Tangents: The Tea Party Collection Explained

Tangents: The Tea Party Collection
Type:	greatest
Artist:	the Tea Party
Cover:	TangentsTheTeaPartyCollection.jpg
Released:	December 12, 2000
Recorded:	1993–2000
Genre:	Rock
Length:	67:09
Label:	EMI Music Canada
Producer:	Jeff Martin and Ed Stasium
Prev Title:	Live at the Enmore Theatre
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	The Interzone Mantras
Next Year:	2001

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.^[1]

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

Chart (2000)! scope="col"

Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[2]	63
Canadian Albums (Jam!)	10

Year-end charts

2000 year-end chart performance for Tangents: The Tea Party Collection! Chart (2000)! Position

Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[3]	110

Chart (2001)! scope="col"

Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[4]	195

External links

• Lyrics
  • http://www.jamesstlaurent.com/jamesstlaurent.com/Music_Galleries/Pages/the_tea_party_live.html The Tea Party LIVE - Photography James St Laurent
• http://www.jamesstlaurent.com/jamesstlaurent.com/Music_Galleries/Pages/THE_TEA_PARTY_•_Triptych_Sessions.html The Tea Party • Triptych Sessions - Photography James St Laurent

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'Beatles 1' debuts at #1 in Canada . Paul . Cantin . December 1, 2004 . . . November 15, 2011 . usurped . https://archive.today/20140404153743/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/B/Beatles/2004/12/01/781154.html . April 4, 2014 .
2. 276.
3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040906184459/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2000_2.html. September 6, 2004. Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000. Jam!. March 29, 2022.
4. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20031106085719/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2001.html. 6 November 2003. Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales). Jam!. 26 March 2022.