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Alanis Morissette Alanis Nadine Morissette ( ; born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice and confessional songwriting, Morissette began her career in Canada in the early 1990s with tw ...
comprises 10
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s, three
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s, six
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s, two extended plays, 46 singles, 12 promotional singles, six video albums, and 41 music videos. She has sold more than 85 million albums worldwide. With the stage name of ''Alanis'', she signed a record deal with the Canadian division of MCA Records for two
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albums. The label released her self-titled album (1991), which was
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platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association and earned her a
Juno Award The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of ...
, and ''
Now Is the Time ''Now Is the Time'' is the second studio album by Alanis Morissette, released only in Canada on October 20, 1992. It was her final album for MCA Records Canada. Morissette recorded the album with Leslie Howe, who produced her debut album, '' ...
'' (1992), which was less successful. These albums, released only in Canada, are often not mentioned in the media, which tend to consider '' Jagged Little Pill'' (1995), released on Maverick Records, as her debut album. ''Jagged'' remains one of the most successful albums in music history, holding the record as the best-selling debut album worldwide, the second best-selling album by a female artist (behind Shania Twain's '' Come On Over'') and having sold more than 33 million copies worldwide. Such hits as " You Oughta Know", "
Hand in My Pocket "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 fro ...
", " Ironic", and " Head over Feet" helped Morissette become the first Canadian woman to top the ''Billboard'' 200. ''Jagged'' stayed there for 12 weeks and remained in the Top 10 for a year and a half (72 weeks). Between 1996 and 1997 Morissette won four
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, three
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, and seven Juno Awards. In addition, '' Jagged Little Pill, Live'' earned her another Grammy Award in 1998. Morissette contributed to the '' City of Angels'' soundtrack, writing and performing " Uninvited". The song was the winner in two categories at the
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. Her second album, '' Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie'', was released in 1998 and debuted at number one in the ''Billboard'' 200, becoming Morissette's second consecutive number-one album and, at the time, the fastest-selling album by a female in the United States. ''Supposed'' produced four singles: " Thank U", " Joining You", "
Unsent "Unsent" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette from her fourth studio album, ''Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie'' (1998). The lyrics were written by Morissette, who also composed the music with Glen Ballard. It was released a ...
" and "
So Pure "So Pure" is a song written and produced by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard for Morissette's fourth album, '' Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie'' (1998). It was released internationally as the album's third single on June 14, 1999. One line i ...
". Morissette herself directed all music videos from the album, except for the controversial "Thank U". Shortly afterwards, '' MTV Unplugged'' (sometimes titled ''Alanis Unplugged'') was released in 1999. '' Under Rug Swept'' (2002), her following release, debuted at number one in 12 countries, including the United States (where it was her third consecutive number-one album), and produced the hit single "
Hands Clean "Hands Clean" is a song recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, for her fifth studio album, ''Under Rug Swept'' (2002). It was written, composed, and produced by Morissette and released as the album's lead single in January 2 ...
". The album helped Morissette get the Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award. Having many leftovers from the ''Under Rug Swept'' recording session, Morissette released '' Feast on Scraps'', a CD/DVD package, the same year. ''
So-Called Chaos ''So-Called Chaos'' is the sixth studio album (fourth released internationally) 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 w ...
'' (2004) debuted at number five on ''Billboard'' 200 and was less successful. In 2005, Morissette released '' The Collection'', her first and so far the only greatest hits compilation, and '' Jagged Little Pill Acoustic'', which marked a 10-year anniversary of the original album. Her seventh studio set, '' Flavors of Entanglement'', was released in 2008 and became her last album on Maverick Records. Morissette's next studio album, ''
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'', was released on August 28, 2012 through Collective Sounds. The album spawned three singles: "
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", " Lens", and " Receive". Morissette released her ninth studio album, ''
Such Pretty Forks in the Road ''Such Pretty Forks in the Road'' is the ninth (and seventh international) 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 ...
'', on July 31, 2020. The album's lead single, "
Reasons I Drink "Reasons I Drink" is a song by Canadian-American singer Alanis Morissette from her ninth studio album, '' Such Pretty Forks in the Road'' (2020). It was released as the lead single from the album on December 2, 2019, through Epiphany Records. L ...
", was released on December 2, 2019. On June 17, 2022, Morissette released her debut meditation album, ''
The Storm Before the Calm ''The Storm Before the Calm'' (stylized in all lowercase) is the tenth (and eighth international) studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, released June 17, 2022, via Epiphany Music and Thirty Tigers, as well as by RC ...
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See also

* List of songs recorded by Alanis Morissette * Vancouver Sessions


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Official site
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