Jenny Morris was born in New Zealand where she entered the
music business and where she began performing in the all-girl group The Wide
Mouthed Frogs. This was followed in 1980 by the band The Crocodiles, with whom
she scored a Top 20 hit in New Zealand with ‘Tears’. In February 1981 The
Crocodiles moved to Sydney, only to disband in July. Morris began her solo
career by singing the title track for the film Puberty Blues, which was a local
box-office success in 1981. In 1983, Morris formed QED with Rex Goh (ex-Air
Supply). The duo’s debut single, ‘Everywhere I Go’, peaked at #19 on the
Australian charts in early 1984. Morris’s next single proved to be her solo
breakthrough: ‘You’re Going To Get Hurt’ hit #24 in August 1986, finally
establishing her as a serious singer/songwriter. In July 1987, Morris released
her first solo album, Body and Soul, produced by Mark Moffatt and Ricky Fataar.
It sold over 70,000 copies in Australia (platinum status), and spawned a number
of singles, the biggest of which, ‘You I Know’ (written by Neil Finn), reached
#13. She won ARIA’s for Most Popular Female Performer in 1987 and 1988. Here to
download is the 12” extended single released of “Body And Soul” (0.258457) it also features
a non LP track of the Beatles “I’ve Just Seen A Face” produced by Mark Moffat
for WEA Records in 1987. The other two tracks were produced by Andrew Farriss
and Jenny Morris.
2 comments:
I have both Crocodile LP's. We loved them for their 50's/60's sound. Always enjoy and bought Jenny Morris records, but have never seen her live? One day, perhaps.
Thanks for this rip Garry. Any chance of getting it in FLAC. Cheers
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