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:
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):
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.