Tangents: The Tea Party Collection

Tangents: The Tea Party Collection
Greatest hits album by
the Tea Party
ReleasedDecember 12, 2000
Recorded1993–2000
GenreRock
Length67:09
LabelEMI Music Canada
ProducerJeff Martin and Ed Stasium
The Tea Party chronology
Live at the Enmore Theatre
(1999) 		Tangents: The Tea Party Collection
(2000) 		The Interzone Mantras
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Tangents is a greatest hits collection from Canadian band the Tea Party, released in 2000.

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 number 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

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Tangents: The Tea Party Collection
Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 63
Canadian Albums (Jam!)[2] 10

Year-end charts

2000 year-end chart performance for Tangents: The Tea Party Collection
Chart (2000) Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[4] 110
2001 year-end chart performance for Tangents: The Tea Party Collection
Chart (2001) Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[5] 195

Certifications

Certifications for Tangents: The Tea Party Collection
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] Gold 7,500^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Tangents: The Tea Party Collection at AllMusic
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 276.
  4. ^ "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  6. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  • Lyrics
  • Tangents at MusicBrainz
  • [1] The Tea Party LIVE - Photography James St Laurent
  • [2] The Tea Party • Triptych Sessions - Photography James St Laurent