Grammy Album of the Year Award Winners and Nominees

1960 winner. First win for Ol’ Blue Eyes. This felt much more like what I expect from Frank Sinatra. Still not my favorite vibe - there are so many kitschy lyrics and cliches. But it was definitely fun dance music. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

1959 (nominee). This was such a breath of fresh air after three very slow albums. There were parts of it that felt a bit clunky (feels weird to give Tchaikovsky notes), but then there were also a few moments that were breathtaking. This has made me more open to listening to 20-minute-long songs in the future. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

1959 (nominee). Props to the chairman of the board for getting nominated twice in one year! Truly impressive. However, again, the tempo just felt horribly slow. I liked the sad vibes, but I thought it was a bit overly sappy (which is shocking, considering how much emo I listen to 🖤). It felt a little phony to me. ⭐️⭐️

1959 (nominee) | The song, “All By Myself” low key reminds me of “Mandy” from White Christmas. Ironically, “Heat Wave” was actually in White Christmas.

Her voice is so beautiful and well controlled, but the tempo always seems to be dragging a little bit. I was bored by this album as well. ⭐️⭐️

1959 (nominee). I liked that every song was travel themed. Otherwise, I expected to enjoy this album, but I found it fairly boring and slow tempoed. ⭐️⭐️

1959 winner. The first ever album of the year winner. It’s interesting that the first winner was an instrumental album. I liked the sneaky, sleuthy vibes, and I enjoyed it a lot more than I expected. Was this what set the tone for private-eye movies going forward, or was that already an established sound? ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️