日志

As a kind of summary of my listening and reviewing activities of the past weeks, I would like to make a ranking list of the studio albums of Alanis Morissette. Some of the songs and albums are long time favourites, while others are just recently discovered. This list just shows how I think about them today, and may change over time.

1. Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998)
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It was hard to make a choice between this album and the number 2, because I love them both so much. At the moment, this album wins. It is a dark and experimental album with very great epic lyrics.
Best tracks: Thank U, That I Would Be Good, The Couch, I Was Hoping, So Pure, Joining You

2. Jagged Little Pill (1995)
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Her very strong international debut album, of which millions of copies were sold over the past 15 years. A pure and original album about very personal feelings and thoughts. …

Alanis Morissette - The Collection

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As I am planning to review all of the albums I own, I see no reason to skip the compilation albums, although it is hard to compare them to the 'normal' studio albums. I bought this album in March of this year (2011) to complete my own collection (!) of Alanis, but I already knew most of the songs. The album consists of 18 songs of which 13 were released on earlier albums, 4 came from soundtracks and other albums and 1 is the cover of Seal's Crazy, which was released as a single. I think it is always difficult to compile a 'best-of' album, especially when an artist have had many hits, like Alanis. According to Alanis (in the booklet) these songs are her favourites, at that time at least. Personally I would have chosen differently, I think.

The album doesn't contain any songs of the time before Jagged Little Pill.

From the album Jagged Little Pill, it contains the following songs:
Head Over Feet
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Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill

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I think this was the fourth or fifth album I owned, but I am not completely sure. I bought it somewhere around 1998 or 1999 I think. I finally had the money for it, because I started working in a supermarket on Saturdays. My memory of the songs and my love for Alanis Morissette came from the years before. It all began in 1996 when I started listening to the radio more often and recording the songs that I liked on tape cassettes. I fell for that special, unique sound of her voice, so different from the ordinary. Ironic was her most popular song at that time. I really loved that song! It was followed by Head Over Feet. Hand In My Pocket is also a song I remember from that time, but this wasn't such a big hit in the Netherlands I think. These three songs are so connected to that period of time and that part of my live, that they will always be dear to me and give me that nostalgic feeling. …

Alanis Morissette - MTV Unplugged

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One of the earlier albums in my collection. I bought it somewhere back in the year 2000, I think. I already had Jagged Little Pill and Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie and I was very eager to hear more from her! For a long time these 3 albums were the only albums of Alanis I owned, because I didn't like her later work that much (at that time). I still consider these first 3 albums as her best work. MTV Unplugged is her first live album, consisting of songs of Jagged Little Pill and Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, together with 3 new tracks (No Pressure Over Cappuccino, Princes Familiar and These R the Thoughts), a song she wrote for the soundtrack of the movie City of Angels (Uninvited) and a cover of The Police's King Of Pain (King of Pain). The songs were performed on the television program MTV Unplugged. Not the complete concert was included on the album, several songs were left off. …

update 10/19/10 -These songs are based on being on the top 40 billboard charts and how many weeks they stayed in the top 40 :)

1-10

1. One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men - 1996
2. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston - 1993
3. End Of The Road - Boyz II Men - 1992
4. Take A Bow - Madonna - 1995
5. Water Runs Dry - Boyz II Men - 1995
6. I Love You Always Forever - Donna Lewis - 1996
7. Macarena - Los Del Rio - 1996
8. My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion - 1998
9. I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith - 1998
10. Kiss From A Rose - Seal - 1995

11-20

11. Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion - 1996
12. It's All Coming Back To Me Now - Celine Dion - 1996
13. Iris - Goo Goo Dolls - 1998
14. Missing - Everything But The Girl - 1996
15. One Of Us - Joan Osborne - 1996
16. Un-Break My Heart - Toni Braxton - 1996
17. Killing Me Softly - Fugees - 1996
18. Fantasy - Mariah Carey - 1995
19. I Know - Dionne Farris - 1995
20. Creep - TLC - 1995

21-30

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