Jagged Little Pill is the third studio album by Canadian-American singer Alanis Morissette,released on June 13,1995,through Maverick and her first album to be released worldwide. It marked a stylistic departure from the dance-pop sound of her first two albums,Alanis (1991) and Now Is the Time (1992). Morissette began work on the album after moving from her hometown Ottawa to Los Angeles,where she met producer Glen Ballard. Morissette and Ballard had an instant connection and began co-writing and experimenting with sounds. The experimentation resulted in an alternative rock album that takes influence from post-grunge and pop rock,and features guitars,keyboards,drum machines,and harmonica. The lyrics touch upon themes of aggression and unsuccessful relationships,while Ballard introduced a pop sensibility to Morissette's angst.[8] The title of the album is taken from a line in the first verse of the song "You Learn".
Jagged Little Pill was a worldwide commercial success,topping the charts in thirteen countries. With sales of over 33 million copies worldwide,it is one of the best-selling albums of all time and made Morissette the first Canadian to achieve double diamond sales.[9]Jagged Little Pill was nominated for nine Grammy Awards,winning five,including Album of the Year,making the then 21-year-old Morissette the youngest artist to win the top honor up to that point. Rolling Stone ranked Jagged Little Pill at number 69 on its 2020 list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time".[10][11]
The album has been re-released twice:on October 30,2015,in a 2-disc deluxe edition and a 4-disc collector's edition commemorating its 20th anniversary;and on June 26,2020,in a 25th anniversary deluxe edition. An acoustic re-recording of the album was released on June 13,2005,to mark its 10th anniversary. A musical stage production based on the album premiered at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge on May 5,2018;it transferred to Broadway the following year,and was nominated for 15 Tony Awards including Best Musical.[12] A world tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of Jagged Little Pill began in early 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13][14][15]
Background
In 1991,MCA Records Canada released Morissette's debut studio album Alanis,which went Platinum in Canada.[16] Her second album Now Is the Time sold a little more than half the copies of her first album.[17][18] With her two-album deal complete,Morissette was left without a recording contract. In 1993,Morissette's publisher Leeds Levy at MCA Music Publishing introduced her to manager Scott Welch.[19] Welch told HitQuarters he was impressed by her "spectacular voice",her character and her lyrics. At the time she was still living with her parents in Ottawa. Together they decided it would be best for her career to move to Toronto and start writing with other people.[19]
After graduating from high school,Morissette made the move.[17] Her publisher funded part of her development and when she met producer and songwriter Glen Ballard,he believed in her talent enough to let her use his studio.[17][19]
Recording
Jagged Little Pill was recorded in Hollywood after Morissette relocated there and met with Glen Ballard.
Morissette co-wrote the album solely with Glen Ballard,who also produced the album. The demo recording sessions started in 1994 at Ballard's home studio,and included only Morissette and the producer,who recorded the songs as they were being written. Ballard provided the rough tracks,playing the guitars,keyboards,and programming drum machines,and Morissette played harmonica. The duo sought to write and record one song a day,in twelve- or sixteen-hour shifts,with minimal overdubbing later. All of Morissette's singing on the album respects that rule,each recorded in one or two takes. The tracks that were redone later in a professional studio used the original demo vocals.[20]
Ballard met Morissette in 1994 when his publishing company matched them up. According to Ballard,the connection was "instant",and within 30 minutes of meeting each other they had begun experimenting with different sounds in Ballard's home studio in San Fernando Valley,California.[21] Ballard also declared to Rolling Stone that,"I just connected with her as a person,and,almost parenthetically,it was like 'Wow,you're 19?' She was so intelligent and ready to take a chance on doing something that might have no commercial application. Although there was some question about what she wanted to do musically,she knew what she didn't want to do,which was anything that wasn't authentic and from her heart."[22] The first track the pair wrote was "The Bottom Line",which was not included on the album's initial release,but was included on the album's 2015 re-release. The song was written in one hour,immediately after they met.[23]
The album's most successful single "Ironic" was the third track to be written for the album. In an interview with Christopher Walsh of Billboard,Ballard explained how he and Morissette met,and how "Ironic" was written. He commented:"I'm telling you,within 15 minutes we were at it —just writing. 'Ironic' was the third song we wrote. Oh God,we were just having fun. I thought 'I don't know what this is —what genre it is —who knows? It's just good'."[24]
The lead single,"You Oughta Know",has guitar by Dave Navarro and bass by Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers. The song was written with a different instrumentation;the pair were then asked to re-write the music –something Navarro described as being "A lot like a remix ... The structure of the song was in place but there were no guide tracks,we just had the vocal to work from. It was just a good time and we basically jammed until we found something we were both happy with. Alanis was happy too."[25]
The first song to be shown to A&R and record company people was "Perfect",with a simple arrangement containing only Morissette's vocals and Ballard's acoustic guitar. In December 1994,the duo took the demos to a studio and began working on full band arrangements for 5 songs:"You Oughta Know","Right Through You","Forgiven","Wake Up" and "Mary Jane". Los Angeles engineer Chris Fogel engineered the sessions. By January 1995,having been passed over by many labels,Ballard was downright considered an independent release before Morissette's lawyer Ken Hertz arranged a meeting with Guy Oseary,who worked at A&R for Maverick Records. Oseary said he got interested in working with Morisette right at the beginning of "Perfect",which he would later describe as "the first time I heard anyone tell stories that way and express themselves in such a manner",and within two days Morissette was signed with the label.[26][19]
Content
Jagged Little Pill departed from Morissette's previous releases –Alanis and Now Is the Time –that predominantly featured dance-pop. Most of the lyrics were written by Morissette. Morissette stated that during the process of making the album,she was in a bad mental condition after being robbed at gunpoint,suffering from angst and daily panic attacks,and tried to overcome her troubled feelings by expressing her emotions in the lyrics.[27] She said that her goal was "doing work that is a completely truthful side of yourself",adding that "I say things in my songs that I wouldn't say in normal conversation or even the most serious talk."[20]
The album opens with "All I Really Want". It features harmonica,swirly guitars and canned drums,and is in a grunge-pop vein. The lyrics talk about "intellectual intercourse" and a mental connection with another angry,frustrated,frightened,uncomfortable soul. The lyrics of "You Oughta Know" have been described as exploring themes of "raw anger and frank portrayal of female sexuality".
"Hand in My Pocket" is a cataloging of contradictions set over fuzzy guitar and a '90s drum machine. It portrays a lighter side to Morissette,with lyrics that touch upon themes of her self-effacing and hopeful side. "Right Through You" is a grunge song with angry lyrics about sleazy record bosses who prey on female artists who they want to "Wine dine and sixty-nine" rather than actually supporting their musical careers.
"Forgiven" draws on Morissette's Catholic upbringing. "I was told," she recalled,"that if I wasn't a virgin when I was a teenager,I must be a real whore. I believed that if I had sex I would be damned in hell forever."[28] "You Learn" is a mid-tempo self-help rock song,with Morissette giving out advice;"Ditch the fear,open your heart,speak your mind,and when the going gets tough,walk around the house naked."[29] It also is the source of the album title Jagged Little Pill,which Morissette stated that reflected how “a lot of times when I’m immersed in something really difficult,I don’t realize that there’s a lesson in there somewhere and that it’s only in retrospect that I’ll realize why I went through it. So the lyric following it is ‘just swallow it down,it feels so good swimming in your stomach’…so there’s some sort of a payoff,and it may not be right away.”[30] "Head Over Feet" is a ballad that contains guitar and drum box backing,with plainspoken vocals. The lyrics talk about Morissette being a "handful",and that she's not the type to get emotional.
"Perfect" is thought to be about internalised negativity,the pressure to do well and approval. Meanwhile,"Mary Jane" is built over a ballad's tense and ringing electric guitar. It addresses themes about depression and anorexia as it sees Morissette trying to reassure a friend who's having a rough time.[31] In 2010 a writer suggested it was an example of an anti-rhetorical argument about taking action.[32] Though the name "Mary Jane" is another name for marijuana,the song seems not to be about the plant.
"Ironic" is a pop rock song,[33] set in the time signature of common time,composed in a moderate tempo of eighty-two beats per minute.[34] The song's use of situational irony[35] led to some fascination with whether it is a correct application of the term ironic.[36][37] According to the Oxford English Dictionary "irony" is "a figure of speech in which the intended meaning is the opposite of that expressed by the words used"[38] making lyrics such as "It's like rain on your wedding day" not ironic.[39]
The closing "Wake Up" takes the shape of a cry for help to an apathetic world.[40]
The album cover,featuring photography by John Patrick Salisbury and art direction by Thomas Recchion,combines a picture of Morissette crouched atop a cliff in Malibu,California and another of her face with various shades of red,blue and green,and typewriter-style fonts.[41][42]
Release and promotion
Alanis Morissette performing a live concert at the Espacio Movistar,Barcelona,June 2008.
Maverick Records released Jagged Little Pill internationally in 1995. The album was expected only to sell enough for Morissette to make a follow-up,but the situation changed quickly when KROQ-FM,an influential Los Angeles modern rock radio station,began playing "You Oughta Know",the album's lead single.[43] The song instantly garnered attention for its scathing,explicit lyrics,[17] a subsequent music video went into heavy rotation on MTV and MuchMusic in Canada,and the song rapidly ascended the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart peaking at No. 1 for five weeks,the most ever by a female artist to that date.[44] Soon after US Top 40 and Album Rock radio stations began playing the song and it reached No. 7 and No. 3 on the Mainstream Top 40 and Album Rock Track charts,respectively.[44]
After the success of "You Oughta Know",the album's other hits helped send Jagged Little Pill to the top of the Billboard Album Chart. "Hand in My Pocket" was the next track released;it topped the Modern Rock chart and reached No. 8 and No. 4 on the Mainstream Top 40 and Album Rock Track charts,respectively.[44] While top 40 and album rock stations were still catching up to modern rock radio stations on playing the first two tracks,"All I Really Want" was promoted at modern rock stations and reached No. 14 on the Modern Rock chart. The fourth U.S. single,"Ironic",became Morissette's biggest hit,partly due to the unique music video featuring four identical but differently dressed Alanises driving around in the same car. The video was nominated for six MTV Video Music Awards in 1996 winning three including "Best Female Video".[45] "Ironic",which was released as a physical single,therefore,becoming the first track off Jagged Little Pill eligible for the Billboard Hot 100,peaked at No. 4 on the Hot 100,while also hitting No. 1 on the Modern Rock and Mainstream Top 40 charts.[44] "You Learn" and "Head over Feet",the fifth and sixth singles,also topped the Mainstream Top 40 chart,reached No. 7 and No. 25 on the Modern Rock chart,but were not picked up by Mainstream Rock stations,instead charting highly on the Adult Alternative ("You Learn" No. 2;"Head Over Feet" No. 11) and Adult Top 40 charts ("Head Over Feet" No. 1:"You Learn" No. 3),with a single of "You Learn" backed with Morissette's Grammy Award performance of "You Oughta Know" peaking at No. 6 on the Hot 100.[44] The parade of singles kept Jagged Little Pill (1995) in the top 10 on the Billboard 200 albums chart for 72 weeks.
On the album's tenth anniversary in 2005,Morissette released an acoustic version of the album,Jagged Little Pill Acoustic. This album was originally sold through Starbucks' Hear Music brand in an exclusive six-week deal that ended on July 26,2005. For the duration of this partnership,music retailer HMVboycotted the sale of Morissette's entire catalogue in Canada.[47] The album was released on June 15,2005,ten years to the day after the original United States release. The artwork of the acoustic version is similar to the original version,but is sepia-tinted instead. On October 30,2015,Jagged Little Pill was reissued by Rhino Records and Warner Music Group to mark its 20th anniversary. A two-disc deluxe edition contains a newly remastered version of the album,appended with ten demo recordings,two of which were previously released on the "Joining You" single in 1999. A limited four-disc collector's edition also adds 2005's Acoustic album and a full live concert recorded in London at Subterranea on September 28,1995.[48] As with the Acoustic release,this edition also updated the cover artwork;this time presented in white and gold and labeled as Jagged Little Pill •Collector's Edition.
Jagged Little Pill received generally positive reviews from music critics. Los Angeles Times writer Steve Hochman found that few artists explored "extreme emotional games" as "strikingly" as Morissette,whom he viewed as "a fresh talent—somewhere between,say,Sinéad O'Connor and Liz Phair—who's determined to let her feelings out,whether with a snarl or a smile."[52] Anne Ayers of USA Today said that Morissette "compels with mature,assured songcraft and pointed writing",[58] while Philadelphia Inquirer critic Tom Moon described her as "wise beyond her years,determined to expose the hypocrisy she encounters at every turn."[54]The Village Voice's Robert Christgau wrote that Morissette is "happy to help 15 million girls of many ages stick a basic feminist truth in our faces:privileged phonies have identity problems too. Not to mention man problems."[50] In a retrospective review,Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic highlighted the intensely personal nature of Morissette's lyrics and found it "remarkable" that the album "struck a sympathetic chord with millions of listeners,because it's so doggedly,determinedly insular." Erlewine concludes,"As slick as the music is,the lyrics are unvarnished and Morissette unflinchingly explores emotions so common,most people would be ashamed to articulate them."[8]
Other critics were less favorable. David Browne of Entertainment Weekly was intrigued by "You Oughta Know" but found the rest of Jagged Little Pill "much harder to swallow",continuing,"What sounds arresting on a single grows wearing over a full album. Producer-co-songwriter Glen Ballard's arrangements are clunky mixtures of alternative mood music and hammy arena rock,and the 21-year-old Morissette tends to wildly oversing every other line."[51]Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune wrote that Morissette "strives for catharsis but often merely sounds histrionic".[49]
When listing the album at 45 on the "100 Best Albums of the Nineties",Rolling Stone commented:"Jagged Little Pill is like a Nineties version of Carole King's Tapestry:a woman using her plain soft-rock voice to sift through the emotional wreckage of her youth,with enough heart and songcraft to make countless listeners feel the earth move".[59]Slant rated it the ninth-best album of 1995.[60]
Commercial performance
Jagged Little Pill is one of the most successful albums of the 1990s. In the US,it debuted at No. 117 on the Billboard 200 and peaked at No. 1 in October 1995,almost four months after it was released,remaining in that position for twelve weeks in total.[61][62] It was the first album to reach both 12million (in February 1997) and 13million (in August 1998) in sales in the US since 1991,when Nielsen SoundScan started tracking music sales.[63] It was certified 16×Platinum for shipments of 16million copies. Morissette held the record as the youngest artist—she was 21 at the time—to be certified diamond in the US,until Britney Spears claimed that title with her debut album ...Baby One More Time certified diamond in December 1999 as she turned 18.[64] The album recorded a further 350,000 units sold through BMG Music Club.[65] On the week ending June 21,2015,the album sold 5,000 copies,bringing its sales to just over 15million,making it one of only three albums to have sold at least 15million copies in the United States since Nielsen Music began tracking data in 1991.[66] It also peaked at No. 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart,and was certified 2×Diamond for selling over 2million copies.[67]
Jagged Little Pill was very successful worldwide. In Oceania,the album debuted at No. 46 in Australia and rose to peak at No. 1,staying there for 10 non-consecutive weeks.[68] It was certified 14×Platinum,selling over 980,000 copies there.[69] The album debuted at No. 46 in New Zealand,then rose to No. 1,staying there for 11 non-consecutive weeks.[70] In Europe,it peaked at No. 6 on the French Albums Chart,staying in the charts for 37 weeks,[71] and was eventually certified Platinum in that country. In Italy,the album has shipped half a million copies.[72] The album debuted at No. 76 in the United Kingdom and later reached No. 1,spending a total of 221 weeks on the charts.[73] The album was certified 10×Platinum,shipping over 3million copies.[74]
With 18.7million copies sold globally in 1996,Jagged Little Pill was the best-selling album of that year. It sold 500,000 or more copies during more than 15 non-consecutive weeks. As of 2009[update],it has sold 33million copies worldwide.[75] Overall,the album is one of the most successful albums in music history and one of the best-selling albums worldwide.
American singer Katy Perry cites Jagged Little Pill as a significant musical inspiration
Morissette's success with Jagged Little Pill (1995) was credited with leading to the introduction of female singers such as Fiona Apple,[90]Shakira,Tracy Bonham,Meredith Brooks,and in the early 2000s,Pink,Michelle Branch,and fellow Canadian Avril Lavigne.[91] American singer Katy Perry cites Jagged Little Pill as a significant musical inspiration,and opted to work with Morissette's frequent collaborator Ballard as a result. Perry stated,"Jagged Little Pill was the most perfect female record ever made. There's a song for anyone on that record;I relate to all those songs. They're still so timeless."[92] Grammy Award winner Kelly Clarkson said of the album,"It made me a better writer. It made me a better singer."[93] Avril Lavigne cited Jagged Little Pill as one of her all-time favorite albums,stating:"It is an album I can revisit over and over,belt every song,and never get sick of."[94] In 2018,the album won the Polaris Heritage Prize Audience Award in the 1986–1995 category.[95]Benny Anderson of ABBA listed the album as one of the 6 soundtracks of his life:″I listened to this a lot when it came out,at a time when I wasn't writing pop songs any more. It was a remembrance of solid golden pop,from a fantastically talented woman with great writing and a great voice,and a very nicely produced album by Glen Ballard. It's one of the top 10 albums in my life when it comes to pop records,alongside Rumours and Hotel California.″[96]
In August 2021,Morissette began a tour for the album's 26th anniversary. The tour was scheduled to begin in 2020 for the album's 25th anniversary,but was postponed to summer 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and stretched until 2023.[97]Garbage,Cat Power,Beth Orton,Aimee Mann and Feist were the supporting acts on the tour.[98][99][100]
In November 2013,it was revealed that a theatre adaption of Jagged Little Pill was being adapted for the stage[102] with Tom Kitt attached to arrange the orchestrations.[103] In May 2017,it was announced that the stage adaption would receive its world premiere in May 2018,23 years after the album was released.[104]
"You Oughta Know" (Jimmy the Saint Blend) / "Your House (a cappella)"
8:13
Total length:
57:23
Note: "You Oughta Know" (Jimmy the Saint Blend) / "Your House (a cappella)" only appears as a hidden track on the CD release and does not appear on the original 1995 vinyl release.
All lyrics are written by Alanis Morissette; all music is composed by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard
Jagged Little Pill– 20th Anniversary Collector's edition
No.
Title
Length
1.
"The Bottom Line"
4:12
2.
"Superstar Wonderful Weirdos"
4:24
3.
"Closer Than You Might Believe"
3:36
4.
"No Avalon"
4:22
5.
"Comfort"
4:06
6.
"Gorgeous"
4:03
7.
"King Of Intimidation"
3:20
8.
"Death Of Cinderella"
3:16
9.
"London"
4:33
10.
"These Are The Thoughts"
3:17
Total length:
39:09
Personnel
The following people contributed to Jagged Little Pill:[115]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian and American singer, songwriter and musician. She is known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice and confessional songwriting. Morissette began her music career in Canada in the early 1990s with two dance-pop albums. In 1995, she released Jagged Little Pill, an alternative rock-oriented album with elements of post-grunge. This album sold more than 33 million copies globally, propelling her to become a cultural phenomenon. It earned her the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1996 and was adapted into a rock musical of the same name in 2017. The musical earned fifteen Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical. Additionally, the album was listed in Rolling Stone's 2003 and 2020 editions of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" guide. The lead single, "You Oughta Know", was also included at #103 in their "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".
So-Called Chaos is the sixth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, released on May 18, 2004, through Maverick Records. It was preceded by the single "Everything" on April 13, which went on to become Morissette's lowest peaking song on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 76. The album was met with mixed reviews from critics upon release, with some calling it her most accessible record since Jagged Little Pill (1995) while others criticized the project's confusing messages and felt the singer had lost what made her a cultural icon of the '90s.
"Ironic" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, released in February 1996 by Maverick and Warner Bros. as the third single from her third studio album, Jagged Little Pill (1995). It was written by Morissette and Glen Ballard, and was produced by him. The lyrics present several situations that are described as "ironic"; this has led to debate as to whether any of these match the accepted meaning of irony.
"Uninvited" is a song by Canadian recording artist and songwriter Alanis Morissette, released as a single from the soundtrack of City of Angels in February 1998, becoming Morissette's first new recording since her international debut album, Jagged Little Pill (1995). Morissette wrote the song and co-produced it with Rob Cavallo. "Uninvited" is driven by four piano notes and builds to an instrumental climax, and haunting atmosphere accompanied by cryptic lyrics.
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie is the fourth studio album and second internationally released album by singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, released by Maverick Records in the United States on November 3, 1998. The album was positively received by critics and performed well commercially, breaking the record for album sales in its first week by a female artist. The first single from the album, "Thank U", reached the top 20 of the US Billboard Hot 100. Morissette promoted the album with worldwide touring. The album gets its name from a lyric in the track "So Pure".
"You Oughta Know" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, released as the lead single from her third studio album, Jagged Little Pill (1995), on July 6, 1995. After releasing two studio albums, Morissette left MCA Records Canada and was introduced to manager Scott Welch. Morissette began working on new music after moving from her hometown of Ottawa to Toronto, but made little progress. In Los Angeles, she met producer Glen Ballard, with whom she wrote songs including "You Oughta Know".
MTV Unplugged is the first live album by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, released by Maverick Records in the United States on November 9, 1999. It comprises songs performed by Morissette on the television program MTV Unplugged. Twelve tracks were included on the album, but Morissette also performed "Baba", "Thank U" and "Your House" during the live taping. These were later released as B-sides on the "King of Pain" single release. The first single, "That I Would Be Good", was moderately successful, and two other tracks, "King of Pain" and "You Learn" were released as singles outside North America. As of March 2012, the album has sold 673,000 copies in the U.S.
"Head over Feet" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, taken from her third studio album Jagged Little Pill (1995). Written by Alanis and Glen Ballard, and produced by Ballard, it was released as the album's fifth single in July 1996 and presented a softer sound than the previous singles from the album. "Head over Feet" talks about being best friends and lovers with someone at the same time, with Alanis thanking them for their manners, love and devotion.
Jagged Little Pill Acoustic is a re-recorded studio album by Alanis Morissette. It is a largely acoustic retrospective version of her highly successful third album, Jagged Little Pill (1995); the songs are stripped-down versions of the originals, though producer Glen Ballard has augmented them with studio production effects to create an alternative pop album. The album was released by Maverick Records in the United States on June 13, 2005, available only at North American Starbucks outlets until July 26, 2005, when it was made available in other retail stores. This limited availability led to a dispute between Maverick Records and HMV Canada, who retaliated by removing from sale Morissette's other albums for the duration of Starbucks' exclusive month-long sale. The album's single in the U.S. was "Hand in My Pocket". The cover artwork is a sepia-toned tribute to the cover of the original Jagged Little Pill.
"You Learn" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette from her third studio album, Jagged Little Pill (1995). It was written by Morissette and Glen Ballard, the album's producer. Maverick and Warner Bros. Records released the song as the album's fourth single. The lyrics state that valuable lessons are learned from poor decisions. The album title is taken from this song's line "Swallow it down ".
"Thank U" is a song by Canadian-American recording artist and songwriter Alanis Morissette from her fourth studio album, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998). The song was written by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard, who produced her previous album, Jagged Little Pill (1995). Morissette wrote the song after she came back from a trip to India. Maverick and Reprise Records released the song as a single on October 12, 1998.
"All I Really Want" is a song written by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard, and produced by Ballard for Morissette's third album, Jagged Little Pill (1995). It was released as the album's sixth and final single in the United Kingdom in November 1996, in the United States the following month, and in Australia in February 1997. The song is also the opening track of Jagged Little Pill. It was the last song written for Jagged Little Pill but originated from a song called "The Bottom Line", which was the first song Morissette wrote with Glen Ballard.
"Hand in My Pocket" is a song by Canadian recording artist and songwriter Alanis Morissette from her third studio album, Jagged Little Pill (1995). The song was written by Morissette and Glen Ballard and was released as the second single from the album on October 16, 1995 by Maverick and Reprise, five months after the album release. The song received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who applauded Morissette's songwriting.
"That I Would Be Good" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette that was first included on her fourth studio album, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998). An acoustic live version of the song was recorded during a session for MTV Unplugged on September 18, 1999. The live version was released as a single in Europe in 1999 and in Canada on February 8, 2000.
The discography of Canadian-American singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette comprises 10 studio albums, three live albums, six compilation albums, two extended plays, 46 singles, 12 promotional singles, six video albums, and 41 music videos. She has sold more than 85 million albums worldwide.
Flavors of Entanglement is the seventh studio album, fifth international release and last Maverick Records release by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette. The album, which was originally set for an April release, came out on May 30, 2008, in Germany, Benelux, and Ireland, internationally on June 2, and in the United States on June 10. It was produced by Guy Sigsworth. Flavors won Pop Album of the Year prize at the 2009 Juno Awards. The album gets its name from a lyric in the track "Moratorium".
Alanis Morissette – The Singles Box, commonly abbreviated simply as The Singles Box, is a compilation box set by Alanis Morissette, released on April 8, 1997, by Maverick. The set includes five of her six singles from 1995's Jagged Little Pill: "Ironic", "Hand in My Pocket", "Head over Feet", "You Learn" and "You Oughta Know", as well as live tracks and alternate versions of JLP tracks spread across five maxi-CDs. Also included in the box set is a short booklet of Alanis photos and other extras, including a note to her fans written by Morissette herself.
Jagged Little Pill is a jukebox musical with music by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard, lyrics by Morissette, and book by Diablo Cody, with additional music by Michael Farrell and Guy Sigsworth. The musical is inspired by the 1995 album of the same name by Morissette and deals with pain, healing, and empowerment. It premiered at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 5, 2018, directed by Diane Paulus.
Such Pretty Forks in the Road is the ninth studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, released on July 31, 2020, through Epiphany Music and Thirty Tigers in North America, and by RCA and Sony Music in Europe. It is Morissette's first studio album in eight years, following 2012's Havoc and Bright Lights.
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↑ Horberry, Roger (2010). Sounds Good on Paper: How to Bring Business Language to Life (XVIIed.). London, England: A & C Black Publishers Ldt. p.136. ISBN978-1-4081-2231-0. OCLC659730168. A common misconception is that 'ironic' is a direct synonym for coincidental. The lyrics of Alanis Morissette's UK top 11 (and US top five) hit Ironic describe a number of apparently ironic situations, each verse ending with the refrain 'Isn't it ironic?' To which the answer must be a polite but firm 'no', as the lyrics are in fact a succinct explanation of what irony isn't. How ironic.
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