This week’s afternoon thread will be comprised of previous Song of the Year and Record of the Year recipients.
- Record of the Year is awarded for a single or for one track from an album. This award goes to the performing artist, the producer, recording engineer, and/or mixer for that song. In this sense, “record” means a particular recorded song, not its composition or an album of songs.
- Song of the Year is also awarded for a single or individual track, but the recipient of this award is the songwriter who actually wrote the lyrics and/or melodies to the song. Thus, “song” in this context means the song as composed, not its recording.
2000 Record of the Year – Smooth by Santana
1980 Song of the Year – What A Fool Believes by The Doobie Brothers
2008 Record of the Year – Rehab by Amy Winehouse
1977 Song of the Year – I Write the Songs by Barry Manilow