Seven Circles

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Seven Circles
Studio album by The Tea Party
Released	August 17, 2004 (Canada)
Recorded	Orange Studios (Toronto) and Plantation Studios (Haiku Hill, Maui)
Genre	Rock
Length	45:09
Label	EMI Music Canada InsideOut Music Europe
Producer	Jeff Martin, Gavin Brown, and Bob Rock
The Tea Party chronology
The Interzone Mantras (2001) Seven Circles (2004)

Seven Circles (2004) is The Tea Party's seventh album, and the last prior to the band breaking up in 2005. The album continues the style of the band's two previous offerings (The Interzone Mantras in 2001 and Triptych in 1999) by combining world music influences with rock instrumentation and electronic studio techniques. The album is also one of the band's most positive sounding records, forsaking the dystopian imagery and moody lyrics of past albums, and including several ballads that border on love-song territory. This change in focus has led to both praise and criticism from fans.^{[citation needed]}

The album is dedicated to the memory of Steve Hoffman, the late manager of The Tea Party, who died of lung cancer in October 2003. Track 4, "Oceans" was written in his honour, with a promotional single released in May 2005 The Tea Party hoped to bring more attention to the Steven Hoffman Fund.^[1]

Seven Circles marks the first time that Jeff Martin has duetted with another artist; "Wishing you would Stay" features fellow Canadian vocalist Holly McNarland, as a counterpoint to Martin's baritone.

The album peaked at number 5 on Billboard's Top Canadian Album chart, reaching gold status in Canada. Seven Circles also received a nomination for "Rock Album of the Year" at the 2005 Juno Awards.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Singles 3 Recording Personnel 3.1 Additional musicians 4 Art Details 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by The Tea Party, except tracks 6, 7, and 8 written by The Tea Party and Bob Rock.

1. "Writing's on the Wall" – 2:40
2. "Stargazer" – 4:11
3. "One Step Closer Away" – 3:49
4. "Oceans" – 4:35
5. "Luxuria" – 4:25
6. "Overload" – 3:53
7. "Coming Back Again" – 4:44
8. "The Watcher" – 4:16
9. "Empty Glass" – 3:16
10. "Wishing You Would Stay" – 4:11
11. "Seven Circles" – 7:36

[edit] Singles

• "Writing's on the Wall"
• "Stargazer"
• "Oceans"

[edit] Recording Personnel

• Produced by: Gavin Brown and Jeff Martin (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11), Bob Rock (Tracks 6, 7, 8)
• Recorded at: Orange Studios (Toronto) and Plantation Studios (Haiku Hill, Maui)
• Engineered by: Eric Ratz and Eric Helmkamp
• Mixed by: Randy Staub
• Mixed at: The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver

[edit] Additional musicians

• Track 10
  • Holly McNarland (backing vocals)

[edit] Art Details

• Art Direction: Stuart Chatwood and Antoine Moonen
• Layout and Design by: Antoine Moonen

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Lyrics

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)