Inspiration is a 1989 album by Elkie Brooks.

It is a mixture of cover versions and original tracks and includes the single "Shame".

The album was issued on CD, vinyl and cassette in 1989 through Telstar Records, and re-released on CD and cassette by Ronco.

Inspiration reached number 58 and remained in the UK charts for 3 weeks.

"Shame" was originally entered in the 1989 A Song for Europe, sung by Jane Alexander, coming third.