Jenny Morris sung enough catchy pop songs to notch up record sales of 500,000 in a career that began more than a decade ago as backing singer to INXS at the height of their international fame.

But New Zealand diva Jenny Morris, has not released an album in five years, a situation she relishes. 'I'm kind of excited about that because I feel like I'm a bit of an underdog again which is quite a good position to be in,' Morris said last week from her Sydney recording studio.

In July 1987, BODY & SOUL album went platinum (more than 70,000 copies sold) with songs such as YOU'RE GONNA GET HURT, BODY & SOUL and the Neil Finn tune YOU I KNOW. 

She won an ARIA on the strength of the album and undertook an Australian and United States tour before the triple platinum SHIVER was released at the end of the 1989. Shiver remained in the charts for a year and a half, thanks to SHE GOT TO BE LOVED among others, helping to snare Morris her second ARIA and air play in Europe.

'In that respect I'm not the underdog but I think musically people will be wondering what I'm going to come back with, so that puts the pressure on a little bit which is good. I like having a bit of pressure,' she said. Since those heady days Morris has released HONEYCHILD, which debuted at number five in the charts. The single 'BREAK IN THE WEATHER' went to number two.

The song SAVED ME got Morris into the PRINCE and TEARS FOR FEARS Australian support slots. But since then there has only been a THE BEST OF JENNY MORRIS (THE STORY SO FAR) album and her last effort SALVATION JANE which failed to match the success of previous albums.

In April 2004, The Best Of Jenny Morris (The Story So Far) by popular demand, LISTEN: THE VERY BEST OF is now repackaged with new artwork and a bonus track.

In May 2005, ALIVE DVD and CD was recorded in the heart of Sydney at The Basement and features Jenny Morris playing some of the biggest hits from her career. Jenny is joined on stage by her band featuring Steve Balbi (Noiseworks), Paul Searles (Skunkhour), James Hasselwood (The Dissociatives) and Jared Underwood (Coda). Jenny is also joined by two very special guest performers: Andrew Farriss from INXS and Ian Moss from Cold Chisel.

In June 2006, CLEAR BLUE IN STORMY SKIES is a watershed album for Jenny Morris. Between a dozen remodelled radio hits of the '80s and '90s is an overdue reaffirmation of her rare gifts as a singer and songwriter. More importantly, in the act of reinvention are the seeds of a revitalised future.