This article has the discography of Jenny Morris, a New Zealand-born, Australian-based singer and songwriter. 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". 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".Spencer et al, (2007) MORRIS, Jenny entry. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certificationsTitleDetailsChart peak positionsCertifications(sales thresholds) AUS NZBody and SoulReleased: July 1987 Label: WEA (254897) Format: CD Producer: Andrew Farriss, Mark Moffatt1321 ARIA: Platinum RMNZ: GoldShiverReleased: 24 July 1989 Label: WEA (256462) Format: CD Producer: Farriss 5 6 ARIA: 3× Platinum RMNZ: PlatinumHoneychildReleased: October 1991 Label: EastWest (903175480) Format: CD Producer: Mark Forrester, Nick Launay, Jenny Morris55 ARIA: Platinum RMNZ: GoldSalvation JaneReleased: August 1995 Label: WEA, rooART (630110912) Format: CD Producer: Farriss, Moffatt 70 —Hit & MythReleased: August 2002 Label: Yep! Records (YEP005) Format: CD Producer: Morris, Nick Wales — —Clear Blue in Stormy SkiesReleased: 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 certificationsTitleDetailsChart peak positionsCertifications(sales thresholds) AUS NZThe Best of Jenny Morris: The Story So FarReleased: November 1992 Label: EastWest (450991118) Format: CD Producer: Various124ARIA: Gold RMNZ: GoldListen: The Very Best of Jenny MorrisReleased: 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 DetailsDancing 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 AlbumAUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: 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: Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: "Only We Can Hear" and "In Too Deep" (ARIA) peaks: "Crackerjack Man" and "Rhythm and Flow" (ARIA) peaks: All ARIA-era chart peaks to 21 December 2021: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.NZ "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 37Shiver "She Has to Be Loved" 5 3ARIA: Gold RMNZ: Gold "Street of Love" 51 — "Aotearoa" 1990 — 35 "Self Deceiver" 94 — "Piece of My Heart" 24 —Non-album single "Break in the Weather" 1991 2 5ARIA: GoldHoneychild "I've Had You" 39 39 "Zero" 1992 89 33 "Crackerjack Man" 125 — "Tears" 92 18The 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 details1987Body & Soul Released: 1987 Label: WEA Format: VHS1992The Story So Far Released: 1992 Label: Warner Music Australia Format: VHS2005Alive 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 1989 – Six ("Papa oom mow mow") ABC Records 1996 – Mantra Mix ("Rhythm and Flow") 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)
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