2005 greatest hits collection makes vinyl debut
As Alanis Morissette celebrates her birthday today (Thurs, June 1st), the global superstar shares that she will release her 2005 greatest hits album, The Collection, on vinyl for the first time this summer. The project will be available on August 25th as a 2 LP on black vinyl with a transparent grape-vinyl version available exclusively from Target, as well as a crystal-clear version at local indie retailers via Rhino Records.
The Collection covers the seven-time Grammy Award-winner’s career between 1995 and 2005, when the Canadian pop star first broke out in the States. It includes a handful of Morissette’s well-known singles, several soundtrack selections, and her performance of Seal’s hit “Crazy,” which debuted on the set in 2005.
Five songs from her 1995 debut No. 1 album, Jagged Little Pill, appear on the set, including the smash singles “You Oughta Know,” “Ironic,” and “You Learn.” The album catapulted Morissette to global stardom, earning her five Grammy awards, including Album of the Year. The record was certified 16x Platinum, selling over 33 million copies worldwide. It is the 16th best-selling album of all time in the US and the third best-selling album by a female artist.
Morissette returned in 1998 with the triple-Platinum album Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, which is represented on The Collection by a trio of songs, including the Top 20 hit “Thank You.” “Hands Clean” from her 2002 Platinum album, Under Rug Swept, is featured along with “Eight Easy Steps” from 2004’s So-Called Chaos.
Several songs on the album weren’t released on Morissette’s studio albums, like “Princes Familiar” from her 1999 Gold-certified MTV Unplugged album and “Sister Blister” from the 2002 compilation Feast on Scraps. A few of the singer’s soundtrack contributions are featured, including “Still” from Kevin Smith’s 1999 film, Dogma, where Morissette played the role of God.
