It's a Shame About Ray is the fifth album by American alternative rock band the Lemonheads, released on June 2, 1992.

The title track was inspired by a quote that band leader Evan Dando had seen in a Sydney newspaper in reference to a kid called Ray who kept getting kicked out of every school he went to.

[16] The album became an international hit for the band, reaching #31 in the UK Top 100 as well as #5 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart in the U.S.

[20] The band performed the entire album at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire on September 14–15, 2005, as part of the All Tomorrow's Parties–curated Don't Look Back concert series, with "Mrs. Robinson" missing from the setlist.

[citation needed] The band performed the album in its entirety while opening for certain dates of Jawbreaker's 2022 spring tour.