Maurício Alberto Kaisermann (born 7 September 1951), better known by his stage name Morris Albert, is a Brazilian singer and songwriter best known for his 1974 single "

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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 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 "

" was a

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and made Albert a

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. The

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reached the top ten U.S. ''Billboard'' charts in the summer of 1975, and sold more than 1 million copies, and was awarded a

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by the

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on 13 November 1975. "Feelings" made Albert sell more than 160 million records (including singles, albums and compilations) worldwide. Also in 1975, Albert successfully recorded the single “Leave me” in the United States. He won 43 gold and 17 platinum albums. In 1978 in the United States, he recorded another hit, "She's My Girl", among several other of his compositions. Albert has four children, three daughters and a son, from three relationships. As of 2004, he was living in Italy.

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

Discography

Albums

*1974 - ''After We've Left Each Other'' * 1975 - ''En Castellano!'' * 1976 - ''Morris Albert'' *1977 - ''Love and Life'' *1978 - Ubaldo Continiello, Morris Albert - ''Feeling Love'' (L'ultimo Sapore Dell'aria) *1979 - ''Once Upon a Man'' *1981 - ''Solitude'' *1983 - ''Beginnings'' *1984 - ''Feelings'' * 1984 - ''Very Alive - Again'' * 1987 - ''Back To Love'' * 1990 - ''Feelings'' *1996 - ''Sentimientos'' *1999 - ''Lover'' *2003 - ''Moods'' *2004 - ''Cuore'' * 2006 - ''Live & Forever'' * 2011 - ''Feelings Of Love'' Sources: Charts & Awardsat

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Singles and EPs

*1972 - "Feel the Sunshine"/"Good Morning Mr. Sun" *1973 - "The Throat" *1973 - "Shalom My Israel"/"The Man from Nazareth" *1974 - "

" – US #6; US AC #2; UK #4, SA #5, AU #5, NZ #4, *1974 - "Sentimientos"/"Gitana" *1974 - "Woman"/"Where Is The Love Of The World" *1975 - "Leave Me" *1975 - " Sweet Loving Man"/"Christine" – U.S. No. 93, Easy Listening #15; Canada #83, AC #17 *1975 - "Dime"/"Cristina" *1975 - "Signor Censore"/"Feelings" *1976 - "She's My Girl" *1976 - "Memories" *1976 - "Seras (So Nice)"/"Por Ultima Vez (If Only She'd Say)" *1976 - "Ella Es Mi Chica"/"Todos Aman A Alguien" *1976 - "Woman"/"Where Is The Love Of The World" *1976 - "Leave Me"/"Vieni" *1977 - "So Nice" *1977 - "Conversation"/"Mornings" *1977 - "Someone, Somehow" *1977 - "Midnight"/"Part Of Me" *1977 - "Morris Albert" *1978 - "Feeling Love" *1979 - "Angel Lady"/"Once Upon A Man" *1981 - "Manila Nights" *1982 - "Do You Miss Me" *1983 - "Feelings" *1983 - "I Look At The Sun" *1983 - "Feelings"/"Natural High" *1983 - "Dahil Sa Iyo"/"Because Of You" *2003 - "Empty View" *2004 - "Cuore" (with Mietta) *Unknown - "Feelings"/"Forever" *Unknown - "If We Believe" *Unknown - Lisa Martine, Morris Albert, Linda Hargrove, Larry Fox – "Lisa Martine"

Compilations

* 1979 - Feelings * 1991 - Seleção De Ouro * 1993 - L'Album D'Or * 1993 - Feelings * 1998 - Feelings * 2004 - Feelings Sources:

References

External links

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Morris Albert
- Discogs {{DEFAULTSORT:Albert, Morris 1951 births Living people Brazilian male songwriters 20th-century Brazilian male singers 20th-century Brazilian singers Brazilian people of Austrian descent English-language singers from Brazil Singers from São Paulo Soft rock musicians