Ssssh
| Ssssh. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 26 September 1969[1] | |||
| Recorded | June 1969 | |||
| Studios | Morgan, London | |||
| Genres | Blues rock, psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 32:44 | |||
| Label | Deram | |||
| Producers | Alvin Lee, Ten Years After | |||
| Ten Years After chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Rolling Stone | (negative)[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [4] |
| The Village Voice | B[5] |
Ssssh is the third studio album by the British blues rock band Ten Years After, released in 1969. The album peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard 200[6] and No. 4 on the UK charts.[citation needed]
Track listing
[edit]All songs composed by Alvin Lee, except where noted.
Side one
- "Bad Scene" – 3:20
- "Two Time Mama" – 2:05
- "Stoned Woman" – 3:25
- "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" (Sonny Boy Williamson) – 6:34
Side two
- "If You Should Love Me" – 5:25
- "I Don't Know That You Don't Know My Name" – 1:56
- "The Stomp" – 4:34
- "I Woke Up This Morning" – 5:25
Personnel
[edit]Ten Years After
- Alvin Lee – guitar, vocals
- Leo Lyons – bass guitar
- Ric Lee – drums
- Chick Churchill – organ
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1969–70) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] | 17 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[8] | 14 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 6 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10] | 16 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts)[11] | 4 |
| US Billboard 200[12] | 20 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[13] | Gold | 50,000^ |
|
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Album Reviews" (PDF). New Musical Express. 27 September 1969. p. 10. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ↑ "Ssssh - Ten Years After". AllMusic.
- ↑ Gerson, Ben (18 October 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone (44). San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.: 42.
- ↑ Nathan Brackett; Christian David Hoard (2004). The new Rolling Stone album guide. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 807. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (11 December 1969). "Consumer Guide (5)". The Village Voice. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ "allmusic ((( Ssssh > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
- ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Image 6087". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 15, 2025. [dead link]
- ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 166. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Ten Years After – Ssssh." (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Ten Years After – Ssssh.". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 12/10/1969 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ↑ "Ten Years After Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Ten Years After – Ssssh". Music Canada.
