''Triptych'' (stylized as ''TRIPtych'') is The Tea Party's fifth album, released in 1999. It has the trio blending the major influences found on their previous albums: the earthy

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inspired arrangements of ''

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'', and the industrial edge of ''

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''. After the gloom of ''Transmission'', which relied heavily on sampling and electronica, for ''Triptych'' the band wrote with both melody and content, while using electronica subtlety. This is evidenced by the

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nominated single "

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", the band's first number one single in Canada. The album itself reached #4 on the Canadian album chart, and received a Juno nomination for "Best Rock Album", before achieving double

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sales in Canada. In June 2000, the EMI labels in Europe released ''Triptych Special Tour Edition 2000'', which included a bonus disc of eight unreleased songs.

Reception

In 2005, ''Triptych'' was ranked number 435 in ''

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'' magazine's book ''The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time''.

Track listing

The unlisted 13th track is the sound of a clock chiming.

Special Tour Edition 2000 Bonus Disc

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Singles

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" * " The Messenger" * "

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" * " These Living Arms" * " Gone"

Personnel

* Jeff Martin – production and recording *Don Hachey – engineering *Jeff Martin and Nick Blagona – mixing at

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) *Nick Blagona – mastering at Metalworks Mastering *

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– cover art conception *Antonie Moonen – design *James St Laurent – cover photography * David Giammarco – special thanks

String quartet

* "Gone" ** Ligia Paquin –

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** François Pilon – violin ** Benoit Loiselle –

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** Stéphanie Meyer – cello

Charts

References

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