wanna live with your pain
Gonna stay forever
[Verse 7]
(Wrapped in your arms, is where I wanna be, wanna be) Wanna be
(Wrapped in your arms, that's my high) My high
[Verse 8]
(Shame) Ooh, only love can be to blame
If we lose our love it's a (Shame)
Ooh, I wouldn't wanna live with the pain
Oh, it's a (Shame)
[Verse 9]
Ooh, it's a
Oh, it's a shame (Shame)
(Shame) Oh, it's a
(Shame) Mama just don't understand
Oh, how I love my man (Shame)
It's a, oh, it's a, yeah (Shame)
[Verse 10]
(Shame) Ooh
(Shame) Ooh
(Shame) Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, yeah
(Shame) Low down dirty, dirty, dirty
Low down, dirty (Shame)
[Verse 11]
Ain't no reason
For me to feel this way
Oh
Oh, it's a
[Verse 12]
(Do, do, do, do, do, do, do)
(Do, do, do, do, do, do, do)
(Do, do, do, do, do, do, do)
Shame, oh (Do, do, do, do, do, do, do)
[Verse 13]
(Do, do, do, do, do, do, do) Oh, yeah
(Do, do, do, do, do, do, do)
Shame (Do, do, do, do, do, do, do)
Yeah (Do, do, do, do, do, do, do)
(Do, do, do, do, do, do, do) I love you
I need you, I love you (Do, do, do, do, do, do, do)
Written by: John Henry Fitch, Jr., Ruben Cross

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