The Collection (Alanis Morissette album)

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The Collection
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedNovember 15, 2005 (U.S.)
Recorded1994–2005
Genre
Length75:45
Label
Producer Various
Alanis Morissette chronology
Jagged Little Pill Acoustic
(2005)
The Collection
(2005)
Flavors of Entanglement
(2008)
Singles from The Collection
  1. "Crazy"
    Released: November 8, 2005
Professional ratings
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The Collection is a greatest hits compilation album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, released in the United States on 15 November 2005. It comprises material from 1995 to 2005, with some soundtrack selections and a cover of Seal's "Crazy". A limited edition release, which included a DVD, followed on 6 December 2005.

Contents

Morissette's singles that are not on the album include "All I Really Want", "Joining You", "Unsent", "So Pure", the live track "King of Pain" (a cover of The Police song), "Precious Illusions", "21 Things I Want in a Lover", "Flinch", the American single "Utopia" and the European single "Out Is Through". Additionally, none of her eight dance-pop single releases under MCA Records' Canada imprint are present.

As of March 2012, the album has sold 401,000 copies in the United States and more than 1,000,000 worldwide. [3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Alanis Morissette, except "Crazy" by Seal Henry Samuel; "Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)" by Cole Porter

CD
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Thank U" (from Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie , 1998)Morissette, Glen Ballard 4:18
2."Head over Feet" (from Jagged Little Pill , 1995)Morissette, Ballard4:24
3."8 Easy Steps" (from So-Called Chaos , 2004)Morissette2:52
4."Everything" (from So-Called Chaos, 2004)Morissette4:34
5."Crazy" (Seal cover)Seal Henry Samuel, Guy Sigsworth 3:39
6."Ironic" (from Jagged Little Pill, 1995)Morissette, Ballard3:48
7."Princes Familiar" (from MTV Unplugged , 1999)Morissette, Ballard4:34
8."You Learn" (from Jagged Little Pill, 1995)Morissette, Ballard3:59
9."Simple Together" (from Feast on Scraps , 2002)Morissette4:48
10."You Oughta Know" (from Jagged Little Pill, 1995)Morissette, Ballard4:08
11."That I Would Be Good" (from Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, 1998)Morissette, Ballard4:17
12."Sister Blister" (from Feast on Scraps, 2002)Morissette4:12
13."Hands Clean" (from Under Rug Swept , 2002)Morissette4:33
14."Mercy" (from The Prayer Cycle , 1999) Jonathan Elias 3:44
15."Still" (from Dogma soundtrack, 1999)Morissette6:17
16."Uninvited" (from City of Angels: Music from the Motion Picture , 1998)Morissette4:36
17."Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)" (from De-Lovely soundtrack, 2004)Cole Porter3:23
18."Hand in My Pocket" (from Jagged Little Pill, 1995)Morissette, Ballard3:39
Total length:75:45
iTunes Store bonus track [4]
No.TitleLength
19."So Unsexy" (Vancouver Sessions 2004)5:05
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Jagged Little Pill" 
2."Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie" 
3."Dogma" 
4."The Prayer Cycle" 
5."MTV Unplugged" 
6."The One Tour" 
7."Under Rug Swept" 
8."Feast on Scraps" 
9."De-Lovely" 
10."So-Called Chaos" 
11."Service in Other Forms" 
12."The Awards" 
13."Jagged Little Pill Acoustic" 
14."Final Gratitude" 
15."King Of Intimidation" (Live from Jagged Little Pill Tour 1996) 
16."Can't Not" (Live from Jagged Little Pill Tour 1996) 
17."Your House" (Live from Jagged Little Pill Acoustic Tour 2005) 
18."Ironic" 
19."Alanis' Tour Books" 
20."Alanis' Tour Photos" 
21."Alanis' All Access Passes" 

Charts

Single

YearTitleChart positions
CAN U.S. Bubbling Under Hot 100 U.S. Adult Top 40 U.S. Top 40 AUS UK
2005"Crazy"29410956565

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [21] Gold20,000^
Germany (BVMI) [22] Gold100,000^
Portugal (AFP) [23] Gold10,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [24] Gold100,000^
United States401,000 [3]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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