Echolalia (album)

This article is about the Something for Kate album. For the album by the Winterpills, see Echolalia (Winterpills album).

Echolalia is the third studio album by Australian alternative rock band Something for Kate which was released on 22 June 2001. It peaked at No. 2 on the ARIA Albums Chart,^[2][3] was voted the Best Album of 2001 by Triple J listeners and earned the band six ARIA Music Award nominations for Album of the Year, Best Adult Alternative Album, Single of the Year ("Monsters"), Best Group, Best Cover Art and Best Video ("Monsters").^[4] It was issued in the United States and a limited edition US included a second disc titled "Past and Present Tension". The second disc included past songs and singles, as well as some live versions of their older songs. In October 2010, Echolalia was listed in the top 40 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.^[5]

Echolalia
Studio album by Something for Kate
Released	22 June 2001
Recorded	Mangrove Studio
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	52:31
Label	Murmur, Red Ink
Producer	Trina Shoemaker, Something for Kate
Something for Kate chronology
Q & A with Dean Martin (2000) Echolalia (2001) The Official Fiction (2003)
Singles from Echolalia
"Monsters" Released: 7 May 2001 (video) "Three Dimensions" Released: August 2001 "Twenty Years" Released: November 2001 "Say Something" Released: February 2002

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

(All songs by Something For Kate except where noted)

1. "Stunt Show" – 3:40
2. "Three Dimensions" – 4:08
3. "Jerry Stand Up" – 5:14
4. "Monsters" – 3:39
5. "Old Pictures" – 3:39
6. "You Only Hide" – 3:55
7. "Feeding the Birds and Hoping for Something in Return" – 4:02
8. "Twenty Years" – 4:13
9. "Say Something" – 2:52
10. "Manmade Horse" – 3:50
11. "Happy Endings" – 4:42
12. "Seasick" – 3:51
13. "White" – 4:39

Deluxe edition bonus disc

The 2014 deluxe edition included a bonus disc of the album's B-sides.

Track listing

1. "Hawaiian Robots" – 4:53
2. "The Astronaut (Live Acoustic version)" – 3:11
3. "Submarine" – 5:17
4. "The Green Line is Us, The Red Line is Them" – 5:23
5. "Monsters – Demo version" – 3:37
6. "Beautiful Sharks (Live at the Hi-Fi)" – 4:04
7. "A Remarkable Lack of Foresight" – 5:25
8. "Bankrobbers (Live at the Forum)" – 5:17
9. "Anchorman (Live at the Forum)" – 5:20
10. "Folded Paper Boats" – 3:39
11. "Whatever You Want (Live at the Chapel)" – 4:15
12. "Chapel Street Etc. (Live at the Chapel)" – 4:07
13. "Dreamworld" (Jim Moginie) – 3:47

Charts

Chart (2001–02)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6]	2

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7]	Platinum	70,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

• Paul Dempsey – guitars, vocals
• Stephanie Ashworth – bass
• Clint Hyndman – drums

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Edition(s)	Label	Catalogue
Australia	22 June 2001	CD LP	Standard	Murmur	MATTCD111
United States	2002	2×CD	Standard + Enhanced	Murmur / RedInk	WK24026PRO
Australia	July 2014	2×CD LP	Deluxe Edition, Reissue	Murmur, Sony Music Australia	88843074332
	August 2018	LP	Limited Edition, Reissue	Sony Music Australia	88843074861
	December 2021	LP	Limited Edition, Reissue	Sony Music Australia	19439907691

References

1. Spano, Charles. "Echolalia – Something for Kate". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
2. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Something for Kate". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
3. Kingsmill, Richard (2002). The J Files Compendium. Sydney: ABC Books. p. 276. ISBN 0-7333-1066-4.
4. ARIA Award winners, 2001.
5. O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.
6. "Australiancharts.com – Something for Kate – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
7. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 16 December 2014.