Jenny Morris discography | |
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Studio albums | 6 |
Compilation albums | 2 |
Video albums | 3 |
Singles | 25 |
Soundtrack albums | 1 |
Other appearances | 15 |
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]
Year | Title | Chart peak positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |
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AUS [2] | NZ [3] | |||
1987 | Body and Soul
| 13 | 21 | |
1989 | Shiver
| 5 | 6 | |
1991 | Honeychild
| 5 | 5 | |
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. |
Year | Title | Chart peak positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |
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AUS [2] | NZ [3] | |||
1992 | The Best of Jenny Morris: The Story So Far
| 12 | 4 | |
2004 | Listen: The Very Best of Jenny Morris
| — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |
Year | Title |
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1986 | Dancing Daze (by Jenny Morris, Wendy Matthews, Mark Williams, Marc Hunter & Jane Clifton)
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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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 |
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"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 |
| 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 | — | — |
Year | Album details |
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1987 | Body & Soul |
1992 | The Story So Far
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2005 | Alive
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