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A lyricist or lyrist is a person who writes lyrics  words for songs  as opposed to a composer , who writes the song ' s ___MASK64___ . Jagged Little Pill is the third ___MASK85___ and international debut ___MASK10___ by Canadian singer Alanis Morissette , first released on June 13 , ___MASK70___ , through ___MASK41___ . Morissette had released two successful albums in Canada , after which she left MCA Records Canada and was introduced to manager Scott Welch . Morissette began work on her next ___MASK10___ after moving from her hometown , Ottawa , to Toronto ; she did not make much progress until she traveled to Los Angeles , where she met Glen Ballard . Morissette and Ballard had an instant connection , and began co - writing and experimenting with sounds . " Man in the Mirror " is a song recorded by Michael Jackson , written by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett and produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones . It peaked at number 1 in the United States when released in January 1988 as the fourth single from his seventh solo ___MASK10___ , " Bad ". It is one of Jackson ' s most critically acclaimed songs and it was nominated for Record of the Year at the Grammy Awards . The song topped the " Billboard " Hot 100 for 2 weeks . The song peaked at number 21 in the UK Singles Charts in 1988 , but in 2009 , following the news of Jackson ' s death , the song peaked at number 2 , having re - entered the chart at 11 the previous week as his top song on the singles chart . It also became the number 1 single in ___MASK20___ downloads in the US and the UK , having sold over 1 . 3 million digital copies in the former alone . The song was remixed for the soundtrack of Jackson ' s tribute tour Immortal . A ___MASK83___ producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer ' s music , which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept ___MASK10___ . A producer has many roles during the recording process . The roles of a producer vary . He or she may gather musical ideas for the project , collaborate with the artists to select cover tunes or original songs by the artist / group , work with artists and help them to improve their songs , lyrics or arrangements . Basil Glen Ballard , Jr . ( born May 1 , 1953 ) is an American songwriter , lyricist , and ___MASK83___ producer . He is best known for co - writing and producing Alanis Morissette ' s " Jagged Little Pill " ( ___MASK70___ ), which won Grammy Award for " Best Rock Album ", and " Album of the Year " , and was ranked by the " Rolling Stone " " as one of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time ". He is also well known for his collaborations with composer Alan Silvestri . He was involved in the recording and writing of Michael Jackson ' s " Thriller " and " Bad ". As a writer he co - wrote songs including " Man in the Mirror " ( 1987 ) and " Hand in My Pocket " ( ___MASK70___ ). He is the founder of Java Records . He won the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture for the song " Believe " (" The Polar Express "). In 2011 , he founded his own production company known as Augury , a Hollywood atelier focused on developing music - driven projects in film , television , and theatre . This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year ___MASK70___ . A songwriter is an individual who writes the lyrics , melodies and chord progressions for songs , typically for a popular music genre such as rock or ___MASK47___ . A songwriter can also be called a composer , although the latter term tends to be used mainly for individuals from the classical music genre . The pressure from the music industry to produce popular hits means that songwriting is often an activity for which the tasks are distributed between a number of people . For example , a songwriter who excels at writing lyrics might be paired with a songwriter with a gift for creating original melodies . ___MASK9___ songs may be written by group members from the band or by staff writers  songwriters directly employed by music publishers . Some songwriters serve as their own music publishers , while others have outside publishers . `` All I Really Want '' is a song written by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard , and produced by Ballard for Morissette ' s third ___MASK10___ , Jagged Little Pill ( ___MASK70___ ) . In the United States it was released as the ___MASK10___ ' s third single in ___MASK70___ ( see ___MASK70___ in music ) , and outside the U . S . it was released as the ___MASK10___ ' s sixth and final single in 1996 ( see 1996 in music ) . The song was one of the first written for Jagged Little Pill and originated from a song called `` The Bottom Line '' , which was the first song Morissette wrote with Glen Ballard . The single peaked at number 14 on the U . S . Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart , number 40 in Australia and number 59 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1996 . A Grammy Award ( originally called Gramophone Award ), or Grammy , is an honor awarded by The Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the mainly ___MASK7___ - language music industry . The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists , and the presentation of those awards that have a more popular interest . It shares recognition of the music industry as that of the other performance awards such as the Emmy Awards ( television ), the Tony Awards ( stage performance ), and the Academy Awards ( motion pictures ). Alanis Nadine Morissette ( born June 1 , 1974 ) is a Canadian - American alternative rock singer - songwriter , musician , multi - instrumentalist , ___MASK83___ producer , and actress . Morissette began her career in Canada in the early 1990s , with two commercially successful dance - ___MASK9___ albums . Afterwards , she moved to Holmby Hills , Los Angeles , and in 1995 released " Jagged Little Pill ", a more rock - oriented album which sold more than 33 million units globally and is her most critically acclaimed work . Her following album , " Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie ", was released in 1998 . This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year ___MASK24___ . " Hand in My Pocket " is a rock song by Canadian recording artist and songwriter Alanis Morissette , for her third ___MASK85___ , " Jagged Little Pill " ( ___MASK70___ ). The song was written by Morissette and Glen Ballard , and was released as the second single from the album . The song was released on October 31 , ___MASK70___ , nearly five months after the album release . " Hand in My Pocket " received generally favorable reviews from music critics , who applauded Morissette ' s songwriting . " Hand in My Pocket " also received substantial success through radio airplay in the U . S . The song became Morissette ' s second number - one hit on " Billboard "< nowiki >'</ nowiki > s U . S . Modern Rock Tracks chart . The song also went in the top ten in New Zealand and the U . S . An accompanying music video was released for the single , featuring Morissette at a ___MASK56___ , driving her car in black and white form , which also received positive reviews . Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie is the fourth ___MASK85___ and second internationally released ___MASK10___ by singer - songwriter Alanis Morissette , released by ___MASK41___ in the United States on November 3 , 1998 . Dance - ___MASK9___ is a ___MASK9___ and dance subgenre that originated in the early 1980s . It is generally up - tempo music intended for nightclubs with the intention of being danceable but also suitable for contemporary hit radio . Developing from a combination of electronic dance music and ___MASK9___ music , with influences of disco music , post - disco , new wave , synthpop , electropop and house , it is generally characterised by strong beats with easy , uncomplicated song structures which are generally more similar to ___MASK9___ music than the more free - form dance genre , with an emphasis on melody as well as catchy tunes . The genre , on the whole , tends to be producer - driven , despite some notable exceptions . Michael Joseph Jackson ( August 29 , 1958  June 25 , 2009 ) was an American singer , songwriter , ___MASK83___ producer , dancer , actor , and philanthropist . Called the " King of ___MASK9___ ", his contributions to music , dance , and fashion along with his publicized personal life made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades . Alternative rock ( also called alternative music , alt - rock or simply alternative ) is a genre of ___MASK15___ that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s and 2000s . In this instance , the word " alternative " refers to the genre ' s distinction from mainstream ___MASK15___ . The term ' s original meaning was broader , referring to a generation of musicians unified by their collective debt to either the musical style or simply the independent , D . I . Y . ethos of punk rock , which in the late 1970s laid the groundwork for alternative music . At times , " alternative " has been used as a catch - all description for music from underground rock artists that receives mainstream recognition , or for any music , whether rock or not , that is seen to be descended from punk rock ( including some examples of punk itself , as well as new wave , and post - punk ).