Sha Sha (album)

Sha Sha
Studio album by Ben Kweller
Released	Version 1: 2000 (CD-R) Version 2: March 5, 2002 (US) March 25, 2002 (UK)
Recorded	1999 at Muscle Shoals Studio, Alabama 2002 at Sear Sound, NYC, NY
Genre	Indie rock, power pop
Length	45:02
Label	ATO
Producer	Stephen Harris
Ben Kweller chronology
EP Phone Home (2001) Sha Sha (2002) On My Way (2004)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	69/100 link
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Pitchfork Media	6.7/10 9/19/02
Robert Christgau	link

Sha Sha is the debut album by American indie rock singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and former Radish member Ben Kweller. 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.^[1]

Track listing

2000 CD-R version (PA 101)

All songs written by Kweller except where noted

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)

All songs written by Ben Kweller except where noted

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

Personnel

• Ben Kweller - Main Performer, 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

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