Discography · 1981 to now

The
Records

A number one at 28, a Silver Scroll three years later, then a long detour through other people's records. These are the songs he kept coming back to.

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Compilation · 24 July 2026

Back In Time

Singles, B-sides, unreleased rarities and a couple of old demos. Fifteen pure-pop tracks from the years when 'Nobody Else' was everywhere, gathered in one place for the first time.

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01Nobody ElseNZ #1, 19884:23
02Come Back Louise3:58
03HeartbrokeAPRA Silver Scroll, 19913:44
04I Can't Give You Anything3:45
05Don't Say No3:38
06Notting Hill Shuffle2:14
07Heaven4:20
08I Don't Want Your Love3:05
09Tender Trap3:50
10I'm An Island3:43
11You'd Better Go Home4:49
12Try Not To Cry4:12
13Jackie3:53
14Perfect WorldDemo2:58
15SaviourDemo4:14

Album · 30 August 2024

About Time

Rikki's first album in 28 years, and the one he always wanted to make. Ten songs chosen from four decades of writing: the ones he kept drifting back to whenever he picked up a guitar or sat down at the piano.

Rhythm tracks cut at The Lab Studios in October 2018 with Wayne Bell producing. The rest was recorded remotely by a host of fine musicians and at Rikki's home studio, Skew Whiff, where it was also mixed.

Mastered by Don Bartley at Benchmark Mastering in the Blue Mountains, NSW. The cover painting is by Steve Kilbey of The Church.

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01The Saddest Sound3:04
02Before You Go3:30
03Painting Me Into A Corner3:09
04Dream Girl4:01
05What Might Have Been5:14
06Jane4:05
07The One Thing I Can't Live Without4:44
08Will I Get Over You3:50
09Come Home4:07
10Into Thin Air5:31

Produced by: Rikki Morris with Wayne Bell
Written by: Rikki Morris and Ian Morris, with co-writes from Dianne Swann and Oni Kidman
Players: Wayne Bell, Chet O'Connell, Mark Hughes, Mark Steven, Josh Sorenson, Grant Winterburn, Warren Mendonsa, Tom Healy, Stephen Small, Reggie Duncan, Dianne Swann, Suzanne Lynch, Jessica Hindin, Peau Halapua, Crystal Lin, Sarah Spence
Engineering: Oliver Harmer (rhythm tracks, The Lab Studios)
Mastering: Don Bartley, Benchmark Mastering
Cover: Painting by Steve Kilbey, design by Andrew B. White

Single · October 2023

Nobody Else (35th Anniversary)

Thirty-five years after it topped the charts, Rikki re-recorded his signature song with Anika Moa. Download proceeds go to MusicHelps.

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Single · 25 June 2021

The One Thing I Can't Live Without

His first new song in 25 years. It went to number one on the New Zealand iTunes chart across all genres and reached #11 on the official singles chart.

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Where it started

Earlier records

1981
Hello Girl
The Crocodiles
Rikki's first lead vocal on record.
1988
Nobody Else
Tex Pistol & Rikki Morris
Number one in New Zealand. Songwriter of the Year.
1989
Come Back Louise
Tex Pistol & Rikki Morris
The follow-up single.
1990
Heartbroke
Rikki Morris
Won the 1991 APRA Silver Scroll.
1996
Everest
Rikki Morris
Debut album, produced by Split Enz's Eddie Rayner. Includes 'World Stand Still'.

Recognition

Awards

1988
Songwriter of the Year
NZ Music Awards, for 'Nobody Else'
1989
Highly Commended
APRA Silver Scroll, for 'Nobody Else'
1991
APRA Silver Scroll
For 'Heartbroke'
2004
NZ Radio Jingle of the Year
Thrifty Car Rental, with Shaun & Debbie O'Neill
2005
Civic Award
Voluntary service to the North Shore community