The Collection (Alanis Morissette album)

2005 greatest hits album by Alanis Morissette

The Collection

Greatest hits album by Alanis Morissette

Released

November 15, 2005 (U.S.)

Recorded

1994–2005

Genre

Length

75:45

Label

Producer

Various

Alanis Morissette chronology

Jagged Little Pill Acoustic
(2005)

The Collection
(2005)

Flavors of Entanglement
(2008)

Singles from The Collection

"Crazy"
Released: November 8, 2005

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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Blender

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.

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.

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.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Thank U" (from Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, 1998)	Morissette, Glen Ballard	4:18
2.	"Head over Feet" (from Jagged Little Pill, 1995)	Morissette, Ballard	4:24
3.	"8 Easy Steps" (from So-Called Chaos, 2004)	Morissette	2:52
4.	"Everything" (from So-Called Chaos, 2004)	Morissette	4:34
5.	"Crazy" (Seal cover)	Seal Henry Samuel, Guy Sigsworth	3:39
6.	"Ironic" (from Jagged Little Pill, 1995)	Morissette, Ballard	3:48
7.	"Princes Familiar" (from MTV Unplugged, 1999)	Morissette, Ballard	4:34
8.	"You Learn" (from Jagged Little Pill, 1995)	Morissette, Ballard	3:59
9.	"Simple Together" (from Feast on Scraps, 2002)	Morissette	4:48
10.	"You Oughta Know" (from Jagged Little Pill, 1995)	Morissette, Ballard	4:08
11.	"That I Would Be Good" (from Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, 1998)	Morissette, Ballard	4:17
12.	"Sister Blister" (from Feast on Scraps, 2002)	Morissette	4:12
13.	"Hands Clean" (from Under Rug Swept, 2002)	Morissette	4:33
14.	"Mercy" (from The Prayer Cycle, 1999)	Jonathan Elias	3:44
15.	"Still" (from Dogma soundtrack, 1999)	Morissette	6:17
16.	"Uninvited" (from City of Angels: Music from the Motion Picture, 1998)	Morissette	4:36
17.	"Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)" (from De-Lovely soundtrack, 2004)	Cole Porter	3:23
18.	"Hand in My Pocket" (from Jagged Little Pill, 1995)	Morissette, Ballard	3:39
Total length:			75:45

iTunes Store bonus track
No.	Title	Length
19.	"So Unsexy" (Vancouver Sessions 2004)	5:05

DVD
No.	Title	Length
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

Weekly charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	110
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)	12
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)	44
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)	11
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)	17
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)	49
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	18
Irish Albums (IRMA)	41
Italian Albums (FIMI)	16
Japanese Albums (Oricon)	78
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)	6
Portuguese Albums (AFP)	5
Scottish Albums (OCC)	40
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)	64
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)	9
UK Albums (OCC)	44
US Billboard 200	51

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)	97

Single

Year	Title	Chart positions
Year	Title	CAN	U.S. Bubbling Under Hot 100	U.S. Adult Top 40	U.S. Top 40	AUS	UK
2005	"Crazy"	29	4	10	95	65	65

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)	Gold	20,000
Germany (BVMI)	Gold	100,000
Portugal (AFP)	Gold	10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	Gold	100,000
United States	—	401,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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External links

The Collection site at Alanis.com

v t e Alanis Morissette
Awards and nominations Discography Songs
Studio albums	Alanis Now Is the Time Jagged Little Pill Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie Under Rug Swept So-Called Chaos Flavors of Entanglement Havoc and Bright Lights Such Pretty Forks in the Road The Storm Before the Calm
Compilation albums	Feast on Scraps iTunes Originals The Collection
Other releases	Space Cakes The Singles Box
Live releases	Jagged Little Pill, Live MTV Unplugged Live in the Navajo Nation Feast on Scraps Jagged Little Pill Acoustic Live at Montreux 2012
Concert tours	Junkie Tour 5 ½ Weeks Tour One Tour Au Naturale Tour The Diamond Wink Tour Flavors of Entanglement Tour Guardian Angel Tour Intimate and Acoustic
Musicals	Jagged Little Pill
Related articles	Wade Morissette (brother) Jagged (documentary film)

v t e Alanis Morissette songs
Discography
Alanis	"Feel Your Love" "Too Hot" "Walk Away"
Now Is the Time	"An Emotion Away" "No Apologies"
Jagged Little Pill	"All I Really Want" "You Oughta Know" "Hand in My Pocket" "You Learn" "Head over Feet" "Ironic"
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie	"Thank U" "That I Would Be Good" "Unsent" "So Pure" "Joining You"
MTV Unplugged	"King of Pain"
Under Rug Swept	"21 Things I Want in a Lover" "Hands Clean" "Flinch" "So Unsexy" "Precious Illusions" "Surrendering" "Utopia"
So-Called Chaos	"Eight Easy Steps" "Out Is Through" "Everything"
The Collection	"Crazy"
Flavors of Entanglement	"Underneath" "Not as We" "In Praise of the Vulnerable Man"
Havoc and Bright Lights	"Guardian" "Lens" "Receive"
Such Pretty Forks in the Road	"Reasons I Drink" "Smiling"
Soundtrack songs	"Still" "Uninvited" "Wunderkind"
Other songs	"My Humps"

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