Grammy Awards 1980
The 1980 Grammy Awards were publicly presented on February 27, 1980.
At this 22nd event, the most important American music award, the Grammy , was awarded in 58 categories from 19 fields.
Main categories
Single of the year (Record of the Year):
- What a Fool Believes by the Doobie Brothers
Album of the Year:
Song of the Year:
- What a Fool Believes by the Doobie Brothers (Authors: Kenny Loggins , Michael McDonald )
Best New Artist:
pop
Best female vocal performance - Pop (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female):
- I'll Never Love This Way Again by Dionne Warwick
Best Male Vocal Performance - Pop (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male):
- 52nd Street by Billy Joel
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop (Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):
- Minute By Minute by the Doobie Brothers
Best Pop Instrumental Performance - Pop :
- Rise by Herb Alpert
skirt
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Rock (Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female):
- Hot Stuff by Donna Summer
Best Male Vocal Performance - Rock (Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male):
- Gotta Serve Somebody by Bob Dylan
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Rock (Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):
- Heartache Tonight from the Eagles
Best performance of a rock instrumentals (Best Rock Instrumental Performance):
- Rockestra Theme by Paul McCartney and the Wings
Rhythm & Blues
Best female vocal performance - R&B (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female):
- Déjà vu by Dionne Warwick
Best Male Vocal Performance - R&B (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male):
Best performance by a duo or group with vocals - R&B (Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):
- After the Love Has Gone by Earth, Wind & Fire
Best instrumental performance - R&B (Best R&B Instrumental Performance):
- Boogie Wonderland from Earth, Wind & Fire
Best R&B Song (Best R&B Song):
- After the Love Has Gone by Earth, Wind & Fire (Authors: Bill Champlin , David Foster , Jay Graydon )
Disco
Best Disco Recording (Best Disco Recording):
- I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor (Producers: Dino Fekaris , Freddie Perren )
Country
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Female):
- Blue Kentucky Girl by Emmylou Harris
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Male):
- The Gambler by Kenny Rogers
Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group (Best Country Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group):
- The Devil Went Down To Georgia from the Charlie Daniels Band
Best Performance by a Country Instrumentals (Best Country Instrumental Performance):
- Big Sandy / Leather Britches by Doc Watson & Merle Watson
Best Country Song (Best Country Song):
- You Decorated My Life by Kenny Rogers (Authors: Debbie Hupp, Bob Morrison)
jazz
Best Jazz Vocal Performance (Best Jazz Vocal Performance):
- Fine And Mellow by Ella Fitzgerald
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, soloist (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist):
- Jousts by Oscar Peterson
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, Group (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group):
- Duet by Chick Corea & Gary Burton
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, Big Band (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band):
Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Singing or Instrumental (Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental):
- 8:30 from Weather Report
Gospel
Best traditional gospel performance (Best Gospel Performance, Traditional):
- Lift Up The Name Of Jesus by the Blackwood Brothers
Best contemporary gospel performance (Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary):
- Heed The Call from the Imperials
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Performance (Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional):
- Changing Times from the Mighty Clouds Of Joy
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel performance (Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary):
- I'll Be Thinking Of You by Andraé Crouch
Best Inspirational-performance (Best Inspirational Performance):
- You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me A Prayer) by BJ Thomas
Latin
Best Latin Recording (Best Latin Recording)
- Irakere from Irakere
Folk
Best Ethnofolk- or traditional folk recording (Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording):
- Muddy 'Mississippi' Waters Live by Muddy Waters
For children
Best Recording for Children (Best Recording For Children):
- The Muppet Movie from the Muppets (Producers: Jim Henson , Paul Williams )
language
Best recording narration, documentary or drama (Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording):
- Ages of Man - Readings From Shakespeare by John Gielgud
Comedy
Best Comedy Recording (Best Comedy Recording):
- Reality… What a Concept by Robin Williams
Musical show
Best Cast Show Album (Best Cast Show Album):
- Sweeney Todd of the original cast with Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou (text and music: Stephen Sondheim ; producer: Thomas Z. Shepard )
Composition / arrangement
Best Instrumental Composition (Best Instrumental Composition):
- Superman Main Title Theme (Composer: John Williams )
Best Album Of Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special: Best Original Music Album Written For A Movie Or A Television Special:
- Superman (composer: John Williams)
Best Instrumental Arrangement (Best Instrumental Arrangement):
- Soulful Strut by George Benson (Arranger: Claus Ogerman )
Best arrangement with vocal accompaniment (Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocals):
- What A Fool Believes by the Doobie Brothers (Arranger: Michael McDonald )
Packages and album text
Best Album Package (Best Album Package):
- Breakfast in America by Supertramp (Artistic Directors: Mick Haggerty, Mike Doud)
Best Album Notes:
- The Complete Savoy Sessions by Charlie Parker (Writer: Bob Porter, James Patrick)
Historical recordings
Best historical re-release (Best Historical Reissue):
- Billie Holiday - Giants Of Jazz by Billie Holiday (Producers: Michael Brooks, Jerry Korn)
Production and technology
Best technical recording without classical music (Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical):
- Breakfast In America by Supertramp (Technique: Peter Henderson)
Best Technical classical recording (Best Engineered Recording, Classical):
- Stephen Sondheim: Sweeney Todd from the original cast with Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou (technique: Anthony Salvatore)
Producer of the Year (Producer Of The Year):
Classical Producer of the Year (Classical Producer Of The Year):
Classical music
Best classical album (Best Classical Album):
- Brahms : Symphonies (1-4) of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Georg Solti
Best classical orchestral recording (Best Classical Orchestral Recording):
- Brahms: Symphonies (1-4) by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Georg Solti
Best Opera Recording (Best Opera Recording):
- Britten : “ Peter Grimes ” by Heather Harper , Jonathan Summers , Jon Vickers and the Royal Opera House Orchestra under the direction of Colin Davis
Best choral performance, classical (without opera) (Best Choral Performance, Classical, Other Than Opera):
- Brahms: A German Requiem by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Choir under the direction of Georg Solti
Best solo instrument performances with orchestra (Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists with Orchestra):
- Bartók : Piano Concertos No. 1 and 2 by Maurizio Pollini and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Claudio Abbado
Best solo instrument performance without orchestra (Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists without Orchestra):
- "The Horowitz Concerts 1978/79" by Vladimir Horowitz
Best chamber music performance (Best Chamber Music Performance):
- Copland : "Appalachian Spring" by the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Dennis Russell Davies
Best classical solo vocal performance (Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance):
- “ O sole mio - Luciano Pavarotti sings Neapolitan songs” by Luciano Pavarotti
Special Merit Awards
The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Trustees Award were not awarded in 1980.