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Test for Echo
Test for Echo is the sixteenth studio album by the Canadian band Rush, released on 10 September 1996 on Anthem Records. It followed Counterparts and was the last Rush record co-produced by Peter Collins. The title track reached No. 1 on the mainstream rock chart, and the band took the album on a world tour across 1996 and 1997.
It also marks the end of a chapter. After the tour, drummer Neil Peart suffered the deaths of his daughter and then his wife, and the band went quiet for five years, not recording again until 2001. "Driven" became a bass showcase for Geddy Lee on stage, while "Resist" was later reworked as an acoustic number on the Vapor Trails and R30 tours. Worth hearing as the last Rush album before that long silence. It has been remastered several times, most recently at Abbey Road Studios in 2015.
Test for Echo: tracklist, credits and charts
11 tracks · 53:31Tracklist
- 1Test for EchoDubois, Lee, Lifeson, Peart5:56
- 2DrivenLee, Lifeson, Peart4:27
- 3Half the WorldLee, Lifeson, Peart3:43
- 4The Color of RightLee, Lifeson, Peart4:49
- 5Time and MotionLee, Lifeson, Peart5:01
- 6TotemLee, Lifeson, Peart4:58
- 7Dog YearsLee, Lifeson, Peart4:55
- 8VirtualityLee, Lifeson, Peart5:44
- 9ResistLee, Lifeson, Peart4:23
- 10LimboLee, Lifeson, Peart5:29
- 11Carve Away the StoneLee, Lifeson, Peart4:06
- Produced by
- Peter Collins, Rush
- Recorded at
- Bearsville (Bearsville, New York), Reaction (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
- Recorded
- January–April 1996
- Labels
- Anthem Records, Anthem
- Length
- 53:31
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1996 | 5 |
| UK Albums Chart · 1996 | 25 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1996 | 3 |
| Finnish Albums · 1996 | 9 |
| Swedish Albums · 1996 | 26 |
| German Albums · 1996 | 45 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 1996 | 50 |
| Dutch Albums · 1996 | 53 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Canada | Gold |
| United States · 1996 | Gold |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 1996-09-09 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 9 September 1996 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 10 September 1996 | |
| Wikidata | 10 September 1996 | |
| US release | 10 September 1996 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 9 September 1996 | earliest UK or European date |
16 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | XE | Anthem Records | 0075678292521 | other |
| 1996 | US | Atlantic | 075678373923 | other |
| 1996 | US | Anthem Records | other | |
| 9 September 1996 | XE | Atlantic | 075678373923 | original |
| 9 September 1996 | CA | Anthem Records | 066825107324 | original |
| 10 September 1996 | US | Atlantic | 075678292521 | other |
| 25 September 1996 | JP | Anthem Records | 4988029099549 | other |
| 2003 | CA | Anthem Records | 00006682522106 | other |
| 2003 | CA | Anthem Records | 00066825213728 | other |
| 2004 | XE | Atlantic | 075678373923 | remaster |
| 2004 | US | Anthem Records | 075678373923 | other |
| 2013 | — | Rhino Atlantic | 603497923038 | other |
| 10 May 2013 | — | Atlantic | 075678373961 | other |
| 25 September 2013 | JP | Anthem Records | 4943674141357 | other |
| 6 November 2015 | US | Anthem Records | 081227954345 | remaster |
| — | — | Rhino Atlantic | 603497923625 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 600×594 | upscaled |