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Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie is the fourth studio album and second internationally released album by singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, released by Maverick Records in the United States on November 3, 1998.
Background.
Morissette wrote "Thank U" and "Baba" after her trip to India in 1997. The protagonist of "Baba" goes on a spiritual pilgrimage to India where she encounters a guru who, like many spiritual teachers in India, is referred to as "Baba". The word "
is nearly 15 minutes too long (did an ode to her mother, the sweet "Heart of the House," really need to be made public?), but not one moment of "Junkie"s 70-plus minutes is less than captivating." However, it was listed amongst "The worst albums ever" by Q magazine.
Commercial performance.
In the United States, "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie" debuted at number one on Billboard 200 with 469,000 copies sold in its first week. The album broke the record