Jenny Morris discography

Jenny Morris discography
Studio albums6
Compilation albums2
Video albums3
Singles25
Soundtrack albums1
Other appearances15

This article has the discography of Jenny Morris, a New Zealand-born, Australian-based singer and songwriter.[1] She has released six studio albums, three video albums and twenty-five singles, in addition to two compilation albums on record labels WEA, EastWest, rooART, Yep! and Liberation Blue.

Morris' first success came with New Zealand band The Crocodiles, who had a top 20 hit single with "Tears".[1] Re-locating to Sydney, Australia in February 1981, she became a back-up vocalist for INXS before going on to a successful solo career. Her Australian top 5 ARIA Albums are Shiver in 1989 and Honeychild in 1991, and her top 5 ARIA Singles are "She Has to Be Loved" and "Break in the Weather".[2][3][4]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Details Chart peak positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[2] 		NZ
[3]
Body and Soul
  • Released: July 1987
  • Label: WEA (254897)
  • Format: CD
  • Producer: Andrew Farriss, Mark Moffatt
 13 21
Shiver
  • Released: 24 July 1989
  • Label: WEA (256462)
  • Format: CD
  • Producer: Farriss
 5 6
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[6]
  • RMNZ: Platinum[5]
Honeychild
  • Released: October 1991
  • Label: EastWest (903175480)
  • Format: CD
  • Producer: Mark Forrester, Nick Launay, Jenny Morris
 5 5
  • ARIA: Platinum[7]
  • RMNZ: Gold[5]
Salvation Jane
  • Released: August 1995
  • Label: WEA, rooART (630110912)
  • Format: CD
  • Producer: Farriss, Moffatt
 70 —
Hit & Myth
  • Released: August 2002
  • Label: Yep! Records (YEP005)
  • Format: CD
  • Producer: Morris, Nick Wales
 — —
Clear Blue in Stormy Skies
  • Released: 24 June 2006
  • Label: Liberation Blue (BLUE0882)
  • Format: CD
  • Producer: Morris, Steve Balbi
 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Details Chart peak positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[2] 		NZ
[3]
The Best of Jenny Morris: The Story So Far
  • Released: November 1992
  • Label: EastWest (450991118)
  • Format: CD
  • Producer: Various
 12 4
  • ARIA: Gold[7]
  • RMNZ: Gold[8]
Listen: The Very Best of Jenny Morris
  • Released: 16 April 2004
  • Label: WEA (5046725952)
  • Format: CD
  • Producer: Various
 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Soundtracks

List of soundtracks, with selected details
Title Details
Dancing Daze
(by Jenny Morris, Wendy Matthews, Mark Williams, Marc Hunter & Jane Clifton)
  • Released: February 1986
  • Label: ABC Music (RML 53191)
  • Format: CD, LP
  • Producer: Martin Armiger

Singles

List of singles with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[2] 		NZ
[3]
"Puberty Blues" 1981 88 — Non-album singles
"Little by Little" 1982 — —
"Get Some Humour" 1985 92 —
"Dancing Daze"
(with Wendy Matthews) 		1986 — — Dancing Daze
"You're Gonna Get Hurt" 24 — Body and Soul
"Might Have Been"
(with Wendy Matthews and Mark Williams) 		— — Dancing Daze
"Body and Soul" 1987 55 — Body and Soul
"You I Know" 13 30
"Lighthearted" 70 30
"Saved Me" 1989 27 37 Shiver
"She Has to Be Loved" 5 3
  • ARIA: Gold[9]
"Street of Love" 51 —
"Aotearoa" 1990 — 35
"Self Deceiver" 94 —
"Piece of My Heart" 24 — Non-album single
"Break in the Weather" 1991 2 5
  • ARIA: Gold[7]
 Honeychild
"I've Had You" 39 39
"Zero" 1992 89 33
"Crackerjack Man" 125 —
"Tears" 92 18 The Best of Jenny Morris: The Story So Far
"The Price I Pay" 1993 78 — Salvation Jane
"Only We Can Hear" 1994 120 —
"Rhythm and Flow" 1995 119 —
"In Too Deep" 143 —
"What Do I Do Now" 1996 180 —
"Home" 2001 — — Hit & Myth
"Downtime" 2002 — —

Video albums

List of video albums
Year Album details
1987 Body & Soul
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: WEA
  • Format: VHS
1992 The Story So Far
2005 Alive
  • Released: May 2005
  • Director: Ross Wood
  • Label: Warner Vision (BASE011)
  • Format: DVD

Other appearances

Various artists

  • 1989 – Two ("I Wish I Was a Little Grub", "Isn't It Funny") ABC Records[10]
  • 1989 – Six ("Papa oom mow mow") ABC Records[11]
  • 1996 – Mantra Mix ("Rhythm and Flow")[12]
  • 1998 – Good Vibrations – A Concert for Marc Hunter ("O Zambezi", "In Too Deep")
  • 1999 – The Underwater Melon Man
  • 2002 – The Women at the Well ("Beggar on the Street of Love" – Track 14)

As session musician

  • 1982 – Geoff Chunn – Tracks
  • 1983 – I Am Joe's Music – I Am Joe's Music
  • 1983 – Models – The Pleasure of Your Company
  • 1984 – D.D. Smash – The Optimist
  • 1984 – INXS – The Swing
  • 1984 – Dropbears – Dropbears
  • 1984 – INXS – Dekadance ("Jackson" duet with Michael Hutchence)
  • 1989 – Various – ABC Children's Series No 2
  • 1997 – Moondog – Moondog

Music videos

  • "Any Day of the Week" (with the Crocodiles) (1980)
  • "Tears" (with the Crocodiles) (1980)
  • "Hello Girl" (with the Crocodiles) (1980)
  • "Telephone Lover" (with the Crocodiles) (1980)
  • "Everywhere I Go" (with QED) (1983)
  • "Solo and More" (with QED) (1984)
  • "This One" (with QED) (1984)
  • "Get Some Humour" (1985)
  • "You're Gonna Get Hurt" (1986)
  • "Body and Soul" (1987)
  • "You I Know" (1987)
  • "Lighthearted" (1987)
  • "Are You Ready"(1987)
  • "Saved Me" (1989)
  • "She Has to Be Loved" (1989)
  • "Street of Love" (1989)
  • "Self Deceiver" (1990)
  • "Break in the Weather" (1991)
  • "I've Had You" (1991)
  • "Zero" (1992)
  • "Crackerjack Man" (1992)
  • "Tears" (1992)
  • "The Price I Pay" (1993)
  • "Only We Can Hear" (1994)
  • "In Too Deep" (1995)
  • "Downtime" (2002)

References

  1. ^ a b c McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Jenny Morris'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 9 August 2004. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d Australian chart peaks:
    • Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. p. 207. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
    • Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Jenny Morris in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
    • Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 193.
    • "Only We Can Hear" and "In Too Deep" (ARIA) peaks: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 5 June 2015". Imgur.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
    • "Crackerjack Man" and "Rhythm and Flow" (ARIA) peaks: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 July 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
    • All ARIA-era chart peaks to 21 December 2021: "Jenny Morris ARIA chart history, received 21 December 2021". ARIA. Retrieved 23 December 2021 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.
  3. ^ a b c d "charts.nz > Jenny Morris in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  4. ^ Spencer et al, (2007) MORRIS, Jenny[permanent dead link] entry. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  5. ^ a b c "Gold and platinum New Zealand albums to 2013". Te Ara. Encyclopedia of NZ. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  6. ^ Marnie, Simon (25 August 2008). "Jenny Morris". Sunday Brunch. Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  7. ^ a b c Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 193.
  8. ^ "New Zealand album certifications". Recorded Music NZ. 14 February 1993. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  9. ^ "1989 Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Two [sound recording] Various artists". catalogue. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 20 January 2010.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "Six [sound recording] Various artists". catalogue. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 20 January 2010.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "Mantra mix [sound recording]". catalogue. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 20 January 2010.[permanent dead link]
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