Russell Morris discography

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Russell Morris discography
Studio albums14
Live albums1
Compilation albums5
EPs1

The discography of Russell Morris, an Australian singer-songwriter, who had five Australian Top 10 singles during the late 1960s and early 1970s. On 1 July 2008, the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) recognised Morris' iconic status when he was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.[1][2]

Morris' highest charting album is the 2014 release, Van Diemen's Land, which peaked at number 4 on the Australian ARIA Chart.

See also Somebody's Image, Burns Cotton & Morris, Cotton Keays & Morris and The Morris Springfield Project.

Albums[]

Studio albums[]

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[3][4]
Bloodstone
  • Released: September 1971
  • Label: EMI
  • Format: Vinyl, Cassette
12
Russell Morris
  • Released: November 1975
  • Label: , RCA
  • Format: Vinyl, Cassette
14
Turn It On
in America, the album was called 2
  • Released: August 1976
  • Label: Wizard, RCA
  • Format: Vinyl, Cassette
Foot in the Door
(credited to The Russell Morris Band)
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: Mushroom
  • Format: Vinyl, Cassette
38
Almost Frantic
(credited to Russell Morris & The Rubes)
  • Released: February 1981
  • Label: Mushroom
  • Format: Vinyl, Cassette
28
A Thousand Suns
  • Released: November 1991
  • Label: Mushroom
  • Format: Vinyl, Cassette, CD
98
Off the Shelf
Fundamentalist
  • Released: May 2007
  • Label: Liberation
  • Format: CD, digital download
Jumpstart Diary
  • Released: November 2008
  • Label: Russell Morris
  • Format: CD
Wild Bulls and Horses
(credited to Brian Cadd And Russell Morris)
  • Released: June 2011
  • Label: Caddman Enterprise
  • Format: CD, digital download
Sharkmouth 6
Van Diemens Land
  • Released: 11 April 2014
  • Label: FanFare/Ambition Entertainment
  • Format: CD, digital download
4
Red Dirt – Red Heart
  • Released: 23 October 2015
  • Label: Roseabout, Chugg
  • Format: CD, digital download
21
Black and Blue Heart
  • Released: 5 April 2019
  • Label: Bloodlines
  • Format: CD, digital download, LP, streaming
12

Live albums[]

List of live albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
Australia
Live at the Con
(credited to Brian Cadd And Russell Morris)
  • Released: November 2007
  • Label: Caddman Enterprise
  • Format: CD, digital download


Compilation albums[]

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
Australia
Wings of an Eagle and Other Great Hits
  • Released: 1973
  • Label: His Master's Voice, EMI
  • Format: Vinyl, Cassette
12
Retrospective
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: EMI
  • Format: Vinyl, Cassette
The Real Thing
The Greatest Hits
  • Released: 28 June 2008
  • Label: EMI
  • Format: CD, digital download
The Very Best of Russell Morris
  • Released: 4 October 2013
  • Label: EMI
  • Format: CD, digital download

Extended plays[]

List of extended plays
Title EP details
Mr America
  • Released: March 1972
  • Label: Columbia
  • Format: Vinyl, Cassette

Singles[]

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[6][7][8]
NZ
listener

[9]
1969 "The Real Thing" b/w "It's Only a Matter of Time" 1 non album singles
"Part Three into Paper Walls" / "The Girl That I Love" 1
1970 "Rachel" b/w "Slow Joey" 23 1
"Mr. America" / "Stand Together" 8 8
1971 "Sweet, Sweet Love" b/w "Jail Jonah's Daughter" 7 5 Bloodstone
1972 "Live with Friends" b/w "Alcohol Farm" 13 Wings of an Eagle and Other Great Hits
"Wings of an Eagle" b/w "Satisfy You" 9 14
1975 "Let's Do It" b/w "Don't Rock the Boat" 30 Russell Morris
1976 "Sail with Me" b/w "Hard Road"
"R.J.S.S." b/w "Cloudy Day" 95 Turn It On
"Wolves in White" b/w "Two Wheeled Flyer"
1979 "Thunder Ground" b/w "Two Minute Warning" 49 non album single
"Hot Love" b/w "Love Stealer"
(As The Russell Morris Band)
48 Foot in the Door
"Surprise Surprise" b/w "I'm Just a Writer"
(As The Russell Morris Band)
1980 "Hush" b/w "In the Heat of the Night"
(Russell Morris & The Rubes)
35 Almost Frantic
1981 "The Roar of the Wild Torpedoes" b/w "Just Another Night"
(Russell Morris & The Rubes)
"So Tough" b/w "Walk Don't Run"
(Russell Morris & The Rubes)
1982 "Get It Right" b/w "You Wanted Fame"
(Russell Morris & The Rubes)
non album singles
1983 "I'll Stay with You" b/w "Turn to Stone"
1990 "The Real Thing (1990 mix)" 124 A Thousand Suns
1991 "Tartan Lines" b/w "Over Excited" 100[10]
"A Thousand Suns" b/w "This Bird Has Flown"
1992 "Stay with You" b/w "She Is Leaving"
2015 "Lonesome Road"[11] Red Dirt – Red Heart
2017 "Come My Children" (live - with Mike Brady)[12] non album single
2019 "Black and Blue Heart"[13] Black and Blue Heart
2020 "Call a Friend" (Kevin Borich featuring Russell Morris)[14] non album single
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

References[]

  1. ^ Cashmere, Paul (17 May 2008). "Dragon and Russell Morris to be Inducted into ARIA Hall of Fame". undercover.com.au. Archived from the original on 21 July 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2008.
  2. ^ Mangan, John (18 May 2008). "Old rockers never die, says ARIA". The Age. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
  3. ^ Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
  4. ^ David Kent (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. p. 208. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2014 Albums". ARIA Charts accreditations. 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  6. ^ "THE TOP 40 FOR 1969". Pop Archives. 1970. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  7. ^ David Kent (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. p. 208. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 17 December 1990". www.bubblingdownunder.com. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  9. ^ "NZ Listener chart summary". Flavour of New Zealand. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  10. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 193.
  11. ^ "Lonesome Road (single) by Russell Morris". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  12. ^ "Come My Children". Apple Music. May 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  13. ^ "SINGLE BIO: RUSSELL MORRIS – BLACK AND BLUE HEART (BLOODLINES)". Mushroom Promotions. March 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  14. ^ "Call a Friend - single". Apple Music. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

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