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1961 Grammy Awards Album of the Year poll

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As with 1991 Grammy Awards Album of the Year poll (plus 1971, 1985, and 2002 before it). This was the third-ever Grammy Awards; I figured it would be at least somewhat familiar to a few people here--the artists if not the albums, though in some cases the albums too. The Grammy went to Bob Newhart.

Poll Results

OptionVotes
Sviatoslav Richter, *Brahams: Concert No. 2 in B-Flat* 3
Harry Belafonte, *Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall* 2
*The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart* 1
Frank Sinatra, *Nice 'n' Easy* 1
Nat King Cole, *Wild Is Love* 0
Erich Leinsdorf, *Puccini: Turandot* 0


― if I don't see more dissent, I'm going to have to check myself in (Matos W.K.), Thursday, 27 August 2009 23:25 (sixteen years ago)

The Bob Newhart is pretty funny. Sinatra and Nat King not one of their classics. Has anyone heard the other 2?

― jetfan, Thursday, 27 August 2009 23:39 (sixteen years ago)

no, but how bad could the Belafonte be?

― outdoor_miner, Thursday, 27 August 2009 23:46 (sixteen years ago)

I would love input from any classical-heads here.

― if I don't see more dissent, I'm going to have to check myself in (Matos W.K.), Friday, 28 August 2009 00:01 (sixteen years ago)

Did Sinatra's album give "Easy Listening" its name?

― late adopter, Friday, 28 August 2009 02:05 (sixteen years ago)

The Belafonte was a staple of my childhood. Great album, and he's in fine voice. The Richter is good (I've yet to come across a real crap Richter) but I'm not a big Brahams guy. Newhart won, right?

I'm voting for Harry and my happy childhood memories.

― EZ Snappin, Friday, 28 August 2009 02:29 (sixteen years ago)

It really is anomalous in almost every way: six nominees rather than five (wonder what the tie was; 1971 was the other six-album year); not one but two classical noms (one per year was normal for the first few years); not only a comedy nominee but a comedy winner, one of two in Grammy history.

― if I don't see more dissent, I'm going to have to check myself in (Matos W.K.), Friday, 28 August 2009 03:15 (sixteen years ago)

what's mindblowing is that the Newhart LP was recorded at his *first* appearance in front of a club audience. He'd only done comedy on radio up til then.

― Indiana Morbs and the Curse of the Ivy League Chorister (Dr Morbius), Friday, 28 August 2009 03:24 (sixteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Sunday, 6 September 2009 23:01 (sixteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Monday, 7 September 2009 23:01 (sixteen years ago)

justice is served

― Man Is Nairf! (J0hn D.), Tuesday, 8 September 2009 01:32 (sixteen years ago)


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