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Grammy Winners – Category "Song of the Year"
This collection contains all songs (including their composers - not performers!) that have won a Grammy Award in the main category "Song of the Year".
The Grammies (originally: "Gramophone Awards") were established in 1958, first presented in 1959, and are managed by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
For the category Song of the Year, only those songs are nominated that "contain [quality] melody and lyrics and [are] either a new song or a song first achieving prominence during the eligibility year. […]" (source: Wikipedia)
This category may not be confused with "Record of the Year"!
Structure of the items:
winning year: song title - composers
Songs missing in this collection:
1960: Theme of Exodus - Ernest Gold (It's the only instrumental song that has ever won this Award.)
1960: The Battle of New Orleans - Jimmy Driftwood
1962: Moon River - Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
1963: What Kind Of Fool Am I? - Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse
1964: Days of Wine and Roses - Henri Mancini, Johnny Mercer
1965: Hello, Dolly! - Jerry Herman
1966: The Shadow of Your Smile - Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
1969: Little Green Apples - Bobby Russell
1973: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger
1974: Killing Me Softly With His Song - Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel
1976: Send In The Clowns - Stephen Sondheim
1977: I Write The Songs - Bruce Johnston
1978:
- You Light Up My Life - Joe Brooks
- Evergreen - Barbra Steisand, Paul Williams
1980: What A Fool Believes - Kenny Loggins, Michael MacDonald
1987: That's What Friends Are For - Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager
1990: Wind Beneath My Wings - Lerry Henley, Jeff Silbar
1994: A Whole New World - Alan Menken, Tim Rice
1998: Sunny Came Home - Shawn Colvin, John Leventhal
