1978 Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards on February 23, 1978 marked the 20th anniversary of this US music award.

And to celebrate, the 1978 Grammy Awards saw over 50 prizes for the first time: 51 categories from 16 fields were awarded.

Main categories

Single of the year (Record of the Year):

• " Hotel California " from the Eagles

Album of the Year:

• "Rumors" by Fleetwood Mac

Song of the Year:

• "Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen)" by Barbra Streisand (Authors: Barbra Streisand, Paul Williams)
• "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone (Author: Joe Brooks )

Best New Artist:

• Debby Boone

pop

Best female vocal performance - Pop (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female):

• "Love Theme from ' A Star Is Born ' (Evergreen)" by Barbra Streisand

Best Male Vocal Performance - Pop (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male):

• "Handy Man" by James Taylor

Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop (Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):

• " How Deep Is Your Love " by the Bee Gees

Best Pop Instrumental Performance - Pop :

• " Star Wars Soundtrack " by John Williams

Rhythm & Blues

Best female vocal performance - R&B (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female):

• "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston

Best Male Vocal Performance - R&B (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male):

• "Unmistakably Lou" by Lou Rawls

Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop (Best R & B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):

• "Best Of My Love" from the Emotions

Best instrumental performance - R&B (Best R&B Instrumental Performance):

• "Q" by the Johnson Brothers

Best R&B Song (Best R&B Song):

• "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" by Leo Sayer (Authors: Leo Sayer, Vini Poncia )

Country

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Female):

• Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue by Crystal Gayle

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Male):

• Lucille by Kenny Rogers

Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group (Best Country Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group):

• Heaven's Just A Sin Away from the Kendalls

Best Performance by a Country Instrumentals (Best Country Instrumental Performance):

• Country Instrumentalist Of The Year by Hargus Pig Robbins

Best Country Song (Best Country Song):

• Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue by Crystal Gayle (Author: Richard Leigh)

jazz

Best Jazz Vocal Performance (Best Jazz Vocal Performance):

• Look To The Rainbow by Al Jarreau

Best Jazz Performance by a soloist (Best Jazz Performance By A Soloist):

• The Giants by Oscar Peterson

Best jazz performance group (Best Jazz Performance By A Group):

• The Phil Woods Six - Live From The Showboat by the Phil Woods Six

Best jazz performance a Big Band (Best Jazz Performance By A Big Band):

• Prime Time by Count Basie

Gospel

Best traditional gospel performance (Best Gospel Performance, Traditional):

• Just A Little Talk With Jesus from the Oak Ridge Boys

Best Contemporary or Inspirational Gospel Performance (Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary Or Inspirational):

• Sail on from the Imperials

Best Traditional Soul Gospel Performance (Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional):

• James Cleveland Live At Carnegie Hall by James Cleveland

Best Contemporary Soul Gospel performance (Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary):

• Wonderful! by Edwin Hawkins

Best Inspirational-performance (Best Inspirational Performance):

• Home Where I Belong by BJ Thomas

Latin

Best Latin Recording (Best Latin Recording)

• Dawn from Mongo Santamaría

Folk

Best Ethnofolk- or traditional folk recording (Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording):

• Hard Again by Muddy Waters

For children

Best Recording for Children (Best Recording For Children):

• Aren't You Glad You're You by various artists (Producers: Christopher Cerf , Jim Timmens)

language

Best Spoken Recording (Best Spoken Word Recording):

• The Belle of Amherst by Julie Harris

Comedy

Best Comedy Recording (Best Comedy Recording):

• Let's Get Small by Steve Martin

Musical show

Best Cast Show Album (Best Cast Show Album):

• Annie from the original cast with Andrea McArdle and Dorothy Loudon (composers: Martin Charnin , Charles Strouse ; producers: Larry Morton, Charles Strouse)

Composition / arrangement

Best Instrumental Composition (Best Instrumental Composition):

• Main Title From Star Wars (Composer: John Williams )

Best Original Score written for a movie or a TV Special (Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special):

• Star Wars (composer: John Williams)

Best Instrumental Arrangement (Best Instrumental Arrangement):

• Nadia's Theme (The Young And The Restless) by Barry De Vorzon (Arrangers: Harry Betts , Perry Botkin , Barry De Vorzon)

Best arrangement with vocal accompaniment (Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocals):

• Love Theme From A Star Is Born (Evergreen) by Barbra Streisand (Arranger: Ian Freebairn-Smith)

Best Vocal Arrangement (Best Arrangement For Voices):

• New Kid In Town from the Eagles

Packages and album text

Best Album Package (Best Album Package):

• Simple Dreams by Linda Ronstadt (Artistic Director: John Kosh)

Best Album Notes:

• Bing Crosby - A Legendary Performer by Bing Crosby (Writer: George T. Simon)

Production and technology

Best technical recording without classical music (Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical):

• Aja von Steely Dan (Technique: Al Schmitt, Bill Schnee, Elliot Scheiner, Roger Nichols)

Best Technical classical recording (Best Engineered Recording, Classical):

• Maurice Ravel: Bolero from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Georg Solti (technique: Kenneth Wilkinson)

Producer of the Year (Producer Of The Year):

• Peter Asher

Classical music

Best classical album (Best Classical Album):

• “Concert of the Century” by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau , Vladimir Horowitz , Yehudi Menuhin , Mstislaw Rostropowitsch , Isaac Stern , Lyndon Woodside and the New York Philharmonic under the direction of Leonard Bernstein

Best Classical Orchestral Performance (Best Classical Orchestral Performance):

• Mahler : " Symphony No. 9 in D major " by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Carlo Maria Giulini

Best Opera Recording (Best Opera Recording):

• Gershwin : " Porgy and Bess " by Donnie Albert, Carol Brice, Clamma Dale and the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra under the direction of John De Main

Best choral performance, classical (without opera) (Best Choral Performance, Classical, Other Than Opera):

• Verdi : “ Requiem ” by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and choir under the direction of Georg Solti

Best solo instrument performances with orchestra (Best Classical Instrumental Soloist Performance with Orchestra or Soloists):

• Vivaldi : “ The Four Seasons ” by Itzhak Perlman and the London Philharmonic Orchestra

Best solo instrument performance without orchestra (Best Classical Instrumental Soloist Performance or Soloists without Orchestra):

• Beethoven : “Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major” / Schumann : “ Fantasiestücke op. 12 (Schumann) ” by Artur Rubinstein

Best chamber music performance (Best Chamber Music Performance):

• Schönberg : String quartets (complete recording) by the Juilliard String Quartet

Best classical solo vocal performance (Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance):

• Bach : Arias by Janet Baker and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields under the direction of Neville Marriner

Special Merit Awards

The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Trustees Award were not awarded in 1978.