Alanis Morissette

Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1 1974) is a Canadian/American singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Her international debut album Jagged Little Pill became one of the most successful albums of all time. The success of the album's first single, "You Oughta Know", was followed by four other successful worldwide hits, with the total worldwide sales of the album being estimated at 30 million copies.

Discography

Albums

• Alanis (Canada-only release) (1991)
• Now Is the Time (Canada-only release) (1992)
• Jagged Little Pill (1995) #1 US (12 weeks), 16x platinum, #6 France, (worldwide sales: 30 million)
• Space Cakes (1996) (import acoustic album of six Jagged Little Pill songs)
• Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998) #1 US (2 weeks), 3x platinum, #5 France (worldwide sales: 7 million)
• MTV Unplugged (1999) #63 US, gold, (worldwide sales: 3 million)
• Under Rug Swept (2002) #1 US (1 week), platinum, #2 France
• Feast on Scraps (2002) (CD/DVD set)
• So-Called Chaos (2004) #5 US, gold, #5 France
• iTunes Originals (2004) (exclusively released on the iTunes Music Store)
• Jagged Little Pill Acoustic (2005) (released for Starbucks outlets on June 13; other retailers on July 26) #50 US, #8 France
• Alanis Morissette: The Collection (2005) (not yet released)

Singles

• from Jagged Little Pill

:*"You Oughta Know" #1 US Modern Rock Tracks, #22 UK, #4 Australia

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:*"Hand in My Pocket" #1 US Modern Rock Tracks, #26 UK, #12 Australia

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:*"You Learn" #6 US, #24 UK, #20 Australia

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:*"Ironic" #4 US, #11 UK, #8 Germany, #3 Australia

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:*"Head over Feet" #1 US Top 40 Mainstream, #7 UK, #73 Germany, #12 Australia

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:*"All I Really Want" #59 UK, #38 Australia

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• from Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie

:*"Thank U" #17 US, #5 UK, #19 Germany, #13 Australia, #1 Canada

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:*"Joining You" #16 US Modern Rock Tracks, #28 UK, #28 Germany

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:*"Unsent" #58 US

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:*"So Pure" #38 UK

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• from MTV Unplugged

:*"That I Would Be Good"

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:*"King of Pain" (Europe and Japan only)

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:*"You Learn (MTV Unplugged)" (France only)

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• from Under Rug Swept

:*"Hands Clean" #23 US, #12 UK, #18 Germany, #8 Australia, #1 Canada

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:*"Precious Illusions" #53 UK, #77 Germany, #36 Australia, #4 Canada

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:*"Utopia" (Internet Exclusive)

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• from So-Called Chaos

:*"Everything" #76 US, #22 UK, #29 Germany, #11 Australia, #3 Canada

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:*"Out Is Through" #56 UK, #75 Germany

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:*"Eight Easy Steps" #3 US Hot Dance Singles Sales

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• from Alanis Morissette: The Collection

:*"Crazy" (James Michael Mix)

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Promos

• "Hand in My Pocket (acoustic)" (promo from Jagged Little Pill Acoustic) (2005)
• "Simple Together" (Europe-only promo from Feast on Scraps) (2002)
• "Uninvited" (promo, charted from airplay (1998) #1 US Top 40 Mainstream

Other songs

• "Still" (on Dogma soundtrack) (1999)