1975 Grammy Awards (17th) – Complete List of Winners and Nominees
Held on March 1, 1975, the 17th Grammy Awards celebrated music from October 1, 1973, to September 30, 1974. Stevie Wonder continued his remarkable winning streak, with Fulfillingness' First Finale securing Album of the Year, making it his second consecutive win in the category, an unprecedented achievement that underscored his dominance and prolific output.
Olivia Newton-John, a burgeoning global pop sensation, was named Best New Artist, and her heartfelt ballad "I Honestly Love You" won Record of the Year. Other honorees included John Denver for his country-pop blend.
This period continued to highlight the immense strength of singer-songwriters and the increasing global appeal of accessible, melodic pop music, demonstrating the Grammys' embrace of both artistic depth and widespread commercial success.
Record Of The Year
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Olivia Newton-John | I Honestly Love You |
| Nominee | Maria Muldaur | Midnight At The Oasis |
| Nominee | Joni Mitchell | Help Me |
| Nominee | Roberta Flack | Feel Like Makin' Love |
| Nominee | Elton John | Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me |
Album Of The Year
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Stevie Wonder | Fulfillingness' First Finale |
| Nominee | Joni Mitchell | Court And Spark |
| Nominee | Elton John | Caribou |
| Nominee | Paul McCartney And Wings | Band On The Run |
| Nominee | John Denver | Back Home Again |
Song Of The Year
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Barbra Streisand | The Way We Were |
| Nominee | Helen Reddy and by Paul Williams | You And Me Against The World |
| Nominee | Maria Muldaur | Midnight At The Oasis |
| Nominee | Olivia Newton-John | I Honestly Love You |
| Nominee | Roberta Flack | Feel Like Makin' Love |
Best New Artist Of The Year
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Marvin Hamlisch | - |
| Nominee | Graham Central Station | - |
| Nominee | David Essex | - |
| Nominee | Johnny Bristol | - |
| Nominee | Bad Company | - |
| Nominee | Phoebe Snow | - |
Best Instrumental Arrangement
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Pat Williams, arranger (Pat Williams) | Threshold |
| Nominee | Bob James, arranger (Bob James) | Night On Bald Mountain |
| Nominee | Les Hooper, arranger (Les Hooper Big Band) | Look What They've Done |
| Nominee | Don Sebesky, arranger (Don Sebesky) | Firebird/Bird Of Fire |
| Nominee | Les Hooper, arranger (Les Hooper) | Circumvent |
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Joni Mitchell & Tom Scott, arrangers (Joni Mitchell) | Down To You |
| Nominee | Gene Puerling, arranger (The Singers Unlimited) | Where Is Love |
| Nominee | Les Hooper & Gene Puerling, arrangers (The Singers Unlimited) | We've Only Just Begun |
| Nominee | Michael Gibbs, arranger (Carol Shive) | Smile Of The Beyond |
| Nominee | Chuck Mangione, arranger (Esther Satterfield) | Land Of Make Believe |
Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Geoff E. Emerick, engineer (Paul McCartney & Wings) | Band On The Run |
| Nominee | Peter Granet & Rik Pekkonen, engineers (The Crusaders) | Southern Comfort |
| Nominee | Larry Forkner & Tommy Vicari, engineers (Gino Vannelli) | Powerful People |
| Nominee | Bill Schnee, engineer (Lincoln Mayorga) | Lincoln Mayorga And Distinguished Colleagues Volume III |
| Nominee | John Jansen & Ken Scott, engineers (Supertramp) | Crime Of The Century |
Best Album Package
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Ed Thrasher & Christopher Whorf, art directors (Mason Proffit) | Come And Gone |
| Nominee | Herb Greene, art director (The Pointer Sisters) | That's A Plenty |
| Nominee | John Berg, art director (Santana) | Santana's Greatest Hits |
| Nominee | Eddie Biscoe, art director (Paul Davis) | Ride 'em Cowboy |
| Nominee | Ethan A. Russell, art director (The Who) | Quadrophenia |
| Nominee | Ron Coro, art director (Kenny Loggins And Al Messina) | On Stage |
| Nominee | Bob Defrin & Basil Pao, art directors (Eddie Harris) | Is It In |
| Nominee | Ode Visuals Inc., art director (Cheech And Chong) | Cheech And Chong's Wedding Album |
Best Album Notes
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Coleman Hawkins) | The Hawk Flies |
| Winner | Charles R. Townsend, album notes writer (Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) | For The Last Time |
| Nominee | J.R. Young, album notes writer (Les Paul And Mary Ford) | The World Is Still Waiting For The Sunrise |
| Nominee | Ralph J. Gleason, album notes writer (Duke Ellington) | The Pianist |
| Nominee | Rudy Behlmer, album notes writer (Various Artists) | 50 Years Of Film Music (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Recordings) |
Producer Of The Year
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Thom Bell | - |
| Nominee | Rick Hall (producer) | - |
| Nominee | Stevie Wonder (producer) | - |
| Nominee | Lenny Waronker (producer) | - |
| Nominee | Billy Sherrill (producer) | - |
Best Jazz Performance By A Soloist
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Charlie Parker, soloist | First Recordings! |
| Nominee | Keith Jarrett, soloist | Solo-Concerts |
| Nominee | McCoy Tyner, soloist | Naima |
| Nominee | Hubert Laws, soloist | In The Beginning |
| Nominee | Freddie Hubbard, soloist | High Energy |
Best Jazz Performance By A Group
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Joe Pass, Oscar Peterson & Niels Pedersen | The Trio |
| Nominee | Bill Evans | The Tokyo Concert |
| Nominee | McCoy Tyner | Sama Layuca |
| Nominee | Supersax | Salt Peanuts |
| Nominee | Freddie Hubbard | High Energy |
Best Jazz Performance By A Big Band
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Woody Herman | Thundering Herd |
| Nominee | Pat (Patrick) Williams | Threshold |
| Nominee | Les Hooper | Look What They've Done |
| Nominee | Chuck Mangione | Land Of Make Believe |
| Nominee | Don Sebesky | Giant Box |
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Olivia Newton-John | I Honestly Love You |
| Nominee | Carole King | Jazzman |
| Nominee | Roberta Flack | Feel Like Makin' Love |
| Nominee | Joni Mitchell | Court And Spark |
| Nominee | Cleo Laine | Cleo Laine Live At Carnegie Hall |
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Stevie Wonder | Fulfillingness' First Finale |
| Nominee | Dave Loggins | Please Come To Boston |
| Nominee | Billy Preston | Nothing From Nothing |
| Nominee | Elton John | Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me |
| Nominee | Harry Chapin | Cat's In The Cradle |
Best Pop Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group Or Chorus
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Paul McCartney & Wings | Band On The Run |
| Nominee | Stylistics | You Make Me Feel Brand New |
| Nominee | Dionne Warwick And The Spinners | Then Came You |
| Nominee | Steely Dan | Rikki Don't Lose That Number |
| Nominee | Quincy Jones | Body Heat |
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Marvin Hamlisch | The Entertainer |
| Nominee | Rick Wakeman | Journey To The Centre Of The Earth |
| Nominee | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters |
| Nominee | Quincy Jones | Along Came Betty |
| Nominee | Love Unlimited Orchestra | Rhapsody In White |
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Aretha Franklin | Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing |
| Nominee | Thelma Houston | You've Been Doing Wrong For So Long |
| Nominee | Shirley Brown | Woman To Woman |
| Nominee | Tina Turner | Tina Turns The Country On! |
| Nominee | Etta James | St. Louis Blues |
| Nominee | Millie Jackson | If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want To Be Right |
| Nominee | Ann Peebles | (You Keep Me) Hangin' On |
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Stevie Wonder | Boogie On Reggae Woman |
| Nominee | George McCrae | Rock Your Baby |
| Nominee | Marvin Gaye | Marvin Gaye - Live |
| Nominee | Johnny Bristol | Hang On In There Baby |
| Nominee | Eddie Kendricks | Boogie Down |
Best R&B Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group Or Chorus
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Rufus | Tell Me Something Good |
| Nominee | The Spinners | Mighty Love |
| Nominee | Gladys Knight And The Pips | I Feel A Song (In My Heart) |
| Nominee | The O'Jays | For The Love Of Money |
| Nominee | Jackson 5 | Dancing Machine |
Best R&B Instrumental Performance
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | MFSB | The Sound Of Philadelphia |
| Nominee | Billy Preston | Struttin' |
| Nominee | Crusaders | Scratch |
| Nominee | Average White Band | Pick Up The Pieces |
| Nominee | Kool And The Gang | Light Of Worlds |
Best Rhythm & Blues Song
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Stevie Wonder | Living For The City |
| Nominee | Rufus | Tell Me Something Good |
| Nominee | George McCrae | Rock Your Baby |
| Nominee | The O'Jays | For The Love Of Money |
| Nominee | Jackson 5 | Dancing Machine |
Best Soul Gospel Performance
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | James Cleveland & The Southern California Community Choir | In The Ghetto |
| Nominee | Ike & Tina Turner | The Gospel According To Ike And Tina |
| Nominee | Five Blind Boys | My Desire |
| Nominee | Ike Turner | Father Alone |
| Nominee | Edwin Hawkins Singers | Edwin Hawkins Singers Live |
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Anne Murray | Love Song |
| Nominee | Tanya Tucker | Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone) |
| Nominee | Tammy Wynette | Woman To Woman |
| Nominee | Dottie West | Last Time I Saw Him |
| Nominee | Dolly Parton | Jolene |
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Ronnie Milsap | Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends |
| Nominee | Roy Clark | The Entertainer |
| Nominee | Waylon Jennings | I'm A Ramblin' Man |
| Nominee | Charley Pride | Country Feelin' |
| Nominee | Glen Campbell | Bonaparte's Retreat |
Best Country Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | The Pointer Sisters | Fairytale |
| Nominee | The Statler Brothers | Whatever Happened To Randolph Scott |
| Nominee | Kris Kristofferson And Rita Coolidge | Loving Arms |
| Nominee | Bobby Bare, Bobby Bare Jr. | Daddy What If |
| Nominee | Willie Nelson And Tracy Nelson | After The Fire Is Gone |
Best Country Instrumental Performance
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Chet Atkins & Merle Travis | The Atkins-Travis Traveling Show |
| Nominee | Floyd Cramer | The Young And The Restless |
| Nominee | Charlie McCoy | The Nashville Hit Man |
| Nominee | Nashville Brass With Danny Davis | Nashville Brass In Blue Grass Country |
| Nominee | Jerry Barefoot And Charlie McCoy | Boogie Woogie (A/K/A T.D.'s Boogie Woogie) |
Best Country Song
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Charlie Rich | A Very Special Love Song |
| Nominee | Marie Osmond | Paper Roses |
| Nominee | Merle Haggard | If We Make It Through December |
| Nominee | Waylon Jennings | I'm A Ramblin' Man |
| Nominee | The Pointer Sisters | Fairytale |
Best Inspirational Performance (Non-Classical)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Elvis Presley | How Great Thou Art |
| Nominee | Sister Janet Mead | The Lord's Prayer |
| Nominee | The Bill Gaither Trio | Thanks For Sunshine |
| Nominee | Tennessee Ernie Ford | Make A Joyful Noise |
| Nominee | Bill Pursell | Listen |
Best Gospel Performance (Other Than Soul Gospel)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | The Oak Ridge Boys | The Baptism Of Jesse Taylor |
| Nominee | The Blackwood Brothers | There He Goes |
| Nominee | Wendy Bagwell And The Sunliters | The Carpenter's Tool |
| Nominee | The LeFevres | Stepping On The Clouds |
| Nominee | The Imperials | Follow The Man With The Music |
Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Merle Watson & Doc Watson | Two Days In November |
| Nominee | Howlin' Wolf | The Back Door Wolf |
| Nominee | Muddy Waters And Howlin' Wolf | London Revisited |
| Nominee | Willie Dixon | Catalyst |
| Nominee | Bukka White | Big Daddy |
Best Recording For Children
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Sterling Holloway, Sebastian Cabot & Paul Winchell | Winnie The Pooh And Tigger Too |
| Nominee | Roger Miller And Various Artists | Robin Hood |
| Nominee | Mel Blanc | New Adventures Of Bugs Bunny, Volume II |
| Nominee | Eli Wallach | Eli Wallach Reads Isaac Bashevis Singer |
| Nominee | (Various Artists) | America Sings |
Best Comedy Recording
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Richard Pryor | That Nigger's Crazy |
| Nominee | National Lampoon | Missing White House Tapes |
| Nominee | Robert Klein | Mind Over Matter |
| Nominee | Cheech And Chong | Cheech And Chong's Wedding Album |
| Nominee | David Steinberg | Booga! Booga! |
Best Spoken Word Recording
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Dudley Moore & Peter Cook | Good Evening |
| Nominee | John W. Dean III | Watergate Volume Three: I Hope The President Is Forgiven |
| Nominee | Sam Ervin | Senator Sam At Home |
| Nominee | Rod McKuen | Autumn |
| Nominee | Eric Sevareid | An Ear To The Sounds Of Our History |
Best Instrumental Composition
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Mike Oldfield, composer (Mike Oldfield) | Tubular Bells - Theme From The Exorcist |
| Nominee | Barry White, composer (Barry White) | Rhapsody In White |
| Nominee | Herbie Hancock, Paul Jackson, Harvey Mason & Benny Maupin, composers (Herbie Hancock) | Chameleon |
| Nominee | Barry White, composer (Barry White) | Barry's Theme |
| Nominee | Benny Golson, composer (Quincy Jones) | Along Came Betty |
Album Of Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch, composers (Barbra Streisand) | The Way We Were |
| Nominee | Michel Legrand, composer (Michel Legrand) | The Three Musketeers |
| Nominee | Mikis Theodorakis, composer (Mikis Theodorakis, conductor) | Serpico - (Motion Picture) |
| Nominee | Jerry Goldsmith, composer (Jerry Goldsmith) | QB VII |
| Nominee | Herbie Hancock, composer (Herbie Hancock) | Death Wish |
Best Score From The Original Cast Show Album
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Robert Brittan & Judd Woldin, composers; Thomas Z. Shepard, producer (Virginia Capers, Joe Morton, Ernestine Jackson, Robert Jackson, Deborah Allen, Helen Martin) | Raisin |
| Nominee | Richard O'Brien, composer; Lou Adler, producer (Various Artists) | The Rocky Horror Show |
| Nominee | Stephen Schwartz, composer; Phil Ramone & Stephen Schwartz, producers (Various Artists) | The Magic Show |
| Nominee | Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman, composers; Charles Koppelman & Teo Macero, producers (Various Artists) | Over Here |
| Nominee | Phil Oesterman & Earl Wilson Jr., composers; Henry Jerome, producer (Various Artists) | Let My People Come |
Album Of The Year, Classical
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Georg Solti, artist; David Harvey, producer | Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique |
| Nominee | Carlos Kleiber, artist; Ellen Hickmann, producer | Weber: Der Freischutz |
| Nominee | Isao Tomita, artist; Isao Tomita, producer | Tomita: Snowflakes Are Dancing |
| Nominee | Benjamin Britten, artist; Christopher Raeburn & Michael Woolcock, producers | Schumann: Faust |
| Nominee | Leonard Bernstein, artist; John McClure, producer | Mahler: Symphony No. 2 In C Minor (/Resurrection/) |
| Nominee | LeRoy Parkins & Vivian Perlis, producers | Ives: The 100th Anniversary |
| Nominee | Colin Davis, artist; Erik Smith, producer | Berlioz: The Damnation Of Faust |
Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) | Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique |
| Nominee | (London Symphony Orchestra) | Mahler: Symphony No. 2 In C Minor |
| Nominee | (London Philharmonic) | Ives: Symphony No. 4 |
| Nominee | (London Symphony Orchestra) | Holst: The Planets |
| Nominee | (New York Philharmonic) | Bernstein Conducts Ravel |
| Nominee | (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) | Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra |
Best Opera Recording
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Georg Solti; Richard Mohr, producer (London Philharmonic) | Puccini: La Boheme |
| Nominee | Carlos Kleiber; Ellen Hickmann, producer (Leipzig Radio Chorus; Dresden State Orchestra) | Weber: Der Freischutz |
| Nominee | James Levine; Richard Mohr, producer (John Choir Alldis; New Philharmonia Orchestra) | Verdi: I Vespri Siciliani |
| Nominee | Rafael Kubelik; Rudolph Werner, producer (Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Orchestra) | Pfitzner: Palestrina |
| Nominee | Colin Davis; Erik Smith, producer (Royal Opera House Chorus Of Covent Garden; Royal Opera House Orchestra - Covent Garden) | Mozart: Don Giovanni |
| Nominee | Georg Solti; Christopher Raeburn, producer (London Philharmonic) | Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte |
| Nominee | Kurt Eichhorn; Fritz Ganss & Theodor Holzinger, producers (Bavarian Radio Orchestra) | Humperdinck: Hansel And Gretel |
Best Choral Performance, Classical (Other Than Opera)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (Ambrosian Singers, London Symphony Chorus & Wandsworth School Boys Choir; London Symphony Orchestra) | Berlioz: The Damnation Of Faust |
| Nominee | (London Philharmonic Choir; London Philharmonic) | Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem |
| Nominee | (Aldeburgh Festival Singers & Wandsworth School Choir; English Chamber Orchestra) | Schumann: Faust |
| Nominee | (USSR Russian Chorus) | Rachmaninoff: Vespers (Mass) Op. 37 |
| Nominee | (Temple University Choir; Philadelphia Orchestra) | Rachmaninoff: The Bells |
| Nominee | (Chorus Of National Philharmonic & Pioneer Choir; Symphony Orchestra Of National Philharmonic) | Penderecki: Utrenja |
| Nominee | (Brighton Festival Chorus; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) | Janácek: Glagolitic Mass (Slavonic Mass) |
| Nominee | (London Philharmonic Choir; London Philharmonic) | Holst: Choral Symphony |
Best Chamber Music Performance
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Pierre Fournier, Artur Rubinstein & Henryk Szeryng, artists | Brahms: Trios (Complete)/Schumann: Trio No. 1 In D Minor |
| Nominee | Julian Bream & John Christopher Williams, artists | Julian And John, Vol. 2 (Albeniz, Giuliani, Granados) |
| Nominee | Ralph Grierson & George Sponhaltz, artists | Joplin: Palm Leaf Rag |
| Nominee | Gilbert Kalish & Paul Zukofsky, artists | Ives: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-4 |
| Nominee | Tokyo String Quartet (Sadao Harada, Kikuei Ikeda, Kazuhide Isomura & Peter Oundjian), artists | Haydn: String Quartets, Op.50 Nos. 1 And 2 |
| Nominee | Aaron Copland, artist | Copland: Appalachian Spring |
| Nominee | Juilliard String Quartet (Earl Carlyss, Joel Krosnick, Robert Mann & Samuel Rhodes), artists | Beethoven: Late Quartets |
Best Classical Performance Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists (With Orchestra)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | David Oistrakh, artist (New Philharmonia) | Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 |
| Nominee | Barry Tuckwell, artist | Weber: Concertino In E Minor For Horn And Orchestra |
| Nominee | Kyung-Wha Chung, artist | Walton: Violin Concerto/Stravinsky: Violin Concerto In D Major |
| Nominee | Norbert Hauptmann, artist | Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 2 In E Flat Major |
| Nominee | Andre Watts, artist | Liszt: Todtentanz For Piano And Orchestra/Franck: Symphonic Variations For Piano And Orchestra |
| Nominee | Claudio Arrau, artist | Chopin: Variations On /La Ci Darem La Mano// Fantasy On Polish Airs, Op 13/ Andante Spianato And Grand Polonaise Brllante In E Flat, Op. 22 |
| Nominee | Alfred Brendel, artist | Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat Major |
| Nominee | Itzhak Perlman, artist | Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2 |
Best Classical Performance Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists (Without Orchestra)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Alicia De Larrocha, artist | Albeniz: Iberia |
| Nominee | Isao Tomita, artist | Tomita: Snowflakes Are Dancing |
| Nominee | Alfons Kontarsky & Aloys Kontarsky, artists | Ravel And Debussy: Music For Two Pianos/ 4 Hands |
| Nominee | Itzhak Perlman, artist | Perpetual Motion |
| Nominee | David Burge, artist | Crumb: Makrokosmos |
| Nominee | Vladimir Horowitz, artist | Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 21 In C Major (/Waldstein/) And 23 In F Minor (/Appassionata/) |
| Nominee | Glenn Gould, artist | Bach: French Suites, Vol. 2, Nos. 5 And 6 |
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | NOMINEES | Leontyne Price Sings Richard Strauss |
| Nominee | Elly Ameling | There's A Meeting Here Tonight |
| Nominee | Marilyn Horne | Schubert: Goethe-Lieder |
| Nominee | Julius Eastman | French And Spanish Songs |
| Nominee | Jan De Gaetani | Davies: Eight Songs For A Mad King |
| Nominee | Cathy Berberian | Crumb: Night Of The Four Moons |
| Nominee | Janet Baker | Cathy Berberian At The Edinburgh Festival |
| Nominee | Sherrill Milnes | Brahms: Alto Rhapsody |
| Nominee | Birgit Nilsson | Amazing Grace (Agnus Dei, Bless The Lord, O My Soul, Etc.) |
| Nominee | - | Wagner: Duets From Parsifal And Die Walkure |
Best Album Notes - Classical
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Rory Guy, album notes writer (Hoelscher/Mattes) | Korngold: The Classic Erich Wolfgang Korngold |
| Nominee | Irving Kolodin, album notes writer (James Levine, conductor) | Verdi: I Vespri Siciliani |
| Nominee | Donald Garvelmann, album notes writer (Ponti, conductor) | Scriabin: Piano Music (Complete) Vol. II |
| Nominee | Clair W. Van Ausdall, album notes writer (Eugene Ormandy, conductor) | Rachmaninoff: The Bells And Three Russian Songs |
| Nominee | Erik Smith, album notes writer (Colin Davis, conductor) | Mozart: Don Giovanni |
| Nominee | Deryck Cooke, album notes writer (Morris, conductor) | Mahler: Symphony No. 10 |
| Nominee | George Jellinek, album notes writer (Kurt Eichhorn, conductor) | Humperdinck: Hansel And Gretel |
| Nominee | Christopher Palmer, album notes writer (Various Artists) | Citizen Kane - The Classic Film Scores of Bernard Herrmann |
| Nominee | David Cairns, album notes writer (Colin Davis, conductor) | Berlioz: The Damnation Of Faust |
| Nominee | Wolfram Schwinger, album notes writer (Klaus Kleiber, conductor) | Weber: Der Freischutz |
Best Engineered Recording - Classical
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Kenneth Wilkinson, engineer (Georg Solti, conductor) | Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique |
| Nominee | Isao Tomita, engineer (Isao Tomita) | Tomita: Snowflakes Are Dancing |
| Nominee | Anthony Salvatore, engineer (Georg Solti, conductor) | Puccini: La Boheme |
| Nominee | Marc Aubort & Joanna Nickrenz, engineers (New Jersey Percussion Ensemble) | Percussion Music |
| Nominee | Robert Auger & Paul Goodman, engineers (Jose Serebrier, conductor) | Ives: Symphony No. 4 |
| Nominee | Milton Cherin, Ray Moore & Stanley Tonkel, engineers (Aaron Copland, conductor) | Copland: Appalachian Spring |
| Nominee | Edward (Bud) T. Graham & Ray Moore, engineers (Original Cast) | Bernstein: Candide |
