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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 72)
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
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
^ Heenan, Andrew.
"Real names of famous folks" . Famous Folk. Archived from
the original on 24 July 2008.
^
"Play: Precisamos falar sobre Morris Albert" . Exame.com .
^ Murrells, Joseph (1978).
The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p.
353 .
ISBN
0-214-20512-6 .
^
[1] [
dead link ]
^
"Morris Albert" . Dicionariompb.com.br .
^
"Morris Albert: "Quando Elvis canticchiava i miei successi" " . Bergamo.corriere.it . 10 July 2015.
^
"Maurice Albert: biographie, actualités, photo et vidéos" . Nostalgie.fr . Retrieved 12 August 2021 .
^
"Com vocês, Maurício alberto" . Istoe.com.br . 7 July 2004.
^ Louis Gasté v. Morris Kaiserman, 863 F.2d 1061 (2d Cir. K1988) Columbia.edu
^
"Gaste v. Morris Kaiserman" . law.gwu.edu . Retrieved 30 January 2022 .
^
"Le feu aux poudres (1957)" . imdb.com . Retrieved 30 January 2022 .
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"Morris Albert - After We've Left Each Other" .
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"Morris Albert - ¡En Castellano!" .
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"Morris Albert - Morris Albert" .
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"Morris Albert - Love and Life" .
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"Ubaldo Continiello, Morris Albert - Feeling Love (L'ultimo Sapore dell'aria)" .
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"Morris Albert - Once Upon a Man" .
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"Morris Albert - Solitude" .
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"Morris Albert - Beginnings" .
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"Morris Albert - FEELINGS" .
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"Morris Albert - Very Alive - Again" .
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"Morris Albert - Back to Love" .
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"Morris Albert - Feelings" .
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"Morris Albert - Sentimientos" .
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"Morris Albert - Lover" .
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"Morris - Moods" .
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"Morris Albert - Cuore" .
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"Morris Albert - Live & Forever" .
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"Morris Albert - Feelings of Love" .
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Charts & Awards at
AllMusic
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"Morris Albert - Feel the Sunshine / Good Morning Mr.Sun" .
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"Morris Albert - the Throat" .
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"Morris Albert - Shalom My Israel / The Man from Nazareth" .
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^ 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
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"flavour of new zealand - search rianz" . Flavourofnz.co.nz . Retrieved 12 August 2021 .
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"Morris Albert - Feelings" .
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"Morris Albert - Sentimientos / Gitana" .
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"Morris Albert - Woman / Where is the Love of the World" .
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"Morris Albert - Leave Me" .
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"Morris Albert - Sweet Loving Man" .
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"Morris Albert - Dime / Cristina" .
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"Edoardo Bennato / Morris Albert - Signor Censore / Feelings" .
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"Morris Albert - She's My Girl" .
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"Morris Albert - Memories" .
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"Morris Albert - Primer Lugar del Festival de Mallorca 1976. Seras = So Nice / Por Ultima Vez = if Only She'd Say" .
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"Morris Albert - Ella Es Mi Chica / Todos Aman a Alguien" .
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"Morris Albert - Woman / Where is the Love of the World" .
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"Morris Albert / Silvano Vittorio - Leave Me / Vieni" .
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"Morris Albert - So Nice" .
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"Morris Albert - Conversation / Mornings" .
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"Morris Albert - Someone, Somehow" .
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"Morris Albert - Midnight / Part of Me" .
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"Morris Albert - Morris Albert" .
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"Ubaldo Continiello, Morris Albert - フィーリングラブ = Feeling Love" .
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"Morris Albert - Angel Lady / Once Upon a Man" .
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"Morris Albert - Manila Nights" .
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"Morris Albert - do You Miss Me" .
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"Morris Albert - Feelings" .
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"Morris Albert - I Look at the Sun" .
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"Morris Albert / Bloodstone - Feelings / Natural High" .
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"Morris Albert - Dahil Sa Iyo / Because of You" .
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"Morris - Empty View" .
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"Morris Albert & Mietta - Cuore" .
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"Morris Albert, the Little Dippers - Feelings / Forever" .
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"Morris Albert - if We Believe" .
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"Lisa Martine, Morris Albert, Linda Hargrove, Larry Fox - Lisa Martine" .
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"Morris Albert - Feelings" .
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"Morris Albert - Seleção de Ouro" .
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"Morris Albert - l'Album d'Or" .
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"Morris Albert - Feelings" .
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"Morris Albert - Feelings" .
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"Morris Albert - Feelings" .
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^ 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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