Tangents: The Tea Party Collection

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Tangents: The Tea Party Collection
Greatest hits 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
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
The Tea Party chronology
Live at the Enmore Theatre (1999) Tangents: The Tea Party Collection (2000) The Interzone Mantras (2001)

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".

[edit] 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) - 3:34

[edit] Singles

• Walking Wounded

[edit] External links

• Lyrics
• Tangents at MusicBrainz

v • d • e The Tea Party Jeff Burrows | Stuart Chatwood | Jeff Martin Albums The Tea Party | Splendor Solis | The Edges of Twilight | Alhambra | Transmission | Triptych | The Interzone Mantras | Seven Circles Live albums Live at the Enmore Theatre Compilations Tangents: The Tea Party Collection Demos Capitol Records demo Singles "The River" | "Save Me" | "A Certain Slant of Light" | "In This Time" | "Midsummer Day" | "Fire in the Head" | "The Bazaar" | "Shadows on the Mountainside" | "Sister Awake" | "Sister Awake Remix" | "Temptation" | "Babylon" | "Release" | "Psychopomp" | "Gyroscope" | "Heaven Coming down" | "The Messenger" | "Touch" | "These Living Arms" | "Gone" | "Walking Wounded" | "Lullaby" | "Angels" | "Soulbreaking" | "Writing's on the Wall" | "Stargazer" | "Oceans" DVDs Illuminations | Live: Intimate & Interactive Related bands The Art Decay Related albums and DVDs Live in Brisbane 2006 | Live in Dublin | Live at the Enmore Theatre (DVD)