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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".

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	1973–present
Labels	RCA Records

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. 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.[2]

In 1978 in the United States, he recorded another hit, "She's My Girl", among several other of his compositions.[3] He currently lives in Italy with his family.

"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.[4] In 1988, William Sheffield defended Morris Albert Kaisermann in a plagiarism lawsuit over his hit song "Feelings".[5]. 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".[6]

Discography

Albums

• 1974: After We've Left Each Other
• 1975: Feelings – US No. 37
• 1976: Morris Albert – US No. 135
• 1977: Love and Life
• 1979: Once Upon a Man
• 1981: Solitude
• 1983: Beginnings
• 1996: Sentimientos
• 1999: Lover
• 2003: Moods
• 2004: Cuore

Sources:[7]

Singles

• 1972: "Feel the Sunshine"
• 1973: "The Throat"
• 1973: "The Man from Nazareth"
• 1974: "Sentimientos"
• 1975: "Feelings" – US #6; US AC #2; UK #4, SA #5,[8] AU #5, NZ #4,[9]
• 1975: "Leave Me"
• 1976: "Sweet Loving Man" – U.S. No. 93, Easy Listening #15; Canada #83, AC #17
• 1976: "She's My Girl"
• 1976: "Memories"
• 1976: "So Nice"
• 1977: "Conversation"
• 1977: "Someone, Somehow"
• 1982: "Do You Miss Me"
• 2003: "Empty View"
• 2004: "Cuore" (with Mietta)

Sources:[10][7]

See also

• List of one-hit wonders on the UK Singles Chart
• List of one-hit wonders in the United States
• List of performers on Top of the Pops
• I Love the '70s (U.S. TV series)

References

External links

• Morris Albert at IMDb
• "Morris Albert". Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira.

На других языках

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[de] Morris Albert

Morris Albert, eigentlich Maurício Alberto Kaisermann, (* 7. September 1951 in São Paulo) ist ein brasilianischer Sänger und Songschreiber.

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- [en] Morris Albert

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[es] Morris Albert

Morris Albert (nacido como Maurício Alberto Kaisermann (São Paulo; 7 de septiembre de 1951[1]), es un cantautor brasileño de ascendencia austríaca, famoso por su canción hit de 1975, "Feelings". Actualmente vive en Italia con su familia.

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