Best Spoken Word Recording

20th Annual Grammy Awards1978

Honoring recordings released between October 1, 1976 – September 30, 1977

Julie Harris won the 1978 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Recording with "The Belle Of Amherst"

Winners & Nominees 1978

Winner
Nominees
  • The Belle Of Amherst

    Julie Harris

  • Alex Haley Tells The Story Of His Search For Roots (Album)

    Alex Haley

  • For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf (Album)

    Original Cast

  • J.R.R. Tolkien: The Silmarillion Of Beren And Luthien (Album)

    Christopher Tolkien

  • The Truman Tapes (Album)

    Harry S. Truman, Ben Gradus

Previous Years

Year Winner Title
1979 Orson Welles Citizen Kane All Nominees
1978 Julie Harris The Belle Of Amherst All Nominees
1977 Helen Hayes, Orson Welles, Henry Fonda, James Earl Jones Great American Documents All Nominees
1976 James Whitmore Give 'Em Hell Harry All Nominees
1975 Dudley Moore, Peter Cook Good Evening All Nominees
1974 Richard Harris Jonathan Livingston Seagull All Nominees
1973 (Original Cast) Lenny All Nominees
1972 Les Crane Desiderata All Nominees
1971 Martin Luther King Jr. Why I Oppose The War In Vietnam All Nominees
1970 Art Linkletter, Diane Linkletter We Love You Call Collect All Nominees
1969 Rod McKuen Lonesome Cities All Nominees