Morris Albert
Birth nameMaurício Alberto Kaisermann
Born (1951-09-07) 7 September 1951
São Paulo, Brazil
GenresPop, soft rock
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician, producer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active1972–present
LabelsRCA Records

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 of 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

  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". Exame.com.
  3. ↑ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 353. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ "Morris Albert". Dicionariompb.com.br.
  6. ↑ "Morris Albert: "Quando Elvis canticchiava i miei successi"". Bergamo.corriere.it. 10 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Maurice Albert: biographie, actualités, photo et vidéos". Nostalgie.fr. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Com vocês, Maurício alberto". Istoe.com.br. 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. 1 2 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. ↑ 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
  35. ↑ "flavour of new zealand - search rianz". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  36. ↑ "Morris Albert - Feelings". Discogs.
  37. ↑ "Morris Albert - Sentimientos / Gitana". Discogs.
  38. ↑ "Morris Albert - Woman / Where is the Love of the World". Discogs.
  39. ↑ "Morris Albert - Leave Me". Discogs.
  40. ↑ "Morris Albert - Sweet Loving Man". Discogs.
  41. ↑ "Morris Albert - Dime / Cristina". Discogs.
  42. ↑ "Edoardo Bennato / Morris Albert - Signor Censore / Feelings". Discogs.
  43. ↑ "Morris Albert - She's My Girl". Discogs.
  44. ↑ "Morris Albert - Memories". Discogs.
  45. ↑ "Morris Albert - Primer Lugar del Festival de Mallorca 1976. Seras = So Nice / Por Ultima Vez = if Only She'd Say". Discogs.
  46. ↑ "Morris Albert - Ella Es Mi Chica / Todos Aman a Alguien". Discogs.
  47. ↑ "Morris Albert - Woman / Where is the Love of the World". Discogs.
  48. ↑ "Morris Albert / Silvano Vittorio - Leave Me / Vieni". Discogs.
  49. ↑ "Morris Albert - So Nice". Discogs.
  50. ↑ "Morris Albert - Conversation / Mornings". Discogs.
  51. ↑ "Morris Albert - Someone, Somehow". Discogs.
  52. ↑ "Morris Albert - Midnight / Part of Me". Discogs.
  53. ↑ "Morris Albert - Morris Albert". Discogs.
  54. ↑ "Ubaldo Continiello, Morris Albert - フィーリングラブ = Feeling Love". Discogs.
  55. ↑ "Morris Albert - Angel Lady / Once Upon a Man". Discogs.
  56. ↑ "Morris Albert - Manila Nights". Discogs.
  57. ↑ "Morris Albert - do You Miss Me". Discogs.
  58. ↑ "Morris Albert - Feelings". Discogs.
  59. ↑ "Morris Albert - I Look at the Sun". Discogs.
  60. ↑ "Morris Albert / Bloodstone - Feelings / Natural High". Discogs.
  61. ↑ "Morris Albert - Dahil Sa Iyo / Because of You". Discogs.
  62. ↑ "Morris - Empty View". Discogs.
  63. ↑ "Morris Albert & Mietta - Cuore". Discogs.
  64. ↑ "Morris Albert, the Little Dippers - Feelings / Forever". Discogs.
  65. ↑ "Morris Albert - if We Believe". Discogs.
  66. ↑ "Lisa Martine, Morris Albert, Linda Hargrove, Larry Fox - Lisa Martine". Discogs.
  67. ↑ "Morris Albert - Feelings". Discogs.
  68. ↑ "Morris Albert - Seleção de Ouro". Discogs.
  69. ↑ "Morris Albert - l'Album d'Or". Discogs.
  70. ↑ "Morris Albert - Feelings". Discogs.
  71. ↑ "Morris Albert - Feelings". Discogs.
  72. ↑ "Morris Albert - Feelings". Discogs.
  73. ↑ 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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