SEATTLE, WA. (MSO/ www.msopr.com/ Starbucks/ www.starbucks.com) - Marking the 10th anniversary of Alanis Morissette's critically-acclaimed Jagged
Little Pill, the GRAMMY(R) Award-winning artist will pair again with the original album's producer and co-composer, Glen Ballard, to record an acoustic version of the album in its entirety. In a unique agreement between Starbucks (Nasdaq:SBUX) Hear Music(TM) and
Maverick Records, the album will be sold exclusively in Starbucks Company-operated stores in North
America beginning June 13, 2005 - ten years to the date of the original recording's release -- and throughout the six weeks of Morissette's first-ever acoustic tour, the "Diamond Wink Tour."
"I was in survival mode when Jagged Little Pill came out," says Alanis Morissette. "I am able now, with a little distance, to appreciate it and have some objectivity. I love this record and am warmed by the thought of tipping my hat to it ten years later."
"We're thrilled to be collaborating with Alanis Morissette and Maverick on this project, and to be the exclusive retailer for the acoustic version of Jagged Little Pill's initial release," said Ken Lombard, president, Starbucks Entertainment. "We have a strong commitment to providing our customers with convenient ways to discover and acquire great music and are delighted that Alanis and Maverick identified the Starbucks Experience as the perfect setting to introduce millions of music fans to this intimate acoustic recording and tour."
Added Lombard, "Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard demonstrate unequivocally the quality of music we are committed to providing our customers."
After the six-week exclusive window has passed, the album will also be available broadly at multiple retail locations beyond Starbucks Company-operated stores in North America.
Summer Tour and CD Details
Morissette's "Diamond Wink Tour" will consist of acoustic performances at intimate venues throughout North America during the months of June and July, and will feature Morissette, backed by her current touring band, as she performs all of the songs from Jagged Little Pill that inspired the music world and pop culture a decade earlier.
The songs on this diamond anniversary acoustic album will appear in the same order as they did on the original album, including the hidden track, "Your House." The CD package will also include extras such as special footage from the original album's era, as well as other bonus features.
Morissette, who has spent the last decade evolving as a singer, songwriter and musician, says she and Ballard "will re-interpret the songs in ways that have developed in my touring and acoustic shows over the past ten years."
About Jagged Little Pill
The 1995 recording, Jagged Little Pill, is recognized as the best-selling debut by a female solo artist, having sold over 30 million copies worldwide, including 14 million in the U.S. The album's undisputed success earned Morissette four GRAMMY(R) Awards: Album of the Year, Best Female Rock Vocal Performance ("You Oughta Know"), Best Rock Song ("You Oughta Know"), and Best Rock Album. Hailed as "Album of the Decade" by Billboard magazine, Jagged Little Pill resonated deeply with listeners, revealing a talented young artist with a powerful voice and a challenging vision, and managed to make Alanis Morissette the youngest artist to ever win the GRAMMY Award for "Album of the Year," at the age of 21.
