Shiver is the second solo studio album by New Zealand singer Jenny Morris, released on 24 July 1989 by Warner Music Group. The album was produced by Andrew Farriss and was critically acclaimed as Morris's "most successful – and best" album to date. Shiver debuted inside the top twenty on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart and was certified double platinum by ARIA. It yielded five singles: "Saved Me", "She Has to Be Loved", "Aotearoa", "Street of Love" and "Self Deceiver".
Shiver was commercially successful in Australia. In early August 1989, it debuted at number fifteen on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart."Shiver - Australian chart run". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 19 November 2008. It went on to peak at number five on its fifteenth week and stayed there for two consecutive weeks. The album spent a total of forty-one weeks in the top fifty, and fifty-seven weeks in the top one-hundred. The Australian Recording Industry Association awarded the album double platinum certification for shipping 140,000 copies and became the thirtieth highest-selling album in Australia for 1989."ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1989". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 19 November 2008. It sold around 250,000 copies in Australia."Artist Biography - Jenny Morris". Billboard. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
Jonathan Lewis of AllMusic stated that although Shiver was not a huge leap from her previous album, it showed that she was maturing as a songwriter.[ "Shiver review by Jonathan Lewis of AllMusic"]. Billboard. Retrieved 19 November 2008. He ends the review stating, "The most successful – and best – of Jenny Morris' albums." The album also features Morris's cover version of "(Beggar on The) Street of Love" by Australian musician Paul Kelly.
In 2019, the album was re-released on vinyl and as a 30th Anniversary Edition.
Track listing
Charts Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for ShiverChart (1989–1990)Peakposition Australian ARIA Albums Chart5 New Zealand Albums Chart"Shiver - New Zealand chart run". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 19 September 2009.6
Year-end charts
+Year-end chart performance for ShiverChart (1989)PositionAustralian ARIA Albums Chart30Chart (1990)PositionAustralian ARIA Albums Chart82
Certifications
Release history +Release history and formats for ShiverRegionDateLabelFormatCatalogue Australia/New Zealand 24 July 1989 Warner CD, cassette 256462 Australia 23 August 2019 Warner Records Limited edition LP 256462
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