''Honeychild'' is the third solo

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by New Zealand singer Jenny Morris, released in October 1991 by

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. The album went for the same style as Morris's other two albums' acoustic

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, with a hint of

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, and was produced by Nick Launay, with some songs co-produced by Mark Forrester. The album included a

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of the song " Tempted" by the

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band Squeeze. ''Honeychild'' was Morris's second most successful album, after ''

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'', peaking at #5 in Australia, and being accredited platinum by

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. Morris also received a nomination in the "Best Female Artist" category at the 1992

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. "

Break in the Weather "Break in the Weather" is a song by New Zealand musician Jenny Morris. It was released in September 1991 the lead single from her third studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as ...

", the first single released from the album in September 1991, became Morris's highest-charting single in Australia, peaking at #2. It also peaked at #5 in New Zealand. "

I've Had You "I've Had You" is a song by New Zealand musician Jenny Morris. It was released in November 1991 the second single from her third studio album, ''Honeychild'' (1991). The song reached number 39 in both New Zealand and Australia. Track listing A ...

", released in November 1991, fared less well on the charts, peaking at #39 in both Australia and New Zealand. "Zero", the third single from the album, peaked at #33 in New Zealand, and number #89 in Australia. The final single released from the album, "Crackerjack Man", failed to chart.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Personnel

Musicians

* Mike Bukovsky - horns (tracks: 2, 5) * Ashley Cadell - keyboards (tracks: 1 to 3, 6, 8, 10, 12) *

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- vocals (tracks: 1, 8) *

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- drums (tracks: 1-3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11) *

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- guitar, keyboards (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 9, 10) *

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- vocals (tracks: 1, 8) * Chris Green - horns (tracks: 2, 5) * James Green - horns (tracks: 2, 5) * Chong Lim - keyboards (tracks: 9, 12) * Roger Mason - keyboards (tracks: 4, 7, 12) * Don Miller-Robinson - guitar, keyboards (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11) * Jenny Morris - vocals * Victor Rounds - bass guitar (tracks: 4, 12) *

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- bass guitar (tracks: 1-3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11) * Sunil de Silva - percussion (tracks: 1-8, 10-12) * James Valentine - horns (tracks: 2, 5) *

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- vocals (tracks: 8, 10)

Production

* Art direction - Cheryl Collins * Photography - Grant Matthews, Stephen Price * Producer - Jenny Morris (tracks: 4, 7, 9, 12) * Producer, sound engineer, mixer - Mark Forrester (tracks: 4, 7, 9, 12),

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(tracks: 1-3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11)

References

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