Morris Albert

Morris Albert
Birth name Maurício Alberto Kaisermann
Born (1951-09-07) 7 September 1951
São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Genres Pop, soft rock
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, musician, producer
Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active 1973–present
Labels RCA Records

Morris Albert (born Maurício Alberto Kaisermann; 7 September 1951[1] in São Paulo, SP, Brazil) is a Brazilian singer and songwriter.

Albert is best known as a one-hit wonder for his 1975 international hit single "Feelings", a soft rock piece that hit the top 10 in both the United States and United Kingdom based on a melody composed by Loulou Gasté. (Albert originally claimed the melody as his own, but was later successfully sued by Gasté.[2]) The single sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA on 13 November 1975.[3]

Discography

Albums

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

Sources:[4]

Singles

  • 1972: "Feel the Sunshine"
  • 1973: "The Throat"
  • 1973: "The Man from Nazareth"
  • 1974: "Sentimientos"
  • 1975: "Feelings" – US #6; US A/C #2; UK #4, SA #5[5], AU #5
  • 1975: "Leave Me"
  • 1976: "Sweet Loving Man" – U.S. No. 93
  • 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:[6][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Heenan, Andrew. "Real names of famous folks". Famous Folk. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008.
  2. ↑ Louis Gasté v. Morris Kaiserman, 863 F.2d 1061 (2d Cir. 1988) columbia.edu
  3. ↑ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 353. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  4. 1 2 Charts & Awards at AllMusic
  5. ↑ 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
  6. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 207/8. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  • Morris Albert on IMDb
  • "Morris Albert". Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira.
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