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Dominos first recording, The Fat Man” (1950), became the first of a series of rhythm-and-blues hits that sold 500,000 to 1,000,000 copies.

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Written by Dave Bartholomew, Fats DominoLanguageEnglishFirst recorded onMarch 15, 1955Released on

Ain't It a Shame
Single
April 1955

Other release

Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino
Album
March 1956

Comments Nr. 10 US / Nr. 23 UK (early '57)
Sometimes titled "Ain't That a Shame", the way Fats Domino actually sang it Licensing Request a synchronization license

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Ain't It a Shame written by Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino English

Title	Performer	Release date	Info
Ain't It a Shame	Fats Domino	April 1955	First recording on March 15, 1955 First release Sampled by Buchanan and Goodman
Ain't That a Shame	Pat Boone with Orchestra and Chorus	May 26, 1955
Ain't That a Shame	Ronnie Gaylord - Orchestra conducted by Lew Douglas	June 1955
Ain't That a Shame	Ella Mae Morse with Big Dave and His Music	August 1955
Ain't That a Shame	The Southlanders	October 1955
Ain't That a Shame	Johnny O'Keefe and The Dee Jays	February 1958
Ain't That a Shame	Frances Faye	1958
Ain't That a Shame	Connie Francis - Orchestra conducted by Ray Ellis	November 1959
Ain't That a Shame	Bobby Rydell	November 1959
Ain't That a Shame!	The 4 Seasons	April 1963
Ain't That a Shame	The Topsiders	1963
Ain't That a Shame	The Chellows	1963
Ain't That a Shame	Gipsies	1966
Ain't That a Shame	Jerry Jaye	May 1967
Ain't That a Shame	Champion Jack Dupree	1969
Ain't That a Shame	Mac Curtis	1970
Ain't That a Shame	Jimmy McGriff and Junior Parker	February 1971
Ain't That a Shame	Hank Williams, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation	November 1971
Ain't That a Shame	Wilbert Harrison	1971
Ain't That a Shame	Ronnie Hawkins	June 1972
Ain't That a Shame	John Lennon	February 17, 1975
Ain't That a Shame	Sydney Devine	1975
Ain't That a Shame	Tanya Tucker	January 1976
Ain't That a Shame	Rebecca Lynn	1976
Ain't That a Shame	Boströmarna	1976
Ain't That a Shame	Chiquita Brass	1976
Ain't That a Shame	Jussi	1977
Ain't That a Shame	Brownsville Station	1977
Ain't That a Shame	Cheap Trick	October 1978	Live
Ain't That a Shame	"Little" Gert Lengstrand	1978
Ain't That a Shame	Truck-Stop	1978
Ain't That a Shame	Janne Lucas	1980
Ain't That a Shame	Bill Medley	1981
Ain't That a Shame	Mud [GB]	1982
Ain't It a Shame	Bobby Angel & Sidewinder	1983	Unverified
Ain't It a Shame	Gene Rockwell	1986
Ain't That a Shame	Paul McCartney	October 31, 1988
Ain't That a Shame	Good Morning Blues	1992
Ain't That a Shame	John Paul Young	1996
Ain't That a Shame	Crystal Clark	1997
Ain't That a Shame	Showaddywaddy	May 27, 2002
Ain't It a Shame	The Magic Strangers	2003
Ain't That a Shame	8 to the Bar [DE]	February 2004
Ain't That a Shame	Micke Muster	2007
Ain't That a Shame	Davina and The Vagabonds	August 12, 2008
Ain't It a Shame	Stiletto with Nate Jaeger	2010
Ain't That a Shame	Jimmy Barnes with Lil' Band o' Gold	2012
Ain't That a Shame	The Buckaroos [SE]	2013
Ain't That a Shame	George Benson	April 25, 2019
Ain't it a Shame	Ike & Tina Turner		Unverified

Ain't It a Shame written by Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino instrumental

	Title	Performer	Release date	Info
i	New Orleans Medley [I'm Walkin' - Blueberry Hill - Ain't That a Shame]	Earl Palmer [US-Drummer]	August 1961	Medley
i	Ain't That a Shame	The Bill Black Combo	December 1962
i	Ain't That a Shame	Jerry Granelli	November 3, 2017
i	Ain't It a Shame	Davell Crawford	June 2019

Det er sgu synd written by Torben Eschen Danish

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Det er sgu synd	Nalle	1979	First release

Det er en skam written by Bamse Danish

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Det er en skam	Bamses Venner	1981	First release

Ain't That a Shame written by Brett Baird, Caleb Johnson, Gretyl Baird English

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Ain't That a Shame	Handsome and Gretyl & Windwell	January 11, 2019	First release

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What is the meaning of Ain't that a shame?

This is a heartache song about a breakup that was the other partner's fault. Domino wrote it with Dave Bartholomew, who worked on most of Domino's hits. This was the first song to crossover from the R&B charts to the mostly white pop charts of the day.