19th Japan Record Awards

The 19th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the Imperial Garden Theater in Chiyoda, Tokyo, on 31 December 1977, starting at 7:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.

Winners

Japan Record Award

• Kenji Sawada – "Katte ni Shiyagare"

*Lyrics: YÅ« Aku

*Music: Katsuo Ōno

*Arrangement: Motoki Funayama

*Record Company: Polydor Records

Best Vocalist

• Aki Yashiro for "Ai No Shuuchakueki"
• Awarded again after last year, second-best vocalist award.

Best New Artist

• Kentaro Shimizu for "Shitsuren Restaurant"

Singing Award

• Momoe Yamaguchi – "Cosmos"
• Hiromi Iwasaki – "ShisÅ«ki"
• Sayuri Ishikawa – "Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki"

Popular Award

• Pink Lady – "Wanted (Shimei Tehai)"
• Awarded again after last year's Newcomer award.

Newcomer Award

• KaryÅ«do – Azusa No. 2
• Ikue Sakakibara – Al Pacino + Alain Delon < You
• Mizue Takada – Glass-zaka
• Yosuke Tagawa – Lui-Lui

Shinpei Nakayama Award (Composition Award)

• Hiromi Iwasaki – "ShisÅ«ki" / Sayuri Ishikawa – "Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki"

*Composer: Takashi Miki

Arrangement Award

• Kenji Sawada – "Katte ni Shiyagare" / Akira Fuse – "RyoshÅ« ~Igaruganite~"

*Arrangement: Motoki Funayama

Yaso Saijō Award (Lyricist Award)

• Masashi Sada – "Ame Yadori" / Momoe Yamaguchi – "Cosmos"

*Lyrics: Masashi Sada

Special Award

• Minoru Obata
• Akira Kobayashi
• Frank Nagai
• Awarded again after 2 years, 2nd special award.
• Hachiro Kasuga
• Awarded again after 9 years, 2nd special award.

Nominations

Best 10 JRA Nominations

Best New Artist

See also

• 1977 in Japanese music

References

• 第19回日本レコード大賞. Japan Composer's Association.

External links

• Official Website