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Domino's recording of the song, originally stated as "Ain't It a Shame", released by Imperial Records in 1955, [1] [2] was a hit, eventually selling a million copies. It reached number 1 on the Billboard R&B chart and number 10 on the pop chart. [3] The song is ranked number 438 [4] on Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list.
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John Lennon covered Domino's composition "Ain't That a Shame" on his 1975 album Rock 'n' Roll, his tribute to the musicians who had influenced him. American band Cheap Trick recorded "Ain't That a Shame" on their 1978 live album Cheap Trick at Budokan and released it as the second single from the album. It reached 35 of the Billboard Hot 100.
The album was generally well-received by critics with favorable comparisons to the Beatles and the Who, with critics likening Robin Zander's vocals to John Lennon's. . Charles M. Young, writing for Rolling Stone, said the album had a "heavy emphasis on basics with a strain of demented violence" and that the lyrics "run the gamut of lust, confusion and misogyny, growing out of rejection and ...
The band performed the songs "Baby Loves to Rock" and "Can't Stop It but I'm Gonna Try" on the January 17, 1981, episode of Saturday Night Live. There were several homages to The Beatles on this album. "Stop This Game" opens and closes with a droning guitar note similar to the piano chord that ends "A Day in the Life." The bridge to "Baby Loves ...
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Released by Dot Records in 1956, it compiled his recent hits such as "Ain't That a Shame", ...
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Ain't That a Shame is the 24th studio album by Pat Boone. it was released in 1964 on Dot Records. [1] [2]According to the AllMusic review by Arthur Rowe, the album is compiled of "leftovers from various recording sessions" from 1960 to 1963, with the exception of the title track, Boone's 1955 hit "Ain't That a Shame", appearing "in its original version with added reverb".