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Alanis Morissette

Alanis Morissette was one of the most unlikely stars of the mid-'90s. A former child actress turned dance-pop diva, Morissette later transformed herself into a confessional alternative singer/songwriter in the vein of Liz ... Alanis Morissette was one of the most unlikely stars of the mid-'90s. A former child actress turned dance-pop diva, Morissette later transformed herself into a confessional alternative singer/songwriter in the vein of Liz Phair and Tori Amos. However, she bolstered that formula with enough pop sensibility, slight hip-hop flourishes, and marketing savvy to become a superstar with her third album, Jagged Little Pill.
Morissette was born in Ottawa, Canada, and began playing piano and writing songs during her childhood years. She also joined the cast of You Can't Do That on Television, a children's television program. Using money that she earned on the show, Morissette recorded an independent single, "Fate Stay with Me," which was released when she was only ten years old. Morissette then concentrated on a musical career after leaving the show's cast, signing a music publishing contract when she was 14. The publishing contract led to a record deal with MCA Canada, and Morissette moved to Toronto before releasing her debut album, Alanis, in 1991.

Alanis was a collection of pop-oriented dance numbers and ballads that found success in Canada, selling over 100,000 copies and earning the singer a Juno Award for Most Promising Female Artist. However, no other country paid much attention to the record. In 1992, Morissette released Now Is the Time, an album that closely resembled her debut. Like its predecessor, it was a success in Canada, even if its sales did not match those of Alanis. Following the release of Now Is the Time, Morissette relocated to Los Angeles, where she met veteran producer Glen Ballard in early 1994. Ballard had previously written Michael Jackson's hit single "Man in the Mirror," produced Wilson Phillips' hit debut album, and worked with actor/musician David Hasselhoff. The two decided to work together, and despite their shared experience with mainstream pop, they opted instead to pursue an edgier, alternative rock-oriented direction. The result was Jagged Little Pill, which was released in 1995 on Madonna's label, Maverick Records.
On the strength of the angst-ridden single "You Oughta Know," Jagged Little Pill gained attention upon its release in the summer of 1995. The song soon received heavy airplay from alternative radio outlets and MTV, sending the album into the Top Ten and helping it achieve multi-platinum status. Jagged Little Pill's subsequent singles -- "Hand in My Pocket," "All I Really Want," "You Learn," and "Ironic" -- kept the album in the Top Ten for an astounding 69 weeks, and Morissette was nominated for six Grammys in early 1996. She won several of those awards, including Album of the Year and Song of the Year.

While she never managed to replicate the success of Jagged Little Pill, Morissette continued to release well-received albums into the 21st century. Her much-anticipated follow-up, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, was released in the autumn of 1998, setting a record for the highest first-week sales by a female artist. An Unplugged set appeared a year later and featured a cover of the Police's "King of Pain," while 2002's Under Rug Swept saw Morissette writing and producing without the help of collaborators. So-Called Chaos followed in 2004. A year later, she took Jagged Little Pill on the road as an acoustic tour. Those tour dates led to the release of Jagged Little Pill Acoustic, an album originally (and tellingly) sold exclusively through Starbucks outlets. Morissette and her fans had grown up, and Collection -- an 18-track retrospective of her work -- followed in November 2005. But Morissette wasn't done, returning in 2008 with the brooding Flavors of Entanglement, which dealt with the emotional fallout from the dissolution of her engagement with actor Ryan Reynolds. In 2010, Morissette gave birth to her first child, Ever Imre, with rapper Mario “MC Souleye” Treadway, resulting in 2012's spry and hopeful Havoc and Bright Lights, which focused on spirituality, marriage, and motherhood.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine
AllMusic.com
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Alanis Morissette – Uninvited
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Up For the down side...	18	4	madskinnylad
I'm Yours. Songs to my best friend who I love to death. Who knows but is afraid to hurt me. Who I will live the rest of my life hoping for.	30	8	Meguca
I am the girl you know can't look you in the eye And all the roads we have to walk along are winding. And all the lights that lead us there are blinding. There are many things that I would ...	21	4	Enooby
So wonderfully, wonderfully, wonderfully, wonderfully pretty I wish you had a favourite beauty spot that you loved secretly because it was on a hidden bit that nobody else could see.	19	0	Enooby
Friends With Benefits A soundtrack - to go along with a true story. Fun while it lasted. Kinda tragic, really. But we all move along. As Alanis says, you've "wash...	28	0	Sue866
You made me realise All my friends are embryonic. All my friends are dead and gone. All my friends are microscopic. All my friends wake up alone. Girl germs eat...	20	8	Enooby
This is Life Songs that tastes like life. Sometimes it is realistic. Sometimes it is hard. Sometimes it brings you to tears. Sometimes it makes you smile...	49	0	atitkosblogos
Strong Female Voices Songs from women that evoke strong emotions and even a feel of empowerment to us women	19	7	Ladysphinx
Thinking songs Songs that make you think, Songs with a deeper meaning than being in love or being sad	25	1	Ladysphinx
Tainted love There's a club, if you'd like to go. You could meet someone who really loves you. So you go and you stand on your own and you leave on your ...	20	1	Enooby
My List List of songs I listen to the most depending on my mood and my well-being at the time.	33	0	OpinionHead
From Me To You: Hope VS. Reality This is a mixtape I actually sent to a girl who is an incredible friend that I would say I love more than just a friend. Despite us being 1,...	18	4	torizemog
Blunt Trauma One I made after I was blindsided in an intersection by a guy running a red light, and had closed head trauma. Life was strange and dark fo...	16	1	JackTHorn
You have destroyed my flower-like life You've been around enough to know that if I want to leave, you better let me go because I take full advantage of every man I meet. I get awa...	21	1	Enooby
my help	13	8	kani90
be the change good songs that spread good energy & love.... ^_^	8	0	lichka
Infatuation Songs	13	0	mlfm256
make me feel alive songs that make me get goosebumps in a thrilling & exciting way.... usually the band's live performance & vocals.... something strong for m...	16	0	lichka
Pisces, Neptune, and Mystics Songs that evoke deep subjects of depression, drugs, suicide, and ethereal pull of the ocean, sea, rain, and snow.	48	2	Sue866
Stuff that a man named Tubbs likes. It's about songs that I find interesting.	27	0	Tubbs83
Love Can Kiss My Ass! It is dedicated to all those who have loved and been hurt.	8	4	pinkPUNKpussycat
Supernatural Mixtape Songs I've listened to from other playlists or fanvids that always remind me of Supernatural's Sam&Dean <3	30	2	m4r4k1
Crazy? Psychotic? A Lil' Loopy? Need Counseling? Just songs that touch on the subject.	28	0	Sue866
Favorite	32	5	melomano
the eggs “It reminds me of that old joke- you know, a guy walks into a psychiatrist's office and says, hey doc, my brother's crazy! He thinks he's ...	52	0	dointhisbymyself
Speak Up ... or Not Songs that are about the gift and curse of being silent.	33	2	Sue866
angry hearted again LIFE is HARD... where's my helmet?	24	2	busbugghia
Parenting Songs about parenting. Songs to a parent. About a parent. Y'know.	30	0	Sue866
depression Volume 3 all the sings that i like to listen to when i am depressed	7	2	jrockerchic
Personal Songs Volume 1	18	0	missunafraid
brilliant covers brilliant covers by brilliant artists of brilliant songs i already adore. ^_^	3	0	lichka
Favorite Volume 1	28	0	melomano
Chinese Food	29	2	shelleyesko
Boyfriend #4	35	0	Sue866
I'm A Narcissist, And You Love Me Being one or loving one.	19	0	XLoveEpiphanyX
Rescue Me	4	4	Mrmoore2u
1st Interesting and wonderful songs	2	0	maxmad
90s goodness	19	0	lichka
Karaoke Songs great for making zee karaokes to!	2	0	jessnichole
Songs For Sheila (In Memoriam)	18	3	NChoir
Easy listening	2	1	desertjayne
High School Alterna Rock Mix All these songs remind me of high school and some of the fondest and darkest moments of my life.	3	0	judeiscareyou
Soundtrack whores galore... This is a list of my favorite songs and artists that I have discovered via film, and I would otherwise have been ignorant to.	6	0	briwillow
weirdoes from planet 10 the songs go together	5	0	pastor.maxwell
120 Years the more things change...	12	0	mikal10848
Boyfriend #5	12	0	Sue866
...	6	0	Orionya
Pitfalls of Celebrity	12	0	Sue866

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