You Oughta Know, Things Weren’t Easy for Alanis Morissette

A Song a Day

Songwriter Glen Ballard and Alanis Morissette were a match made in heaven. Alanis wasn’t signed

to a record deal at the time, but she had dozens of ideas for songs in her backlog. The musical duo teamed up and began working on the album in a studio in Encino, California.

Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard pose together.

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The studio was beautiful, with plenty of huge windows that let the sun shine on the musical duo as they brainstormed together. The space even had a nice, green garden surrounding it. Other than Ballard and Morissette, no one else worked on the album at the time.