Feelings (Morris Albert song)

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"Feelings"
Feelings by Morris Albert French vinyl artwork.jpg
One of artworks for French vinyl single
Single by Morris Albert
from the album After We've Left Each Other
B-side
  • "Christine" (original version)
  • "Come To My Life" (Decca version)
  • "This World Today Is a Mess" (RCA Victor version)
Released1974
GenreSoft rock[1][2]
Length3:46
LabelCopacabana (Brazil)
Decca Records (UK)
RCA Victor (Australia, U.S.)
Ricordi International (Italy)
Songwriter(s)Morris Albert, Louis Gasté
Producer(s)Morris Albert
Morris Albert singles chronology
"The Man From Nazareth"
(1973) 		"Feelings"
(1974) 		"Sweet Loving Man"
(1975)

"Feelings" is a song by the Brazilian singer Morris Albert, who also wrote the lyrics. Albert released "Feelings" in 1974 as a single and later included it as the title track of his 1975 debut album. The song's lyrics, recognizable by their "whoa whoa whoa" chorus, concern the singer's inability to "forget my feelings of love". Albert's original recording of the song was very successful, performing well internationally. In mid-1975, "Feelings" peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart in the United States.[3] In 1986, French songwriter Louis Gasté successfully sued Albert for plagiarism on the grounds that the tune was taken from Gasté's 1957 song "Pour Toi"; Gasté is now credited as the song's co-author.

Chart history[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[23] Platinum 150,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[24] Silver 250,000^
United States (RIAA)[25] Gold 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Dispute over authorship[]

At the time of "Feelings"'s greatest commercial success, it was solely credited to Albert himself. In 1986,[26] the French songwriter Loulou Gasté sued Morris Albert for copyright infringement, claiming that "Feelings" plagiarized the melody of his 1957 song "Pour Toi". Gasté won the lawsuit, upheld on appeal in 1988; they now share the credits of the song.[27]

Recordings of the song have credited authorship variously to Albert alone, to Albert and Gasté (since the late 1980s), to Albert and Michel Jourdan (because of the French lyrics Dis-Lui), and to Albert and "Kaisermann". The last of these attributions is redundant, since the singer's real name is Mauricio Alberto Kaisermann.[28]

Other versions[]

In the years after its release, "Feelings" was performed by many other vocalists. Among the most notable versions was one by Shirley Bassey in 1976[29] for her album Love, life and feelings[30] and Chicago soul singer Walter Jackson which reached number 93 on Billboard's pop chart in January 1977.[31]

During a lecture at Chautauqua Institution, Julie Andrews stated that she considered this song too difficult to sing because it had no meaning behind it.[32]

Punk rock band The Offspring covered the song for their fifth studio album Americana in 1998, with the lyrics altered to make it into a song about hatred.

The Gong Show had an episode in which every contestant sang this song.[33]

In "Switch", a 1990 Pepsi commercial, MC Hammer sings "Feelings" instead of "U Can't Touch This" when given a non-Pepsi drink.[34] (In fact Hammer lip-synched to a session singer.[35])

An instrumental version of this song can be found in the 2020 Genshin Impact video game.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ "Morris Albert: Feelings (SATB) - SATB Sheet Music - Sheet Music & Songbooks". Musicroom.
  2. ^ "Feelings - Single by Morris Albert". 1 January 1975.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 17.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Morris Albert – Feelings" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Morris Albert – Feelings" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 3998." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4036." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  9. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Morris Albert". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Morris Albert" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Morris Albert – Feelings" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Charts.nz – Morris Albert – Feelings". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  13. ^ 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
  14. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Adult Contemporary The week of August 2, 1975". Billboard. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  16. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  17. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 4, 1975". Archived from the original on June 20, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  18. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Morris Albert – Feelings". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 January 2021. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON Morris Albert"
  19. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
  20. ^ "Britain's best selling records of '75". Record Mirror. London: Billboard. January 10, 1976. p. 12. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  21. ^ Musicoutfitters.com
  22. ^ "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1975". Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  23. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Morris Albert – Feelings". Music Canada.
  24. ^ "British single certifications – Albert Morris – Feelings". British Phonographic Industry.
  25. ^ "American single certifications – Morris Albert – Feelings". Recording Industry Association of America.
  26. ^ Gaste v Kaiserman, S.D.N.Y. 1987, Casemine
  27. ^ Gaste v. Morris Kaiserman 863 F.2d 1061 (2d Cir. 1988) , Music Copyright Infringement Resource, Columbia Law School and USC School of Law
  28. ^ Viglione, Joe. "Feelings [RCA]". All Music.
  29. ^ "Shirley Bassey - Something". Discogs.
  30. ^ "Shirley Bassey - Love, Life And Feelings". Discogs.
  31. ^ "Walter Jackson". Billboard.
  32. ^ Plyler, Robert W. (June 30, 2012). "Practically Perfect in Every Way". The Post Journal. Archived from the original on May 16, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
  33. ^ "4 outrageous 'Gong Show' moments to remember host Chuck Barris". TODAY.com.
  34. ^ "Pepsi: M.C. Hammer — Switch". 31st International Broadcasting Awards: 1990. Paley Center. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  35. ^ "Q. Does M.C. Hammer sing "Feelings" on the Pepsi commercial or is he lip-synching?". Orlando Sentinel. 3 May 1991.
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