Feelings (Morris Albert song)

"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.

"Feelings"
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)

Chart history

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[16] Platinum 150,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Silver 250,000^
United States (RIAA)[18] 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,[19] 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.[20]

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.[21]

Other versions

Over the next few years, "Feelings" was performed by many other vocalists. Among the most notable versions was one by Shirley Bassey in 1976[22] for her album Love, life and feelings[23] and Chicago soul singer Walter Jackson which reached number 93 on Billboard's pop chart in January 1977.[24]

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.[25]

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. [26]

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. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  6. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1975-10-25. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  7. Flavour of New Zealand, 30 January 1976
  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. "Official Charts Company". Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  10. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  11. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 4, 1975". Archived from the original on June 20, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  12. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
  13. "Britain's best selling records of '75". Record Mirror. London: Billboard. January 10, 1976. p. 12. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  14. Musicoutfitters.com
  15. "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1975". Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  16. "Canadian single certifications – Morris Albert – Feelings". Music Canada.
  17. "British single certifications – Albert Morris – Feelings". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Feelings in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  18. "American single certifications – Morris Albert – Feelings". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  19. Gaste v Kaiserman, S.D.N.Y. 1987, Casemine
  20. Gaste v. Morris Kaiserman 863 F.2d 1061 (2d Cir. 1988) , Music Copyright Infringement Resource, Columbia Law School and USC School of Law
  21. Viglione, Joe. "Feelings [RCA]". All Music.
  22. https://www.discogs.com/Shirley-Bassey-Something/release/7553747
  23. https://www.discogs.com/Shirley-Bassey-Love-Life-And-Feelings/master/78578
  24. https://www.billboard.com/music/walter-jackson
  25. 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.
  26. https://www.today.com/popculture/4-outrageous-gong-show-moments-remember-host-chuck-barris-t109500
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