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==Biography==
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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 (Morris Albert song)|Feelings]]" was a [[soft rock]] [[hit song]] and became a [[one-hit wonder]] for Albert. The [[Sentimental ballad|ballad]] reached the top ten [[Billboard (magazine)|U.S. ''Billboard'']] charts in the summer of 1975 and sold more than 1 million copies, and was awarded a [[music recording sales certification|gold disc]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] on 13 November 1975.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book
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 (Morris Albert song)|Feelings]]" was a [[soft rock]] [[hit song]] and made Albert a [[one-hit wonder]]. The [[Sentimental ballad|ballad]] reached the top ten [[Billboard (magazine)|U.S. ''Billboard'']] charts in the summer of 1975 and sold more than 1 million copies, and was awarded a [[music recording sales certification|gold disc]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] on 13 November 1975.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book
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Morris Albert
Birth nameMaurício Alberto Kaisermann
Born (1951-09-07) 7 September 1951 (age 72)
São Paulo, Brazil
GenresPop, soft rock
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician, producer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active1973–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. 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

References

  1. ^ Heenan, Andrew. "Real names of famous folks". Famous Folk. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008.
  2. ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 353. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  3. ^ "Maurice Albert: biographie, actualités, photo et vidéos". Nostalgie.fr. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  4. ^ Louis Gasté v. Morris Kaiserman, 863 F.2d 1061 (2d Cir. K1988) Columbia.edu
  5. ^ "Gaste v. Morris Kaiserman". law.gwu.edu. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Le feu aux poudres (1957)". imdb.com. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  7. ^ a b Charts & Awards at AllMusic
  8. ^ 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
  9. ^ "flavour of new zealand - search rianz". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  10. ^ 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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