Tangents: The Tea Party Collection
Tangents: The Tea Party Collection | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
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 | ||||
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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
[edit]- "Walking Wounded" – 4:37
- "Temptation" (Transmission) – 3:25
- "The Messenger" (Daniel Lanois cover) (Triptych) – 3:31
- "Psychopomp" (Transmission) – 5:15
- "Sister Awake" (The Edges of Twilight) – 5:43
- "The Bazaar" (The Edges of Twilight) – 3:42
- "Save Me" (remix) (Splendor Solis) – 6:36
- "Fire in the Head" (The Edges of Twilight) – 5:06
- "Release" (Transmission) – 4:04
- "Heaven Coming Down" (Triptych) – 4:01
- "The River" (remix) – 5:43 (Splendor Solis)
- "Babylon" (Transmission) – 2:49
- "Waiting on a Sign" – 4:21
- "Lifeline" – 4:37
- "Paint It Black" (The Rolling Stones cover) – 3:34
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 63 |
Canadian Albums (Jam!)[2] | 10 |
Year-end charts
[edit]Chart (2000) | Position |
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Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[4] | 110 |
Chart (2001) | Position |
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Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[5] | 195 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[6] | Gold | 7,500^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ Tangents: The Tea Party Collection at AllMusic
- ^ 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.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 276.
- ^ "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
- ^ "Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Lyrics
- Tangents at MusicBrainz
- [1] The Tea Party LIVE - Photography James St Laurent
- [2] The Tea Party • Triptych Sessions - Photography James St Laurent