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 albums6
Live albums-
Compilation albums2
Video albums3
EPs-
Singles25
Other appearances15

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
  • Released: 24 July 1989
  • Label: WEA (256462)
  • Format: CD
  • Producer: Farriss
 5 6
  • AUS: 3×Platinum[6]
  • NZ: Platinum[5]
1991 Honeychild
  • Released: October 1991
  • Label: EastWest (903175480)
  • Format: CD
  • Producer: Mark Forrester, Nick Launay, Jenny Morris
 5 5
1995 Salvation Jane
  • Released: August 1995
  • Label: WEA, rooART (630110912)
  • Format: CD
  • Producer: Farriss, Moffatt
 70 —
2002 Hit & Myth
  • Released: August 2002
  • Label: Yep! Records (YEP005)
  • Format: CD
  • Producer: Morris, Nick Wales
 — —
2006 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
Year Title Chart peak positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[2]		 NZ
[3]
1992 The Best of Jenny Morris: The Story So Far
  • Released: November 1992
  • Label: EastWest (450991118)
  • Format: CD
  • Producer: Various
 12 4
2004 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.

Video albums
Year Album details Certifications
(sales thresholds)
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
 —

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

References
  1. 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. Australian chart peaks:
  3. "charts.nz > Jenny Morris in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  4. Spencer et al, (2007) MORRIS, Jenny entry. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  5. "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. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 193.
  8. "1989 Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  9. "Two [sound recording] Various artists". catalogue. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  10. "Six [sound recording] Various artists". catalogue. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  11. "Mantra mix [sound recording]". catalogue. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
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