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Jenny Morris Biography
Wife of Australian singer/songwriter Paul Kelly, Jenny Morris became a successful pop singer in her own right in the late '80s.
Born in New Zealand in 1956, Morris began singing in the Wide-Mouthed Frogs in the late '70s. She joined the Crocodiles in 1980 and moved to Sydney, Australia, with that band in 1981. The Crocodiles disbanded soon after. Morris released a number of solo singles as well as an album with QED. The latter produced three singles which were only minor successes in Australia.
In 1985, Morris joined INXS as a backing singer for the "Listen Like Thieves" world tour, before releasing her first solo album (Body and Soul) in 1987. The disc was a success, selling over 70,000 copies in Australia (platinum status), and produced a number of hit singles, including "You I Know," written by Neil Finn.
Her second album, Shiver, consolidated her position as one of Australia's leading female singer/songwriters by selling over 250,000 copies, although her third disc (Break in the Weather) was a comparative flop, producing one hit single plus two others that missed the Top 40 completely. The Story So Far, a best-of compilation was released in 1992, but the rest of the '90s saw little of note from Morris, apart from an unsuccessful album called Salvation Jane in 1995. ~ Jonathan Lewis, All Music Guide
Born in New Zealand in 1956, Morris began singing in the Wide-Mouthed Frogs in the late '70s. She joined the Crocodiles in 1980 and moved to Sydney, Australia, with that band in 1981. The Crocodiles disbanded soon after. Morris released a number of solo singles as well as an album with QED. The latter produced three singles which were only minor successes in Australia.
In 1985, Morris joined INXS as a backing singer for the "Listen Like Thieves" world tour, before releasing her first solo album (Body and Soul) in 1987. The disc was a success, selling over 70,000 copies in Australia (platinum status), and produced a number of hit singles, including "You I Know," written by Neil Finn.
Her second album, Shiver, consolidated her position as one of Australia's leading female singer/songwriters by selling over 250,000 copies, although her third disc (Break in the Weather) was a comparative flop, producing one hit single plus two others that missed the Top 40 completely. The Story So Far, a best-of compilation was released in 1992, but the rest of the '90s saw little of note from Morris, apart from an unsuccessful album called Salvation Jane in 1995. ~ Jonathan Lewis, All Music Guide
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