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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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 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] The album was certified platinum in Canada.
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] | 63 |
Canadian Albums ( Jam! ) [2] | 10 |
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 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [6] | Gold | 7,500^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |