Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie

Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
Alanis Morissette's studio album
Publication (s)	November 3, 1998 USA
Genre (s)	skirt
Title (number)	17 + 1
running time	71:50
production	Glen Ballard Alanis Morissette
chronology Jagged Little Pill (1995) Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie MTV Unplugged (1998)

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie   DE 1 11/16/1998 (45 weeks)   AT 3 11/15/1998 (34 weeks)   CH 1 11/15/1998 (32 weeks)   UK 3 11/14/1998 (21 weeks)   US 1 11/21/1998 (28 weeks)

Singles

Thank u   DE 19th 10/26/1998 (15 weeks)   AT 10 11/01/1998 (14 weeks)   CH 18th 10/25/1998 (19 weeks)   UK 5 10/31/1998 (10 weeks) Joining You   DE 28 04/05/1999 (9 weeks)   AT 26th 04/18/1999 (7 weeks)   CH 46 04/18/1999 (1 week)   UK 28 03/13/1999 (2 weeks) So pure   UK 38 07/31/1999 (2 weeks) Unsent   US 58 02/06/1999 (6 weeks)

Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie is published on 3 November 1998 the fourth studio album from Alanis Morissette . It was very successful worldwide and achieved platinum status in many countries, but did not achieve the commercial success of its predecessor, Jagged Little Pill . The title means something like "Suspected former infatuation junkie".

style

On Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie , Morissette worked with more complex song structures than before, deviating from the verse-chorus scheme.

Emergence

After the world tour of Jagged Little Pill , Morissette went on a trip to India with her mother, family members and friends to gain new strength. Here she found the inspiration for the piece Baba ( Hindi : father). The song Thank U , the album's most successful single, was also written after this trip. It therefore contains the line: "Thank you India".

reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic called Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie the "richer" record compared to its predecessor, even if it is not so "accessible" and does not help to gain new fans. The album contains "new musical ideas and different tonal textures ". He awarded four out of five stars. The same rating was given in Rolling Stone . Rob Sheffield called Morissette a “megastar who knows how to translate his bitterness into dynamic rock 'n' roll. It's her party and she will thank India if she wants to. "

Track list

1. Front Row - 4:14
2. Baba - 4:30
3. Thank U - 4:19
4. Are You Still Mad (Morissette) - 4:04
5. Sympathetic Character (Morissette) - 5:13
6. That I Would Be Good - 4:18
7. The Couch - 5:24
8. Can't Not - 4:36
9. UR - 3:33
10. I Was Hoping - 3:51
11. One - 4:41
12. Would Not Come - 4:06
13. Unsent - 4:10
14. So Pure - 2:51
15. Joining You - 4:24
16. Heart of the House (Morissette) - 3:47
17. Your Congratulations (Morissette) - 3:55

Bonus track of the Japanese and Australian editions

1. Uninvited (demo) (Morissette) - 3:04

layout

The album cover refers to the eight precepts of Buddhism . It can be read there in front of Morissette's laughing mouth:

"We ask you to abide by the following moral code upon the premises. Please refrain from killing stealing sexual misconduct taking intoxicants playing, music, singing please dress respectfully. "

Sales figures and awards

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	30,000
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	(25,000)
Brazil (PMB)	gold	100,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	(500,000)
Europe (IFPI)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	(20,846)
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	(200,000)
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	200,000
Canada (MC)	4 × platinum	400,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	2 × platinum	30,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	(100,000)
Norway (IFPI)	platinum	(50,000)
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	(50,000)
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	(80,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	(50,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	(100,000)
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	(300,000)
All in all	6 × gold 22 × platinum	5,900,000

Main article: Alanis Morissette / Music Sales Awards

Web links

• Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie at Allmusic (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Chart positions of the album: DE ( Memento of the original from November 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. / AT / CH / UK 
2. ↑ Chart placements of the singles: DE ( Memento of the original from January 28, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. / AT / CH / UK 
3. ↑ ^{a b c} www.laut.de: biography of Alanis Morissette
4. ^ Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
5. ↑ www.rollingstone.com: Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie review by Rob Sheffield ( June 20, 2008 memento in the Internet Archive )