Russell Morris discography

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]

Russell Morris discography
Studio albums14
Live albums1
Compilation albums5
EPs1

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 12
Russell Morris
  • Released: November 1975
  • Label: Wizard, 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 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

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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