Morris became the first Australian artist to score consecutive number one singles with his first two releases in 1969, The Real Thing, which is one of the classic psychedelic singles of all time, and Part Three Into Paper Walls.

Fast-forward to 2019 and Morris has another new album, Black And Blue Heart.

Produced by Nick DiDia (Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam, Powderfinger) alongside co-producer Bernard Fanning, Morris continues to find unique ways to challenge himself creatively.

When Morris sent his Black And Blue Heart demos to DiDia and Fanning, the producers were blown away immediately calling him to say they could not stop listening to the songs.

The pair speed-dialled their studio 'dream team'; guitarist Dan Kelly, drummer Declan Kelly and, from Fanning's touring band, bassist Matt Englebrecht and former Wolfmother keyboard player Ian Peres.

They got down to work at La Cueva Studios, near Byron Bay.

The new album follows Morris's platinum-selling, ARIA-winning blues-rock trilogy - Sharkmouth, Van Diemen's Land, and Red Dirt Red Heart - that so spectacularly relaunched his career in 2012.

"As soon as we heard the demos, the quality and grace of the songs was obvious immediately," Fanning said of the new album.

"It sounded to me like the kind of music only someone with Russell's backstory could make. He's always been renowned for his incredible voice but it's really come into its own now. His tone just communicates this unique life experience, so we just had to get that down."

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