Tangents: The Tea Party Collection


Tangents is a greatest hits collection from Canadian band the Tea Party, released in 2000.
Tangents includes singles from Splendor Solis, The Edges of Twilight, Transmission and Triptych, together with the single "Walking Wounded", B-sides recorded during the Triptych sessions and a cover of the Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black".
The DVD compilation Illuminations was released in 2001 to complement Tangents.
Stuart Chatwood, Antoine Moonen, James St. Laurent/Margaret Malandruccolo/Nick Sarros won the 2001 Juno Award for "Best Artwork".

Commercial performance

Tangents debuted at number 10 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 14,780 copies in its first week. The album was certified platinum in Canada.

Track listing

  1. "Walking Wounded" – 4:37
  2. "Temptation" – 3:25
  3. "The Messenger" – 3:31
  4. "Psychopomp" – 5:15
  5. "Sister Awake" – 5:43
  6. "The Bazaar" – 3:42
  7. "Save Me" – 6:36
  8. "Fire in the Head" – 5:06
  9. "Release" – 4:04
  10. "Heaven Coming Down" – 4:01
  11. "The River" – 5:43
  12. "Babylon" – 2:49
  13. "Waiting on a Sign" – 4:21
  14. "Lifeline" – 4:37
  15. "Paint It Black" – 3:34

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart Position
Canadian Albums 195