Such a Shame

On the album Idea, released in August 1968, you can find Such a Shame. This album, which sold over a million copies worldwide, had two distinct visual presentations for its cover. In the United Kingdom, the Polydor edition, designed by Wolfgang Heilemann, featured a honeycomb-shaped neon lightbulb and a photo of the group at its base. On the other hand, the North American version for ATCO, handled by Klaus Voormann, presented a head composed of the faces of each of the members. It was the group's third album released internationally, as the first two only saw the light of day in the Australian market.

The brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb, known as The Bee Gees, founded their group in 1958. Their distinctive sound was based on tight three-part vocal harmonies. While they enjoyed success for much of their career, they reached notable peaks in the late sixties and early seventies as a pop act, and again in the late seventies with disco music. The brothers wrote and produced their own hits, as well as creating tracks for other artists. Born on the Isle of Man to English parents, they spent their early years in Manchester before moving to Australia in the late fifties. After their first success in Australia with Spicks and Specks, they returned to the United Kingdom in January 1967. The recording of Such a Shame featured engineering by John Pantry and production by Bee Gees along with Robert Stigwood. The song's duration is 2:29.