Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (Reissue, Remastered)

Description

Jagged Little Pill is the third studio album, and international debut, by Canadian singer Alanis Morissette, released on June 13, 1995, through Maverick. It was her first album to be released worldwide as her first two albums were released only in her native Canada. Morissette began work on the album after moving from her hometown, Ottawa, to Toronto; she made little progress until she traveled 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.

Jagged Little Pill topped 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. Jagged Little Pill was nominated for nine Grammy Awards, winning five, including Album of the Year, making Morissette the youngest artist in history to win the honor, a record she held until 2010 when Taylor Swift won this prize with Fearless (2008). Rolling Stone ranked Jagged Little Pill number 327 on its 2003 list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

A musical stage production based on the album premiered at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge on May 5, 2018.

Release Info

Label: Reprise Records R1-45901
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Remastered
Country: US
Released: 2012
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Acoustic, Pop Rock

Tracklist

A1 All I Really Want
A2 You Oughta Know
A3 Perfect
A4 Hand In My Pocket
A5 Right Through You
A6 Forgiven
B1 You Learn
B2 Head Over Feet
B3 Mary Jane
B4 Ironic
B5 Not The Doctor
B6 Wake Up