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Brazilian singer and songwriter (born 1951)

Morris Albert
Birth name Maurício Alberto Kaisermann
Born (1951-09-07) 7 September 1951 (age 71)
São Paulo, Brazil
Genres Pop, soft rock
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, musician, producer
Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active 1972–present
Labels RCA Records

Musical artist

Maurício Alberto Kaisermann (born 7 September 1951),[1] better known by his stage name Morris Albert, is a Brazilian singer and songwriter best known for his 1974 single “Feelings”.

Biography[edit]

Albert was born into an Austrian immigrant family. At the beginning of his musical career, he was a member of several bands as a singer and guitarist[2] After the success of the first single “Feel the Sunshine”, he recorded his debut album in 1974 under the title Feelings, which reached No. 1 in his homeland and stayed on the charts for half a year. The single “Feelings” was a soft rock hit song and made Albert a one-hit wonder. The ballad reached the top ten U.S. Billboard charts in the summer of 1975 and sold more than 1 million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA on 13 November 1975.[3] “Feelings” made Albert sell more than 160 million records (including singles, albums and compilations) worldwide.[4] Also in 1975 Albert successfully recorded the single “Leave me” in the United States.[5] He won 43 gold and 17 platinum albums.[6]
In 1978 in the United States, he recorded another hit, “She’s My Girl”, among several other of his compositions.[7]

Albert has four sons from three relationships
and currently lives in Italy with his family.[8]

“Feelings” controversy[edit]

“Feelings” was based on a melody composed by French songwriter Loulou Gasté. Albert originally claimed the melody as his own, but was later successfully sued by Gasté in 1988, for stealing of intellectual property.[9] Morris was defended by William Sheffield in Gaste’s lawsuit.[10] Gasté received approximately 1/2 million dollars US for the plagiarism lawsuit over his melody in the 1957 French movie soundtrack of “Le feu aux poudres”.[11]

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

  • 1974 – After We’ve Left Each Other[12]
  • 1975 – En Castellano! [13]
  • 1976 – Morris Albert[14]
  • 1977 – Love and Life[15]
  • 1978 – Ubaldo Continiello, Morris Albert – Feeling Love (L’ultimo Sapore Dell’aria) [16]
  • 1979 – Once Upon a Man[17]
  • 1981 – Solitude[18]
  • 1983 – Beginnings[19]
  • 1984 – Feelings[20]
  • 1984 – Very Alive – Again[21]
  • 1987 – Back To Love[22]
  • 1990 – Feelings[23]
  • 1996 – Sentimientos[24]
  • 1999 – Lover[25]
  • 2003 – Moods[26]
  • 2004 – Cuore[27]
  • 2006 – Live & Forever[28]
  • 2011 – Feelings Of Love[29]

Sources:[30]

Singles and EPs[edit]

  • 1972 – Feel the Sunshine/Good Morning Mr.Sun[31]
  • 1973 – The Throat[32]
  • 1973 – Shalom My Israel/The Man from Nazareth[33]
  • 1973 – The Throat (Single)[34]
  • 1974 – Feelings[35]
  • 1974 – Sentimientos[36]
  • 1974 – Sentimientos / Gitana[37]
  • 1974 – Woman / Where Is The Love Of The World[38]
  • 1974 – Feelings” – US #6; US AC #2; UK #4, SA #5,[39]AU #5, NZ #4,[40][41]
  • 1975 – Leave Me[42]
  • 1975: “Sweet Loving Man” – U.S. No. 93, Easy Listening #15; Canada #83, AC #17[43]
  • 1975 – Dime/Cristina[44]
  • 1975 – Sweet Loving Man / Christine[45]
  • 1975 – Signor Censore/Feelings[46]
  • 1976 – She’s My Girl[47]
  • 1976 – Memories[48]
  • 1976 – Primer Lugar Del Festival De Mallorca 1976. Seras = So Nice / Por Ultima Vez = If Only She’d Say…[49]
  • 1976 – Ella Es Mi Chica / Todos Aman A Alguien[50]
  • 1976 – Woman / Where Is The Love Of The World[51]
  • 1976 – Leave Me/Vieni[52]
  • 1977 – So Nice[53]
  • 1977 – Conversation[54]
  • 1977: “Someone, Somehow”[55]
  • 1977 – Conversation[56]
  • 1977 – Midnight/Part Of Me[57]
  • 1977 – Conversation/Mornings[58]
  • 1977 – Morris Albert[59]
  • 1978 – フィーリングラブ = Feeling Love[60]
  • 1979 – Angel Lady/Once Upon A Man[61]
  • 1981 – Manila Nights

[62]

  • 1982 – Do You Miss Me[63]
  • 1983 – Feelings[64]
  • 1983 – I Look At The Sun[65]
  • 1983 – Feelings/Natural High[66]
  • 1983 – Dahil Sa Iyo/Because Of You[67]
  • 2003 – Empty View[68]
  • 2004 – Cuore (with Mietta)[69]
  • Unknown – Feelings/Forever[70]
  • Unknown – If We Believe[71]
  • Unknown – Lisa Martine, Morris Albert, Linda Hargrove, Larry Fox – Lisa Martine[72]

Compilations[edit]

  • 1979 – Feelings[73]
  • 1991 – Seleção De Ouro[74]
  • 1993 – L’Album D’Or[75]
  • 1993 – Feelings[76]
  • 1998 – Feelings[77]
  • 2004 – Feelings[78]

Sources:[79][30]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Heenan, Andrew. “Real names of famous folks”. Famous Folk. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008.
  2. ^ “Play: Precisamos falar sobre Morris Albert”.
  3. ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 353. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  4. ^ https://www.g1.globo.com/google/amp/pop-arte/musica/noticia/2020/08/14/feelings-maior-sucesso-brasileiro-dos-anos-70-tem-historia-de-plagio-e-autor-recluso-na-italia.ghtml
  5. ^ “Morris Albert”.
  6. ^ “Morris Albert: “Quando Elvis canticchiava i miei successi”“. 10 July 2015.
  7. ^ “Maurice Albert: biographie, actualités, photo et vidéos”. Nostalgie.fr. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  8. ^ “Com vocês, Maurício alberto”. 7 July 2004.
  9. ^ Louis Gasté v. Morris Kaiserman, 863 F.2d 1061 (2d Cir. K1988) Columbia.edu
  10. ^ “Gaste v. Morris Kaiserman”. law.gwu.edu. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  11. ^ “Le feu aux poudres (1957)”. imdb.com. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  12. ^ “Morris Albert – After We’ve Left Each Other”. Discogs.
  13. ^ “Morris Albert – ¡En Castellano!”. Discogs.
  14. ^ “Morris Albert – Morris Albert”. Discogs.
  15. ^ “Morris Albert – Love and Life”. Discogs.
  16. ^ “Ubaldo Continiello, Morris Albert – Feeling Love (L’ultimo Sapore dell’aria)”. Discogs.
  17. ^ “Morris Albert – Once Upon a Man”. Discogs.
  18. ^ “Morris Albert – Solitude”. Discogs.
  19. ^ “Morris Albert – Beginnings”. Discogs.
  20. ^ “Morris Albert – FEELINGS”. Discogs.
  21. ^ “Morris Albert – Very Alive – Again”. Discogs.
  22. ^ “Morris Albert – Back to Love”. Discogs.
  23. ^ “Morris Albert – Feelings”. Discogs.
  24. ^ “Morris Albert – Sentimientos”. Discogs.
  25. ^ “Morris Albert – Lover”. Discogs.
  26. ^ “Morris – Moods”. Discogs.
  27. ^ “Morris Albert – Cuore”. Discogs.
  28. ^ “Morris Albert – Live & Forever”. Discogs.
  29. ^ “Morris Albert – Feelings of Love”. Discogs.
  30. ^ a b Charts & Awards at AllMusic
  31. ^ “Morris Albert – Feel the Sunshine / Good Morning Mr.Sun”. Discogs.
  32. ^ “Morris Albert – the Throat”. Discogs.
  33. ^ “Morris Albert – Shalom My Israel / The Man from Nazareth”. Discogs.
  34. ^ “Morris Albert – the Throat”. Discogs.
  35. ^ “Morris Albert – Feelings”. Discogs.
  36. ^ “Morris Albert – Sentimientos”. Discogs.
  37. ^ “Morris Albert – Sentimientos / Gitana”. Discogs.
  38. ^ “Morris Albert – Woman / Where is the Love of the World”. Discogs.
  39. ^ Samson, John; Kimberley, Chris; Farquharson, Kevin (September–October 2000). “SA Charts 1969 – 1989”. South Africa’s Rock List. Retrieved 7 January 2014. As presented on Springbok Radio/Radio Orion
  40. ^ “flavour of new zealand – search rianz”. Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  41. ^ “Morris Albert – Feelings”. Discogs.
  42. ^ “Morris Albert – Leave Me”. Discogs.
  43. ^ “Morris Albert – Sweet Loving Man”. Discogs.
  44. ^ “Morris Albert – Dime / Cristina”. Discogs.
  45. ^ “Morris Albert – Sweet Loving Man / Christine”. Discogs.
  46. ^ “Edoardo Bennato / Morris Albert – Signor Censore / Feelings”. Discogs.
  47. ^ “Morris Albert – She’s My Girl”. Discogs.
  48. ^ “Morris Albert – Memories”. Discogs.
  49. ^ “Morris Albert – Primer Lugar del Festival de Mallorca 1976. Seras = So Nice / Por Ultima Vez = if Only She’d Say”. Discogs.
  50. ^ “Morris Albert – Ella Es Mi Chica / Todos Aman a Alguien”. Discogs.
  51. ^ “Morris Albert – Woman / Where is the Love of the World”. Discogs.
  52. ^ “Morris Albert / Silvano Vittorio – Leave Me / Vieni”. Discogs.
  53. ^ “Morris Albert – So Nice”. Discogs.
  54. ^ “Morris Albert – Conversation”. Discogs.
  55. ^ “Morris Albert – Someone, Somehow”. Discogs.
  56. ^ “Morris Albert – Conversation”. Discogs.
  57. ^ “Morris Albert – Midnight / Part of Me”. Discogs.
  58. ^ “Morris Albert – Conversation / Mornings”. Discogs.
  59. ^ “Morris Albert – Morris Albert”. Discogs.
  60. ^ “Ubaldo Continiello, Morris Albert – フィーリングラブ = Feeling Love”. Discogs.
  61. ^ “Morris Albert – Angel Lady / Once Upon a Man”. Discogs.
  62. ^ “Morris Albert – Manila Nights”. Discogs.
  63. ^ “Morris Albert – do You Miss Me”. Discogs.
  64. ^ “Morris Albert – Feelings”. Discogs.
  65. ^ “Morris Albert – I Look at the Sun”. Discogs.
  66. ^ “Morris Albert / Bloodstone – Feelings / Natural High”. Discogs.
  67. ^ “Morris Albert – Dahil Sa Iyo / Because of You”. Discogs.
  68. ^ “Morris – Empty View”. Discogs.
  69. ^ “Morris Albert & Mietta – Cuore”. Discogs.
  70. ^ “Morris Albert, the Little Dippers – Feelings / Forever”. Discogs.
  71. ^ “Morris Albert – if We Believe”. Discogs.
  72. ^ “Lisa Martine, Morris Albert, Linda Hargrove, Larry Fox – Lisa Martine”. Discogs.
  73. ^ “Morris Albert – Feelings”. Discogs.
  74. ^ “Morris Albert – Seleção de Ouro”. Discogs.
  75. ^ “Morris Albert – l’Album d’Or”. Discogs.
  76. ^ “Morris Albert – Feelings”. Discogs.
  77. ^ “Morris Albert – Feelings”. Discogs.
  78. ^ “Morris Albert – Feelings”. Discogs.
  79. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 207/8. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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