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Sha Sha (album)

April 13, 2024

Not to be confused with Shasha.
For the Zimbabwean singer, see Sha Sha (singer).

Sha Sha is the debut album by American indie rock singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and former Radish member Ben Kweller.[8] The album was originally composed of outtakes from sessions for Radish's unreleased album Discount Fireworks. It was self-released by Kweller, via CD-R, in 2000. In 2002, ATO Records released a second version of the album with a radically different track listing featuring many new recordings and songs.[9]

Sha Sha
Studio album by
Ben Kweller
ReleasedVersion 1:
2000 (CD-R)

Version 2:
March 5, 2002 (US)
March 25, 2002 (UK)

20th Anniversary Edition:
March 10, 2023 (3 discs)
Recorded1999
Studio
GenreIndie rock, power pop
Length45:02
LabelATO
ProducerStephen Harris
Ben Kweller chronology
EP Phone Home
(2001) 		Sha Sha
(2000) 		On My Way
(2004)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Austin Chronicle[3]
The Guardian[4]
NME6/10[5]
Pitchfork6.7/10[6]
The Village Voice[7]

Track listing edit

All tracks written by Ben Kweller except where noted.

2000 CD-R version (PA 101) edit

  1. "Launch Ramp"
  2. "Next Time"
  3. "Drink Me Away"
  4. "How It Should Be (Sha Sha)" (Joe Butcher/Ben Kweller)
  5. "Wasted and Ready"
  6. "In Other Words"
  7. "What It's Like to Live in Commerce" (AKA: "Commerce, TX")
  8. "Silent Scene"
  9. "Girl in Between"
  10. "4.40 (Episode 2)"

2002 ATO Records version (07863 68114-2) edit

  1. "How It Should Be (Sha Sha)" – 1:49 (Joe Butcher/Ben Kweller)
  2. "Wasted & Ready" – 3:51
  3. "Family Tree" – 4:20
  4. "Commerce, TX" – 3:52
  5. "In Other Words" – 5:36
  6. "Walk on Me" – 3:55
  7. "Make It Up" – 4:50
  8. "No Reason" – 3:51
  9. "Lizzy" – 4:06
  10. "Harriet's Got a Song" – 4:50
  11. "Falling" – 4:04

2023 20th Anniversary Edition Bonus Discs edit

Disc 2 (Demos & Outtakes) edit

  1. "Falling - Brooklyn Demo"
  2. "Walk on Me - Brooklyn Demo"
  3. "Lizzy - Brooklyn Demo"
  4. "Lizzy - LA Demo"
  5. "Ballad of Wendy Baker - Brooklyn Demo"
  6. "How It Should Be (Sha Sha) - Brooklyn Demo" (Joe Butcher/Ben Kweller)
  7. "Walk on Me - Live at The Double Door"
  8. "Make It Up - Brooklyn Demo"
  9. "No Reason - Brooklyn Demo"
  10. "No Reason (feat. Nils Lofgren) Live at The Marquee"

Disc 3 (B-sides & Rarities) edit

  1. "Today" (William Patrick Corgan)
  2. "Psycho Girl" (Ben Kweller/Jonathan Jeter/Jason McComb)
  3. "I Have the Power"
  4. "Kokomo (with Adam Green)" (Mike Love/Scott McKenzie/Terry Melcher/John Phillips)
  5. "Debbie Don't Worry Doll"
  6. "My Drug Buddy - Live at The Mercury Lounge" (Evan Griffith Dando)
  7. "SHS-10r"
  8. "It's Up to You"
  9. "It's Up to You (feat. Evan Dando) Live at The Brattle Theatre"
  10. "Undone - The Sweater Song (feat. Juliana Hatfield) Live at Fletchers" (Rivers Cuomo)
  11. "Lollipop" (Julius Dixon/Beverly Ross)
  12. "It's Not Fair"

Personnel edit

  • Ben Kweller – lead vocals, guitar, piano
  • John Kent – drums (also backing vocals on PA-101 version)
  • Josh Lattanzi – bass
  • Debbie Williams – bass (PA-101 version)
  • Joe Butcher – bass (PA-101 version)
  • Jane Scarpantoni – string arrangements
  • Steve Mazur – engineer
  • Stephen Harris – producer, mixing, engineer
  • Roger Greenawalt – producer
  • C. Taylor Crothers – photography
  • Mike Waring – photography
  • Liz Smith – photography
  • Brett – art direction
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Charts edit

Album edit

Chart performance for Sha Sha
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 82

Singles edit

Year Single Peak
positions
Modern Rock Tracks
2002 "Wasted and Ready" 29

References edit

  1. ^ "Sha Sha by Ben Kweller". Metacritic. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Denise. "Sha Sha". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  3. ^ Haupt, Melanie (2002-04-26). "Review: Ben Kweller". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  4. ^ Costa, Maddy (2002-07-26). "Pop CD: Ben Kweller, Sha Sha". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  5. ^ Fox, Jason. . NME. Archived from the original on 2004-06-10. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  6. ^ Mitchum, Rob (2002-09-18). "Ben Kweller: Sha Sha Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  7. ^ Christgau, Robert (2002-12-31). "Don't Call It a Comeback". The Village Voice.
  8. ^ "Ben Kweller: Sha Sha". PopMatters. May 22, 2002.
  9. ^ "B.K Discography". Xanthein.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  10. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 159.



 

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