Shame on the World heralded the end of the Main Ingredient's commercial heyday -- the title cut proved their final chart hit of note as the group struggled to reconcile the confectionary harmony-soul approach of its previous records with the slicker, tighter sound dominating black radio in the mid-'70s.
Wisely, the album sidesteps funk and disco formulas in favor of a sophisticated, mature sound that underscores the authority of their harmonies.
Cuba Gooding and Luther Simmons assume producing and arranging duties (with some assistance from Rene Hall), and the end result is polished but never sterile.
But the material is woefully inadequate, and even the most exquisite harmonies can't bring to life clunkers like "Old Greyhound" and "Lillian." [Shame on the World was reissued on CD in 2008 on an Expansion label two-fer alongside 1981's I Only Have Eyes for You.].
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shame on the WorldLamont Dozier | The Main Ingredient | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Let Me Prove My Love to You | The Main Ingredient | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Old Greyhound | The Main Ingredient | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Jamaica (Let Me Go Home) | The Main Ingredient | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Over You | The Main Ingredient | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Lillian | The Main Ingredient | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | If I'm Gonna Be Sad | The Main Ingredient | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Put Your Love In My Hands | The Main Ingredient | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 30 mins | 69 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mickey Crofford | Engineer |
| 2 | Lamont Dozier | Composer |
| 3 | Gooding & Simmons | Producer |
| 4 | Doug Holden | Engineer |
| 5 | The Main Ingredient | Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |