Shhh (Chumbawamba album)

Shhh
Studio album by
Released1992
Recorded1990–1992
Genre
Length45:34
LabelAgit-Prop Records/Southern Records (UK) Reprise Records (France)
Chumbawamba chronology
Slap!
(1990)
Shhh
(1992)
Anarchy
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Spinpositive[2]

Shhh is the fifth studio album by British band Chumbawamba. It was originally written and recorded as Jesus H. Christ, an album that relied heavily on samples.[3] The band was unable to procure rights to a number of the songs they sampled, however, and the album was largely re-worked to defend artistic intent and criticize censorship.[4] The album sleeve artwork itself incorporated various rejection letters received by the band denying the rights to the Christ samples.[3] Shhh is considered by many to be a "genre landmark."[5]

The album was re-released with Slap! in the compilation Shhhlap!, released by MUTT Records on July 15, 2003.[1][6]

  1. ^ a b Nickson, Chris. "Shhhlap! review". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  2. ^ "SPIN Oct 1992 "Stolar Tracks"". Google Books. October 1992. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Shhh" album booklet
  4. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Chumbawamba Biography". MTV. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  5. ^ Misanthropee. "Chumbawamba Tubthumper (1997) review". PunkNews. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  6. ^ "Chumbawamba Shhh Tracklist". MTV. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2016.