"Prelude", his first album in the U.S., was released in 1973. This album was crossover music style that attracted a large audience and was produced by Creed Taylor for his label, CTI. The album sold five million copies and earned Deodato the 1974 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for the track "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)", as well as a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist.