Sha Sha (album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Sha Sha

| type = Album

| artist = Ben Kweller

| cover = Ben Kweller Sha Sha.png

| alt =

| released = Version 1:
2000 (CD-R)

Version 2:

March 5, 2002 (US)
March 25, 2002 (UK)

20th Anniversary Edition:
March 10, 2023 (3 discs)

| recorded = 1999

| venue =

| studio = *Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, Alabama

• Sear Sound, New York City

| genre = Indie rock, power pop

| length = 45:02

| label = ATO

| producer = Stephen Harris

| prev_title = EP Phone Home

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = On My Way

| next_year = 2004

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Sha Sha

| type = studio

| single1 = Wasted and Ready

| single1date = 2002

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| MC = 69/100{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/sha-sha/ben-kweller |title=Sha Sha by Ben Kweller |website=Metacritic |access-date=2018-04-14}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sha-sha-mw0000214989 |title=Sha Sha |last=Sullivan |first=Denise |author-link=Denise Sullivan |website=AllMusic |access-date=2018-04-14}}

| rev2 = Austin Chronicle

| rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2002-04-26/85700/ |title=Review: Ben Kweller |last=Haupt |first=Melanie |date=2002-04-26 |work=Austin Chronicle |access-date=2018-04-14 |language=en-US}}

| rev3 = The Guardian

| rev3score = {{rating|2|5}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2002/jul/26/popandrock.artsfeatures4 |title=Pop CD: Ben Kweller, Sha Sha |last=Costa |first=Maddy |date=2002-07-26 |work=The Guardian |access-date=2018-04-14 |language=en}}

| rev4 = NME

| rev4score = 6/10{{Cite magazine |last=Fox |first=Jason |title=Sha Sha |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/10733.htm |magazine=NME |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040610213526/http://www.nme.com/reviews/10733.htm |archive-date=2004-06-10 |access-date=2018-04-14}}

| rev5 = Pitchfork

| rev5Score = 6.7/10{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/4552-sha-sha/ |title=Ben Kweller: Sha Sha Album Review |last=Mitchum |first=Rob |date=2002-09-18 |website=Pitchfork |language=en |access-date=2018-04-14}}

| rev6 = The Village Voice

| rev6Score = {{rating-Christgau|cut}}{{Cite magazine |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |date=2002-12-31 |title=Don't Call It a Comeback |url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv12b02-02.php |magazine=The Village Voice}}

}}

Sha Sha is the debut album by American indie rock singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and former Radish member Ben Kweller.{{Cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/kwellerben-sha-2495960028.html|title=Ben Kweller: Sha Sha|date=May 22, 2002|website=PopMatters}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.xanthein.co.uk/bk/eps.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728011652/http://www.xanthein.co.uk/bk/eps.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 28, 2011 |title=B.K Discography |publisher=Xanthein.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-03-09}}