"Oh What a Shame" is a 1975 single, which was written and produced by Roy Wood.
[1] Wood played all of the musical instruments on the recording, as well as supplying lead and multi-tracked backing vocals.
[4] In 1977, two years after "Oh What A Shame" left the UK Top 20, Wood commented, "I've written something like 30 hit songs, you know?
[5] "Oh What a Shame" has appeared on numerous compilation albums, including Wood's own Singles (1993, Connoisseur Records).
[7] It also appeared on the 1999 expanded CD reissue of Wood's 1975 album, Mustard.