''Shiver'' is the second solo

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by New Zealand singer Jenny Morris, released on 24 July 1989 by

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. The album was produced by

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and was critically acclaimed to be Morris's "most successful – and best" album to date. ''Shiver'' debuted inside the top twenty on the Australian

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and was certified double platinum by

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. It yielded five singles: " Saved Me", " She Has to Be Loved", "Aotearoa", "Street of Love" and "Self Deceiver". ''Shiver'' was commercially successful in Australia. In early August 1989, it debuted at number fifteen on the Australian

."Shiver - Australian chart run"
''Australian-charts.com''. Retrieved 19 November 2008. It went to peak at number five on its fifteenth week and stayed there for two consecutive weeks. The album spent a total of forty-one weeks in the top fifty, and fifty-seven weeks in the top one-hundred. The

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awarded the album double platinum certification for shipping 140,000 copies and became the thirtiest highest selling album in Australia for 1989."ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1989"
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''. Retrieved 19 November 2008. It sold around 250,000 copies in Australia."Artist Biography - Jenny Morris"
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''. Retrieved 19 November 2008. Jonathan Lewis of

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stated that although ''Shiver'' was not a huge leap from her previous album, it showed that she was maturing as a songwriter. "Shiver review by Jonathan Lewis of AllMusic" ''

''. Retrieved 19 November 2008. He ends the review stating "The most successful – and best – of Jenny Morris' albums." The album also features Morris's

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of "(Beggar on The) Street of Love" by Australian musician Paul Kelly. In 2019, the album was re-released on vinyl and as a 30th Anniversary Edition.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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