Jagged Little Pill Acoustic

Jagged Little Pill Acoustic
Studio album of re-recorded songsby Alanis Morissette
Released	June 13, 2005
Studio	Westlake (Los Angeles, California) Aerowave (Encino, California)
Genre	Acoustic rock
Length	58:54
Label	Maverick Warner Bros.
Producer	Glen Ballard
Alanis Morissette chronology
So-Called Chaos (2004) Jagged Little Pill Acoustic (2005) The Collection (2005)
Singles from Jagged Little Pill Acoustic
"Hand in My Pocket" Released: July 2005

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	40/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Blender	[3]
Drowned in Sound	2/10 [4]
Entertainment Weekly	B [5]
Mojo	[6]
NME	0/10 [7]
PopMatters	3/10 [8]
Q	[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
Uncut	[11]

Jagged Little Pill Acoustic is a re-recorded studio album by Alanis Morissette. It is a largely acoustic retrospective version of her highly successful third album, Jagged Little Pill (1995); the songs are stripped-down versions of the originals, though producer Glen Ballard has augmented them with studio production effects to create an alternative pop album. ^[2] The album was released by Maverick Records in the United States on June 13, 2005 (the 10th anniversary of the original album), available only at North American Starbucks outlets until July 26, 2005, when it was made available in other retail stores. This limited availability led to a dispute between Maverick Records and HMV Canada, who retaliated by removing from sale Morissette's other albums for the duration of Starbucks' exclusive month-long sale. The album's single in the U.S. was "Hand in My Pocket". The cover artwork is a sepia-toned tribute to the cover of the original Jagged Little Pill.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Alanis Morissette; all music is composed by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"All I Really Want"	5:24
2.	"You Oughta Know"	4:58
3.	"Perfect"	3:26
4.	"Hand in My Pocket"	4:32
5.	"Right Through You"	3:40
6.	"Forgiven"	4:43
7.	"You Learn"	4:10
8.	"Head over Feet"	4:17
9.	"Mary Jane"	5:08
10.	"Ironic"	3:57
11.	"Not the Doctor"	4:26
12.	"Wake Up" / "Your House" (hidden track)	9:56

Personnel

• Alanis Morissette – lead vocals, harmonica
• David Levita – guitars, marxophone, perapaloshka, mandolin
• Blair Sinta – drums, percussion, maraca, cajon
• Zac Rae – pianoforte, keyboards, organ, pump organ
• Jason Orme – guitars
• Cedric Lemoyne – bass
• Glen Ballard – string arrangements
• Suzie Katayama – string arrangements, conductor
• Ralph Morrison – violin I
• Sara Parkins – violin II
• Roland Kato – viola
• Steve Erdody – cello

Technical

• Glen Ballard – producer
• Bill Malina – mixing and recording

Charts

Album

Chart (2005) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [12] 21 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [13] 9 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [14] 19 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [15] 6 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [16] 16 French Albums (SNEP) [17] 8 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [18] 15 Irish Albums (IRMA) [19] 11 Italian Albums (FIMI) [20] 38 Scottish Albums (OCC) [21] 67 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [22] 42 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [23] 5 UK Albums (OCC) [24] 12 US Billboard 200 [25] 50

Singles Year Title Chart positions CAN GER SPA ITA 2004 "Hand In My Pocket (Acoustic)" 23 58 7 42

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [26]	Gold	100,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Critic Reviews for Jagged Little Pill Acoustic at Metacritic
2. AllMusic review
3. Despite scattered flashes of uncharacteristic lightness, she rarely tempers the fury that drove the originals with the more accepting perspective that's guided her subsequent efforts. [Jul 2005, p.119]
4. Edwards, Tom (August 2, 2005). "Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill Acoustic". Drowned in Sound . Retrieved May 27, 2025.
5. "Entertainment Weekly review". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 2013-04-17. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
6. A second rate version of the original. [Sep 2005, p.102]
7. In the end, this can't even make you feel angry; just desperately sad. [16 Jul 2005, p.50]
8. Brecheisen, Dave (29 August 2005). "Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill Acoustic". PopMatters . Retrieved 27 May 2025.
9. A nice enough idea, but being much quieter and more pastoral, it is also somewhat anti-climactic. [Aug 2005, p.128]
10. Morissette turns in a powerful and nuanced vocal performance over these lighter but layered arrangements. [16 Jun 2005, p.98]
11. It was the anger and angst of a jilted 20-year-old that gave the original songs their edge--something entirely absent from these blandly matured acoustic versions. [Aug 2005, p.90]
12. "Australiancharts.com – Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill Acoustic". Hung Medien.
13. "Austriancharts.at – Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill Acoustic" (in German). Hung Medien.
14. "Ultratop.be – Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill Acoustic" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
15. "Ultratop.be – Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill Acoustic" (in French). Hung Medien.
16. "Dutchcharts.nl – Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill Acoustic" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
17. "Lescharts.com – Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill Acoustic". Hung Medien.
18. "Offiziellecharts.de – Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill Acoustic" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
19. "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 31, 2005". Chart-Track. IRMA.
20. "Italiancharts.com – Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill Acoustic". Hung Medien.
21. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
22. "Spanishcharts.com – Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill Acoustic". Hung Medien.
23. "Swisscharts.com – Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill Acoustic". Hung Medien.
24. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
25. "Alanis Morissette Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
26. "British album certifications – Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill Acoustic". British Phonographic Industry.

External links

• Jagged Little Pill Acoustic at Metacritic