Jenny Morris discography
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.
| Jenny Morris discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 6 |
| Live albums | - |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Video albums | 3 |
| EPs | - |
| Singles | 25 |
| Other appearances | 15 |
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]
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Chart peak positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [2] |
NZ [3] | |||||
| 1987 | Body and Soul
|
13 | 21 | |||
| 1989 | Shiver
|
5 | 6 |
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| 1991 | Honeychild
|
5 | 5 |
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| 1995 | Salvation Jane
|
70 | — |
| ||
| 2002 | Hit & Myth
|
— | — |
| ||
| 2006 | Clear Blue in Stormy Skies
|
— | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Chart peak positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [2] |
NZ [3] | |||||
| 1992 | The Best of Jenny Morris: The Story So Far
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12 | 4 |
| ||
| 2004 | Listen: The Very Best of Jenny Morris
|
— | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||||
Video albums
| Year | Album details | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Body & Soul | — |
| 1992 | The Story So Far
|
— |
| 2005 | Alive
|
— |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [2] |
NZ [3] | ||||
| 1981 | Puberty Blues | 88 | — | Non-album single | |
| 1982 | Little By Little | — | — | ||
| 1985 | Get Some Humour | 92 | — | ||
| 1986 | Dancing Daze (with Wendy Matthews) |
— | — | Dancing Daze | |
| You're Gonna Get Hurt | 24 | — | Body and Soul | ||
| Might Have Been (with Wendy Matthews & Mark Williams) |
— | — | Dancing Daze | ||
| 1987 | Body and Soul | 55 | — | Body and Soul | |
| You I Know | 13 | 30 | |||
| Lighthearted | 70 | 30 | |||
| 1989 | Saved Me | 27 | 37 | Shiver | |
| She Has to Be Loved | 5 | 3 |
| ||
| Street of Love | 51 | — | |||
| 1990 | Aotearoa | — | 35 | ||
| Self Deceiver | 94 | — | |||
| Piece of My Heart | 24 | — | Non-album single | ||
| 1991 | Break in the Weather | 2 | 5 |
|
Honeychild |
| I've Had You | 39 | 39 | |||
| 1992 | Zero | 89 | 33 | ||
| Crackerjack Man | 125 | — | |||
| Tears | 92 | 18 | The Best of Jenny Morris: The Story So Far | ||
| 1993 | The Price I Pay | 78 | — | Salvation Jane | |
| 1994 | Only We Can Hear | 120 | — | ||
| 1995 | Rhythm and Flow | 119 | — | ||
| In Too Deep | 143 | — | |||
| What Do I Do Now | — | — | |||
| 2001 | Home | — | — | Hit & Myth | |
| 2002 | Downtime | — | — | ||
Other appearances
Various artists
- 1989 – Two ("I wish I was a little grub", "Isn’t it funny") ABC Records[9]
- 1989 – Six ("Papa oom mow mow") ABC Records[10]
- 1996 – Mantra Mix ("Rhythm and Flow")[11]
- 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)
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
References
- 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.
- 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 until 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.
- "charts.nz > Jenny Morris in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- Spencer et al, (2007) MORRIS, Jenny entry. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- "Gold and platinum New Zealand albums to 2013". Te Ara. Encyclopedia of NZ. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- Marnie, Simon (25 August 2008). "Jenny Morris". Sunday Brunch. Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 8 January 2010.
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 193.
- "1989 Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- "Two [sound recording] Various artists". catalogue. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
- "Six [sound recording] Various artists". catalogue. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
- "Mantra mix [sound recording]". catalogue. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
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