Tangents: The Tea Party Collection

Tangents: The Tea Party Collection
Greatest hits album by The Tea Party
Released December 12, 2000
Recorded 1993 - 2000
Genre Rock
Length 67:09
Label EMI Music Canada
Producer Jeff Martin and Ed Stasium
The Tea Party chronology
Live at the Enmore Theatre
(1999)Live at the Enmore Theatre1999		 Tangents: The Tea Party Collection
(2000)		 The Interzone Mantras
(2001)The Interzone Mantras2001
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Tangents is a greatest hits collection from Canadian band The Tea Party, released in 2000 (see 2000 in music).

Tangents includes singles from Splendor Solis (1993), The Edges of Twilight (1995), Transmission (1997) and Triptych (1999), together with the single "Walking Wounded", B-sides recorded during the Triptych sessions and a cover of The Rolling Stones' "Paint It, Black". The album reached platinum status within a few months of its release.

The DVD compilation Illuminations was released in 2001 to complement Tangents.

Stuart Chatwood (Creative Director), Antoine Moonen (Graphic Artist), James St. Laurent/Margaret Malandruccolo/Nick Sarros (Photographers) won the 2001 Juno Award for "Best Artwork".

Tangents debuted at #10 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 14,780 copies in its first week.[2]

Track listing

  1. "Walking Wounded" – 4:37
  2. "Temptation" (Transmission) – 3:25
  3. "The Messenger" (Daniel Lanois cover) (Triptych) – 3:31
  4. "Psychopomp" (Transmission) – 5:15
  5. "Sister Awake" (The Edges of Twilight) – 5:43
  6. "The Bazaar" (The Edges of Twilight) – 3:42
  7. "Save Me" (remix) (Splendor Solis) – 6:36
  8. "Fire in the Head" (The Edges of Twilight) – 5:06
  9. "Release" (Transmission) – 4:04
  10. "Heaven Coming Down" (Triptych) – 4:01
  11. "The River" (remix) – 5:43 (Splendor Solis)
  12. "Babylon" (Transmission) – 2:49
  13. "Waiting on a Sign" – 4:21
  14. "Lifeline" – 4:37
  15. "Paint It Black" (The Rolling Stones cover) – 3:34

Singles

  • "Walking Wounded"

Special thanks

References

  1. ↑ Tangents: The Tea Party Collection at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Cantin, Paul (December 1, 2004). "'Beatles 1' debuts at #1 in Canada". Jam!. Quebecor. Archived from the original on April 4, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  • Lyrics
  • Tangents at MusicBrainz
  • The Tea Party LIVE - Photography James St Laurent
  • The Tea Party • Triptych Sessions - Photography James St Laurent
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