Karma and Effect

Karma and Effect is the third studio album by South African rock band Seether. It was released on 24 May 2005 by Wind-up Records. It is certified platinum in the US and gold in Canada.

Karma and Effect
Studio album by Seether
Released	24 May 2005
Recorded	5 October 2004 – 9 January 2005
Genre	Post-grunge alternative metal nu metal
Length	60:55
Label	Wind-up
Producer	Bob Marlette
Seether chronology
Disclaimer II (2004) Karma and Effect (2005) Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces (2007)
Singles from Karma and Effect
"Remedy" Released: 11 April 2005 "Truth" Released: 6 September 2005 "The Gift" Released: 28 February 2006

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[2]
musicOMH	(mixed)[3]
Ultimate Guitar	9.5/10[4]

Upon release, the album debuted in the top 10 in many countries around the world and the first single "Remedy" held the top spot on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Following singles "Truth," and "The Gift", though not to the same extent, also found success on rock radio. Since its release the album has sold 635,413 units in the U.S. and nearly 800,000 worldwide. This is the band's second and final release with lead guitarist Pat Callahan before his departure a year later.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Because of Me"	3:36
2.	"Remedy"	3:27
3.	"Truth"	3:50
4.	"The Gift"	5:34
5.	"Burrito"	3:51
6.	"Given"	3:47
7.	"Never Leave"	4:59
8.	"World Falls Away"	4:40
9.	"Tongue"	4:06
10.	"I'm the One"	2:49
11.	"Simplest Mistake"	5:28
12.	"Diseased"	3:40
13.	"Plastic Man" (The actual song is 3:49, the rest of the song is five minutes of silence)	8:48
14.	"Kom Saam Met My" (Hidden track, means "Come with Me" in English and is sung in Afrikaans)	2:18
Total length:		1:00:49

Personnel

Seether Shaun Morgan – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Dale Stewart – bass, backing vocals John Humphrey – drums, percussion Pat Callahan – lead guitar Production Bob Marlette – production, engineering Randy Staub – mixing at Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California Rich Costey – mixing on "Remedy" at Avatar Studios, New York City, New York Sid Riggs – Pro Tools engineering Ross Petersen – additional Pro Tools engineering Glen Pittman – mix assistant engineering Tom Baker – mastering at Precision Mastering, Hollywood, California

Artwork and management Diana Meltzer – A&R Gregg Wattenberg – A&R/Wind-up production supervision Seether – package art direction Bethany Crowley – package design Benny Haber – band photo Gareth Botha – art/illustration Rick Smith (Wild Justice Management) – management Edwin U. Camacho – project manager/tour management Andrew Lurie, Esq. (Baker & Hostetler) – legal representation Scott Sokol (Pinnacle Entertainment) – agency representation (U.S.) Mike Dewdney (International Talent Booking) – agency representation (outside U.S.) Gary Haber and Terry Doty (Haber Corporation) – business management Amy Meyer (Meyer PR) – publicity

Unreleased songs

Before the release of Karma and Effect, a blog from the band on their website stated that there would be three b-side tracks for the album. They are: "Let Me Go", "Innocence" and "Blister". "Let Me Go" has been released and can be found on the "Remedy" single. "Innocence" and "Blister" were never mixed or mastered, but both songs, likely obtained off the album's demo tapes, were made available on a fan site for a short time. All of these songs were eventually included on the second disc of their greatest hits album, Seether: 2002-2013.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2005) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 39 French Albums (SNEP)[6] 168 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 94 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] 25 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 39 US Billboard 200[10] 8

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position US Billboard 200[11] 142

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[12]	Gold	50,000^^
United States (RIAA)[13]	Platinum	1,000,000
^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. Kergan, Wade. "Karma and Effect - Seether". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
2. Wood, Mikael (24 June 2005). "Karma and Effect Review". Entertainment Weekly.
3. Day, Tom (19 September 2005). "Seether - Karma and Effect". musicOMH. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
4. "Karma And Effect Review". Ultimate Guitar.
5. "Australiancharts.com – Seether – Karma and Effect". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
6. "Lescharts.com – Seether – Karma and Effect". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Seether – Karma and Effect" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
8. "Charts.nz – Seether – Karma and Effect". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
9. "Swisscharts.com – Seether – Karma and Effect". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
10. "Seether Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
11. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
12. "Canadian album certifications – Seether – Karma and Effect". Music Canada.
13. "American album certifications – Seether – Karma and Effect". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 9 December 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.