Morris Albert

Morris Albert
Birth name	Maurício Alberto Kaisermann
Born	7 September 1951 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Genres	Pop, soft rock, jazz, blues, latin
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, musician, producer
Instruments	Vocals, electric & acoustic guitar, piano, percussions
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. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA on 13 November 1975.^[2]

Discography

Singles

• "Feelings" (1975) – US #6; U.S. Adult Contemporary #2; UK No. 4, South Africa No. 5^[3]
• "Sweet Loving Man" (1976) – U.S. No. 93

Sources: ^[4][5]

Albums

• Feelings (1975) – US No. 37
• Morris Albert (1976) – U.S. No. 135

Sources: ^[5]

See also

• One-hit wonders in the UK
• List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States
• Lounge music
• List of performers on Top of the Pops
• List of best-selling singles worldwide
• I Love the '70s (U.S. TV series)
• List of Shrek songs

References

1. Heenan, Andrew. "Real names of famous folks". Famous Folk.
2. Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 353. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
3. 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
4. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 207/8. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
5. Charts & Awards at AllMusic

External links

• Morris Albert at the Internet Movie Database
• "Morris Albert". Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira.