Tangents: The Tea Party Collection

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

Tangents: The Tea Party Collection
Greatest hits album by
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 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

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  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

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Weekly charts

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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

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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

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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

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  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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.
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  • Lyrics
  • Tangents at MusicBrainz
  • [1] The Tea Party LIVE - Photography James St Laurent
  • [2] The Tea Party • Triptych Sessions - Photography James St Laurent