Jagged Little Pill
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| Jagged Little Pill | ||
|---|---|---|
| Album by Alanis Morissette | ||
| Released | June 13, 1995 | |
| Recorded | Westlake Studios and Signet Sound, Hollywood | |
| Genre | pop-rock | |
| Length | 57 min 33 s | |
| Record label | Maverick/Reprise | |
| Producer | Glen Ballard | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Q review | 4 stars out of 5 | September 1995, p.118 |
| Melody Maker review | 7 out of 10 | September 9, 1995 |
| Allmusic.com review | 4.5 stars out of 5 | link |
| Toronto Sun (John Sakamoto) review | Favorable | June 11, 1995 |
| Robert Christgau review | B+ | link |
| Alanis Morissette Chronology | ||
| Now is the Time (1992) | Jagged Little Pill (1995) | Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998) |
Jagged Little Pill was Canadian singer/songwriter Alanis Morissette's third album, released on June 13, 1995 (see 1995 in music). Morissette's confessional lyrics and emotional vocals helped Jagged Little Pill dominate the year's sound in music. It spawned six massively successful hit singles:
- "You Oughta Know"
- "Hand In My Pocket"
- "All I Really Want"
- "Ironic"
- "You Learn"
- "Head Over Feet"
Jagged Little Pill won Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album and Album of the Year. The record has sold 30 million copies worldwide. It is the second best-selling album of the Soundscan era.
Track listing
- "All I Really Want" (Ballard/Morissette)
- "You Oughta Know" (Ballard/Morissette)
- "Perfect" (Ballard/Morissette)
- "Hand in My Pocket" (Ballard/Morissette)
- "Right Through You" (Ballard/Morissette)
- "Forgiven" (Ballard/Morissette)
- "You Learn" (Ballard/Morissette)
- "Head over Feet" (Ballard/Morissette)
- "Mary Jane" (Ballard/Morissette)
- "Ironic" (Ballard/Morissette)
- "Not the Doctor" (Ballard/Morissette)
- "Wake Up" (Ballard/Morissette)
- "You Oughta Know" [alternate take] (Ballard/Morissette)
- "Your House" [hidden track] (Ballard/Morissette)
Personnel
- Michael Thompson - Organ
- Glen Ballard - Guitar, Keyboards, Programming, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Benmont Tench - Organ
- Ted Blaisdell - Engineer
- Francis Buckley - Mixing
- Flea - Bass
- Basil Fung - Guitar
- Michael Landau - Guitar
- Lance Morrison - Bass
- Dave Navarro - Guitar
- David Schiffman - Engineer
- Gota Yashiki - Rhythm
- Alanis Morissette - Harmonica, Vocals
- Rob Ladd - Percussion, Drums
- Matt Laug - Drums
- Joel Shearer - Guitar
- Jolie Jones Levine - Production Coordination
- Chris Bellman - Mastering
- Tom Recchion - Art Direction, Design
- Victor McCoy - Engineer
- Chris Fogel - Engineer, Mixing
- Rich Weingart - Engineer
- John Patrick Salisbury - Photography
Chart positions
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album
1995 The Billboard 200 No. 1 1995 Heatseekers No. 2 1997 Top Canadian Albums No. 7
Billboard (North America) - singles
1995 Hand In My Pocket Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 8 1995 You Oughta Know Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 3 1995 All I Really Want Modern Rock Tracks No. 14 1995 Hand In My Pocket Modern Rock Tracks No. 1 1995 You Oughta Know Modern Rock Tracks No. 1 1995 Hand In My Pocket Top 40 Mainstream No. 4 1995 You Oughta Know Top 40 Mainstream No. 7 1995 Hand In My Pocket Adult Top 40 No. 25 1996 Hand In My Pocket Adult Contemporary No. 30 1996 Ironic Adult Contemporary No. 28 1996 You Learn Adult Contemporary No. 23 1996 Ironic The Billboard Hot 100 No. 4 1996 Ironic Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 18 1996 You Learn Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 40 1996 Head Over Feet Modern Rock Tracks No. 25 1996 Ironic Modern Rock Tracks No. 1 1996 You Learn Modern Rock Tracks No. 7 1996 Ironic Rhythmic Top 40 No. 11 1996 You Learn Rhythmic Top 40 No. 32 1996 Ironic Top 40 Adult Recurrents No. 1 1996 Hand In My Pocket Adult Top 40 No. 26 1996 Head Over Feet Adult Top 40 No. 1 1996 Ironic Adult Top 40 No. 5 1996 You Learn Adult Top 40 No. 3 1996 Head Over Feet Top 40 Mainstream No. 1 1996 Ironic Top 40 Mainstream No. 1 1996 You Learn Top 40 Mainstream No. 1 1996 You Learn The Billboard Hot 100 No. 6 1997 Head Over Feet Adult Contemporary No. 27 1997 You Learn Top 40 Adult Recurrents No. 1 1997 Head Over Feet Top 40 Mainstream No. 5 1997 Head Over Feet Top 40 Adult Recurrents No. 1
