Morris_Albert

Morris Albert

Morris Albert

Brazilian singer and songwriter (born 1951)

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".

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Biography

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 children, three daughters and a son, from three relationships. As of 2004, he was living in Italy.[8]

"Feelings" controversy

"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 intellectual property.[9] Morris was defended by William Sheffield in Gasté's lawsuit.[10] Gasté received approximately US$500,000 for the plagiarism lawsuit over his melody in the 1957 French movie soundtrack of Le feu aux poudres.[11]

Discography

Albums

  • 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

  • 1972 - "Feel the Sunshine"/"Good Morning Mr. Sun"[31]
  • 1973 - "The Throat"[32]
  • 1973 - "Shalom My Israel"/"The Man from Nazareth"[33]
  • 1974 - "Feelings" – US #6; US AC #2; UK #4, SA #5,[34] AU #5, NZ #4,[35][36]
  • 1974 - "Sentimientos"/"Gitana"[37]
  • 1974 - "Woman"/"Where Is The Love Of The World"[38]
  • 1975 - "Leave Me"[39]
  • 1975 - "Sweet Loving Man"/"Christine" – U.S. No. 93, Easy Listening #15; Canada #83, AC #17[40]
  • 1975 - "Dime"/"Cristina"[41]
  • 1975 - "Signor Censore"/"Feelings"[42]
  • 1976 - "She's My Girl"[43]
  • 1976 - "Memories"[44]
  • 1976 - "Seras (So Nice)"/"Por Ultima Vez (If Only She'd Say)"[45]
  • 1976 - "Ella Es Mi Chica"/"Todos Aman A Alguien"[46]
  • 1976 - "Woman"/"Where Is The Love Of The World"[47]
  • 1976 - "Leave Me"/"Vieni"[48]
  • 1977 - "So Nice"[49]
  • 1977 - "Conversation"/"Mornings"[50]
  • 1977 - "Someone, Somehow"[51]
  • 1977 - "Midnight"/"Part Of Me"[52]
  • 1977 - "Morris Albert"[53]
  • 1978 - "Feeling Love"[54]
  • 1979 - "Angel Lady"/"Once Upon A Man"[55]
  • 1981 - "Manila Nights"[56]
  • 1982 - "Do You Miss Me"[57]
  • 1983 - "Feelings"[58]
  • 1983 - "I Look At The Sun"[59]
  • 1983 - "Feelings"/"Natural High"[60]
  • 1983 - "Dahil Sa Iyo"/"Because Of You"[61]
  • 2003 - "Empty View"[62]
  • 2004 - "Cuore" (with Mietta)[63]
  • Unknown - "Feelings"/"Forever"[64]
  • Unknown - "If We Believe"[65]
  • Unknown - Lisa Martine, Morris Albert, Linda Hargrove, Larry Fox – "Lisa Martine"[66]

Compilations

  • 1979 - Feelings[67]
  • 1991 - Seleção De Ouro[68]
  • 1993 - L'Album D'Or[69]
  • 1993 - Feelings[70]
  • 1998 - Feelings[71]
  • 2004 - Feelings[72]

Sources:[73][30]

See also

References

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