Sha Sha is the debut album of Ben Kweller's

Ben Kweller

Ben Kweller is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.-Early life:Ben Kweller was born in San Francisco, CA in 1981. In 1982, his family relocated to Emory, Texas, where his father, Howard Kweller, became the town's first doctor. In 1986, the Kwellers moved to a much larger city,...

 solo career. The album was originally composed of outtakes from sessions for his former band Radish

Radish (band)

Radish were a self-proclaimed "Sugar Metal" band formed in 1993 by Ben Kweller, John David Kent, and Bryan Blur.-History:The trio played locally in and around Greenville and recorded two independent releases, Dizzy and Hello . Kweller sent a copy of Dizzy to Guitarist Nils Lofgren who grew up with...

's unreleased album Discount Fireworks. It was self-released by Ben, 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.

2000 CD-R Version (PA 101)

All songs written by Ben 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
   Wasted & Ready
   "Wasted & Ready" is the debut single of Ben Kweller. It was released as a single in 2002 and appeared on the Sha Sha album in 2002....
   
   " – 3:51
3. "Family Tree" – 4:20
4. "Commerce, TX
   Commerce, TX (song)
   "Commerce, TX" is a single by Ben Kweller. It was released as a single in 2003 and appeared on the Sha Sha album in 2002. Despite the song's title, the lyrics indicate little, if any, relation to the city Commerce, Texas....
   
   " – 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
• Josh Lattanzi - Bass guitar
• 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

Singles chart positions

Year	Single	Chart positions
		Modern Rock Tracks
2002	Wasted and Ready	#29