1974 – 1980 The golden years
In 1974, Morris Albert records his first album, “After We Left Each Other”.
The Album contains three Hit singles: “Woman”, “Gonna Love You More” e “Sweet Loving Man”.
But the song Feelings, after being chosen to be the main theme of the new upcoming soap opera “Corrida do Ouro”, becomes number one in Brazil in only one week, remaining in the charts for six months, consecutively.
Its success becomes important in many charts worldwide. It reaches the top in South America and Mexico where, at the beginning of 1975, Morris receives his first Gold Record, followed by Central America, South Africa, and Europe.
The hit song goes on rising the Canadian, Japanese, Australian, and at last, the American Charts.
In the same year, Morris leaves Rio, moving to California.
Between 1975 and 1976, Feelings maintains its importance on the charts of 52 countries receiving Gold Records from Mexico, Japan, Australia, England, and more than once in the United States, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, South Africa, France, Canada, Spain, and others.
Then, he gets his Platinum Records in Japan, England, Canada, and the USA.
During that period, Morris receives many other different awards:
Grammy Award Nominations from the National Academy of Recording, Arts and Sciences for the 1976 Grammy Awards Presentation.
1975 – 3 nomination ai Grammy Awards della National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences:
A- Best New Artist;
B- Best Vocal Performance (Pop, Rock and Folk field);
C- Song of the Year
1975 – 99X Stereo Music Award, radio stations award.
1975 – Ascap (American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers) Music Award
1976 – People Choice Award, accompanied by Marlene Dietrich
1976 – Music Operators of America Gold Harp Award for the most listened JukeBox song in American Soil.
Still, during these years, Morris participates in various American television shows (Merve Griffin, Dinah Shore, etc.) and European as a guest at The Sanremo Music Festival in Italy, Top of the Pops, and Shirley Bassey BBC Specials in London.
In 1976, he presents his second album entitled “Morris Albert”, which includes the 45s “She’s My Girl” and “Memories”, gaining top numbers on the charts.
As part of the promotion and television special, Morris makes a video clip of his song “Summer In Paris”, shot entirely inside the airplane Concorde.
In the same year, he goes on an International Concert Tour with over 30 shows only in Japan, where he wins a Grand Place at The Tokyo International Music Festival with his song “Someone, Somehow”.
Feelings is one of the last songs recorded by Elvis Presley during his studio recording sessions on October 1976 in Graceland. Unfortunately, so far, it has not been released.
Morris’s original 45 of Feelings is the only record found inside the King’s personal stereo in the den of the Jungle room, as we can see, watching the documentary “The Gates Of Graceland”.
The song is also sung by Lindsay Wagner in one of the episodes of the series “Bionic Woman”.
Feelings, in 1976, is said to have surpassed the record obtained by the song “White Christmas” as the most recorded song in history.
In the same year, Morris wins the Grand Prize at The International Music Festival Of Palma de Mallorca with the song “So Nice”.
In 1977, Morris releases his third album, “Love And Life”, arriving at the top ten in the charts with the hit song Conversation.
During the tour in Japan and in South America that follows the release of the new album, Morris shares Rio de Janeiro with Dionne Warwick in a double concert event.
Still, in 1977, George Benson records the song “Gonna Love You More” for his new album“In Flight”, giving Morris another Gold Record in the USA.
In 1979, Morris releases his fourth record, “Once Upon A Man”, the title of the album’s hit song.
