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Ssssh

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Ssssh.
Studio album by
Ten Years After
ReleasedSeptember 1969[1]
RecordedJune 1969
StudioMorgan, London
GenreBlues rock, psychedelic rock
Length32:44
LabelDeram
ProducerAlvin Lee and Ten Years After
Ten Years After chronology
Stonedhenge
(1969) 		Ssssh.
(1969) 		Cricklewood Green
(1970)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]
Rolling Stone(negative) [3]
The Village VoiceB[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[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

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All songs composed by Alvin Lee, except where noted.

Side one

  1. "Bad Scene" – 3:20
  2. "Two Time Mama" – 2:05
  3. "Stoned Woman" – 3:25
  4. "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" (Sonny Boy Williamson) – 6:34

Side two

  1. "If You Should Love Me" – 5:25
  2. "I Don't Know That You Don't Know My Name" – 1:56
  3. "The Stomp" – 4:34
  4. "I Woke Up This Morning" – 5:25

Personnel

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Ten Years After

Charts

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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 (OCC)[11] 4
US Billboard 200[12] 20

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[13] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). New Musical Express. 27 September 1969. p. 10. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Ssssh - Ten Years After". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Gerson, Ben (18 October 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone (44). San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.: 42.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (11 December 1969). "Consumer Guide (5)". The Village Voice. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ^ Nathan Brackett; Christian David Hoard (2004). The new Rolling Stone album guide. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 807. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
  6. ^ "allmusic ((( Ssssh > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6087". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Ten Years After – Ssssh." (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  10. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Ten Years After – Ssssh.". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  11. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  12. ^ "Ten Years After Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  13. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Ten Years After – Ssssh". Music Canada.
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