[1986 Grammy Awards] – Complete List of Winners and Nominees (28th) ♪
[1986 Grammy Awards] – Complete List of Winners and Nominees (28th) ♪
The 28th Annual Grammy Awards, held on February 25, 1986, honored recordings from October 1, 1984, to September 30, 1985. Phil Collins' highly successful and pop-friendly album No Jacket Required won Album of the Year, showcasing his broad appeal.
The impactful charity single "We Are the World" by USA for Africa, a monumental collaboration for famine relief, justly won Record of the Year, highlighting music's power for social causes. Sade, with her distinctive smooth jazz and soul sound, was named Best New Artist.
Whitney Houston also received her first Grammy. This ceremony underscored both individual artistic achievements and the profound influence of music for humanitarian efforts, reflecting the era's unique blend of commercial pop success and philanthropic endeavors.
Record Of The Year
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | USA For Africa (Various Artists) | We Are The World |
| Don Henley | The Boys Of Summer | |
| Dire Straits | Money For Nothing | |
| Huey Lewis And The News | The Power Of Love | |
| Bruce Springsteen | Born In The U.S.A. |
Album Of The Year
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Phil Collins | No Jacket Required |
| Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston | |
| USA For Africa (Various Artists) | We Are The World-USA For Africa/The Album | |
| Sting | The Dream Of The Blue Turtles | |
| Dire Straits | Brothers In Arms |
Song Of The Year
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | USA For Africa - Various Artists | We Are The World |
| Don Henley | The Boys Of Summer | |
| Dire Straits | Money For Nothing | |
| Foreigner | I Want To Know What Love Is | |
| Paul Young | Everytime You Go Away |
Best New Artist
| Artist | |
|---|---|
| 🏆 | Sade |
| Katrina And The Waves | |
| Freddie Jackson | |
| a-ha | |
| Julian Lennon |
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Whitney Houston | Saving All My Love For You |
| Tina Turner | We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) | |
| Pat Benatar | We Belong | |
| Linda Ronstadt | Lush Life | |
| Madonna | Crazy For You |
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Phil Collins | No Jacket Required |
| Glenn Frey | The Heat Is On | |
| Sting | The Dream Of The Blue Turtles | |
| Stevie Wonder | Part-Time Lover | |
| Paul Young | Everytime You Go Away |
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | USA For Africa - Various Artists | We Are The World |
| Huey Lewis And The News | The Power Of Love | |
| Foreigner | I Want To Know What Love Is | |
| Philip Bailey And Phil Collins | Easy Lover | |
| Mr. Mister | Broken Wings |
Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Soloist)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Jan Hammer | Miami Vice Theme |
| Spyro Gyra | Shake Down | |
| David Foster | Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire | |
| Dave Grusin And Lee Ritenour | Harlequin | |
| Harold Faltermeyer | Axel F |
Best Rock Vocal Performance - Female
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Tina Turner | One Of The Living |
| Cyndi Lauper | What A Thrill | |
| Nona Hendryx | Rock This House | |
| Melba Moore | Read My Lips | |
| Pat Benatar | Invincible (Theme From Legend Of Billie Jean) |
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Don Henley | The Boys Of Summer |
| John Cougar Mellencamp | Scarecrow | |
| Bryan Adams | Reckless | |
| Mick Jagger | Just Another Night | |
| John Fogerty | Centerfield |
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Dire Straits | Money For Nothing |
| The Eurythmics | Would I Lie To You? | |
| Starship | We Built This City | |
| Bryan Adams And Tina Turner | It's Only Love | |
| Heart | Heart |
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Jeff Beck | Escape |
| The Jon Butcher Axis | The Ritual | |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble | Say What! | |
| Yngwie Malmsteen | Rising Force | |
| Big Guitars From Texas | Guitar Army | |
| Northern Star | Back To Earth |
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Aretha Franklin | Freeway Of Love |
| Whitney Houston | You Give Good Love | |
| Patti LaBelle | New Attitude | |
| Teena Marie | Lovergirl | |
| Chaka Khan | I Feel For You |
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Stevie Wonder | In Square Circle |
| Freddie Jackson | You Are My Lady | |
| Luther Vandross | The Night I Fell In Love | |
| Al Jarreau | High Crime | |
| Philip Bailey | Chinese Wall |
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Commodores | Nightshift |
| Hall And Oates, David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks | The Way You Do The Things You Do/My Girl | |
| Ashford And Simpson | Solid | |
| Aretha Franklin And The Eurythmics | Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves | |
| The Pointer Sisters | Contact |
Best R&B Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Soloist)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Ernie Watts | Musician |
| Paul Hardcastle | Rain Forest | |
| Jeff Lorber | Pacific Coast Highway | |
| Dave Valentin | Love Light In Flight | |
| Buster Pearson And Deniece Pearson | First Avenue | |
| Barney Rachabane | Caribbean Queen | |
| Sly And Robbie | Bass And Trouble |
Best Rhythm & Blues Song
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Aretha Franklin | Freeway Of Love |
| Whitney Houston | You Give Good Love | |
| Chaka Khan | Through The Fire | |
| Commodores | Nightshift | |
| Patti LaBelle | New Attitude |
Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | David Sanborn | Straight To The Heart |
| Miles Davis | You're Under Arrest | |
| Weather Report | Sportin' Life | |
| Stanley Jordan | Magic Touch | |
| Wayne Shorter | Atlantis | |
| Spyro Gyra | Alternating Currents |
Best Jazz Vocal Performance - Female
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Cleo Laine | Cleo At Carnegie - The 10th Anniversary Concert |
| Maxine Sullivan | The Great Songs From The Cotton Club | |
| Janis Siegel | Sing Joy Spring | |
| Cheryl Bentyne | Meet Benny Bailey | |
| Tania Maria | Made In New York | |
| Flora Purim And Airto | 20 Years Blue |
Best Jazz Vocal Performance - Male
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Bobby McFerrin & Jon Hendricks | Another Night In Tunisia |
| Alan Paul | Oh Yes, I Remember Clifford | |
| Mark Murphy | Mark Murphy Sings Nat's Choice - The Nat /King/ Cole Songbook, Volume I | |
| Dave Frishberg | Live At Vine Street | |
| George Benson | Beyond The Sea |
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo Or Group
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | The Manhattan Transfer | Vocalese |
| The Manhattan Transfer With The Four Freshmen | To You | |
| The Manhattan Transfer And Jon Hendricks | Ray's Rockhouse | |
| Phil Mattson And The P. M. Singers | Night In The City | |
| University Of Northern Colorado Vocal Jazz I, Gene Aitken director | Hot IV | |
| Barry Manilow And Sarah Vaughan | Blue | |
| Rare Silk | American Eyes |
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Wynton Marsalis, soloist | Black Codes From The Underground |
| Dizzy Gillespie, soloist | Sing Joy Spring | |
| James Moody, soloist | Meet Benny Bailey | |
| Stanley Jordan, soloist | Magic Touch | |
| Miles Davis, soloist | Human Nature |
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Wynton Marsalis Group | Black Codes From The Underground |
| Chick Corea And Steve Kujala | Voyage | |
| Sting | The Dream Of The Blue Turtles | |
| Keith Jarrett | Standards, Vol. 2 | |
| Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson And Others | One Night With Blue Note |
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | John Barry & Bob Wilber | The Cotton Club - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| George Russell And The Living Time Orchestra | The African Game | |
| Toshiko Akiyoshi And Lew Tabackin Big Band | March Of The Tadpoles | |
| Louis Bellson | Don't Stop Now! | |
| Lionel Hampton | Ambassador At Large |
Best Country Vocal Performance - Female
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Rosanne Cash | I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me |
| Juice Newton | You Make Me Want To Make You Mine | |
| Emmylou Harris | The Ballad Of Sally Rose | |
| Janie Fricke | She's Single Again | |
| Dolly Parton | Real Love |
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Ronnie Milsap | Lost In The Fifties Tonight (In The Still Of The Night) |
| Ricky Skaggs | You Make Me Feel Like A Man | |
| Lee Greenwood | I Don't Mind The Thorns (If You're The Rose) | |
| Willie Nelson | Forgiving You Was Easy | |
| Mel McDaniel | Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On |
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | The Judds | Why Not Me |
| The Forester Sisters | The Forester Sisters | |
| Dolly Parton And Kenny Rogers | Real Love | |
| Marie Osmond And Dan Seals | Meet Me In Montana | |
| Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings | Highwayman | |
| Alabama | Can't Keep A Good Man Down |
Best Country Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Soloist)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler | Cosmic Square Dance |
| Merle Watson And Doc Watson | Windy And Warm | |
| Dave Holland, Vassar Clements, John Hartford | Vassar Clements, John Hartford, Dave Holland | |
| Charlie McCoy | Lasso The Moon (Instrumental) | |
| Earl Scruggs | Folsom Prison Blues |
Best Country Song
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash & Kris Kristofferson | Highwayman |
| The Judds - Wynonna And Naomi | Love Is Alive | |
| Ronnie Milsap | Lost In The Fifties Tonight (In The Still Of The Night) | |
| Rosanne Cash | I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me | |
| Alabama | Forty Hour Week (For A Livin') | |
| Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson | Desperados Waiting For A Train | |
| Mel McDaniel | Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On |
Best Gospel Performance, Female
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Amy Grant | Unguarded |
| Sandi Patti | Hymns Just For You | |
| Sheila Walsh | Don't Hide Your Heart | |
| Debby Boone | Choose Life | |
| Leslie Phillips | Black And White In A Grey World |
Best Gospel Performance - Male
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Larnelle Harris | How Excellent Is Thy Name |
| Phil Driscoll | Power Of Praise | |
| Russ Taff | Medals | |
| Steve Green | He Holds The Key | |
| James Blackwood Sr. | Fifty Golden Years |
Best Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group, Choir Or Chorus
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Sandi Patti & Larnelle Harris | I've Just Seen Jesus |
| The Imperials | Let The Wind Blow | |
| Amy Grant And Randy Stonehill | I Could Never Say Goodbye | |
| DeGarmo And Key | Commander Sozo And The Charge Of The Light Brigade | |
| Petra | Beat The System |
Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Shirley Caesar | Martin |
| Dorothy Norwood | Lift Him Up | |
| DeLeon Richards | Deleon | |
| Vanessa Bell Armstrong | Chosen | |
| Vernessa Mitchell | Blessed Assurance |
Best Soul Gospel Performance - Male
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Marvin Winans | Bring Back The Days Of Yea And Nay |
| Douglas Miller | Unspeakable Joy | |
| Philip Nicholas | Stop Your Searchin' (Try God!) | |
| Howard McCrary | So Good | |
| Marvin Yancy | Heavy Load |
Best Soul Gospel Performance By A Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus - Singles, Albums or Tracks
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | The Winans | Tomorrow |
| Carvin Winans & Marvin Winans | Tomorrow | |
| Sandra Crouch And Friends | We're Waiting | |
| Edwin Hawkins With Music And Arts Seminar Mass Choir | Have Mercy | |
| Sandra Crouch And Jean Johnson | Completely Yes |
Best Inspirational Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Jennifer Holliday | Come Sunday |
| Kool And The Gang | You Are The One | |
| Glen Campbell | No More Night | |
| Barbara Mandrell | Christmas At Our House | |
| Pat Boone | 16,000 Faces |
Best Latin Pop Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Lani Hall | Es Facil Amar |
| Jose Feliciano | Ya Soy Tuyo | |
| Lucia Mendez | Solo Una Mujer | |
| Jose Jose | Reflexiones | |
| Jose Jose And Jose Feliciano | Por Ella |
Best Tropical Latin Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Eddie Palmieri | Solito |
| 🏆 | Tito Puente & His Latin Ensemble | Mambo Diablo |
| Bonny Cepeda y Orquestra | Noche De Discotheque | |
| Rubén Blades | Mucho Mejor | |
| Mongo Santamaria | Free Spirit, Espirito Libre | |
| Celia Cruz And Johnny Pacheco | De Nuevo |
Best Mexican-American Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Vikki Carr | Simplemente Mujer |
| Santiago Jiminez Jr. | Santiago Strikes Again | |
| Maria De Lourdes | Mujer Importante | |
| Rocio Durcal | Canta A Juan Gabriel | |
| Juan Valentin | 20 Exitos Romanticos Con Juan Valentin | |
| Los Humildes | 13 Aniversario/13 Album/13 Exitos |
Best Traditional Blues Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | B.B. King | My Guitar Sings The Blues |
| Roy Buchanan | When A Guitar Plays The Blues | |
| Johnny Winter | Serious Business | |
| Koko Taylor | Queen Of The Blues | |
| Jimmy Witherspoon And Joe Turner | Patcha, Patcha, All Night Long | |
| Bobby Bland | Members Only | |
| Knocky Parker And His Houserockers Featuring Big Joe Turner | Big Joe Turner With Knocky Parker And His Houserockers |
Best Ethnic Or Traditional Folk Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Rockin' Sidney | My Toot Toot |
| Beausoleil | Zydeco Gris-Gris | |
| Buckwheat Zydeco | Turning Point | |
| Dewey Balfa | Souvenirs | |
| Clifton Chenier | Live At The San Francisco Blues Festival |
Best Polka Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Frank Yankovic | 70 Years Of Hits |
| Lenny Gomulka And Chicago Push | Simply Polkamentary | |
| Li'l Wally And His Orchestra | Polskie Czucie Polish Feelings | |
| Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones | Polka Fireworks | |
| Ron Gordick (Brass Release) | Brass With Class |
Best Reggae Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Jimmy Cliff | Cliff Hanger |
| Burning Spear | Resistance | |
| Judy Mowatt | Working Wonders | |
| Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers | Play The Game Right | |
| The Blue Riddim Band | Alive In Jamaica |
Best Recording For Children
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | (Jim Henson's Muppets & The Sesame Street Cast) | Follow That Bird - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| Children Of The World | We Are The World | |
| Meryl Streep, George Winston | The Velveteen Rabbit | |
| Dudley Moore And John Williams, cond. | Prokofiev: Peter And The Wolf | |
| Christopher Plummer, Michael Tilson Thomas, cond. | E.T.A. Hoffman - Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker | |
| Candle And The Agapeland Singers | Bullfrogs And Butterflies (Part II) |
Best Comedy Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Whoopi Goldberg | Whoopi Goldberg - Original Broadway Show Recording |
| Billy Crystal | You Look Marvelous | |
| Joe Piscopo | Honeymooners Rap | |
| Weird Al Yankovic | Dare To Be Stupid | |
| Cheech And Chong | Born In East L.A. |
Best Spoken Word Or Non-Musical Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | (Original Broadway Cast) | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom |
| Philip Roth | Zukerman Bound | |
| John Le Carre | The Spy Who Came In From The Cold | |
| Dick Cavett | The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn | |
| Alan Arkin | Catch 22 |
Best Music Video, Short Form
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | USA For Africa - Various Artists | We Are The World - The Video Event |
| Hall And Oates | The Daryl Hall And John Oates Video Collection - 7 Big Ones (Video) | |
| Tina Turner | Private Dancer (Video) | |
| Phil Collins | No Jacket Required (Video) | |
| Band Aid | Do They Know It's Christmas (Video) |
Best Music Video, Long Form
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Huey Lewis & The News | Huey Lewis & The News - The Heart Of Rock 'n' Roll |
| Wham! | Wham! The Video (Video) | |
| Tina Turner | Tina Live - Private Dancer Tour (Video) | |
| The Police | The Police Synchronicity Concert (Video) | |
| Prince And The Revolution | Prince And The Revolution Live (Video) |
Best Instrumental Composition
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Jan Hammer, composer (Jan Hammer) | Miami Vice Theme |
| Thad Jones, composer (Louis Belson) | With Bells On | |
| David Foster, composer (David Foster) | Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire | |
| Alan Silvestri, composer (Alan Silvestri) | Back To The Future | |
| Harold Faltermeyer, composer (Harold Faltermeyer) | Axel F |
Best Album Of Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Marc Benno, Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey, Micki Free, Jon Gilutin, Hawk, Howard Hewett, Bunny Hull, Howie Rice, Sharon Robinson, Dan Sembello, Sue Sheridan, Richard C. Theisen II & Allee Willis, composers (Various Artists) | Beverly Hills Cop |
| Maurice Jarre, composer (Maurice Jarre) | Witness | |
| Jon Anderson, Peter Beckett, Dino Elefante, John Elefante, David Foster, Jay Graydon, Stephen A. Kipner, Richard Marx, John Parr, Billy Squier & Cynthia Weil, composers (Various Artists) | St. Elmo's Fire | |
| Lindsey Buckingham, Eric Clapton, John Colla, Chris Hayes, Sean Hopper, Huey Lewis & Alan Silvestri, composers (Alan Silvestri) | Back To The Future | |
| Maurice Jarre, composer (Maurice Jarre) | A Passage To India |
Best Cast Show Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | John McClure, producer (Kiri Te Kanawa & Jose Carreras) | West Side Story |
| David Gooch, producer (Various) | Very Warm For May | |
| Henry Krieger, composer; Robert Lorick, lyricist; Martin Silvestri, producer (Original Cast) | The Tap Dance Kid | |
| Bob Crewe & Ellie Greenwich, producers (Leader Of The Pack) | Greatest Hits From Leader Of The Pack | |
| Roger Miller, composer; Roger Miller, lyricist; Jimmy Bowen, producer (Original Cast) | Big River |
Best Arrangement On An Instrumental
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Dave Grusin & Lee Ritenour, arrangers (Dave Grusin & Lee Ritenour) | Early A.M. Attitude |
| George Russell, arranger (George Russell And The Living Time Orchestra) | The African Game | |
| William Brohn, arranger (Various) | Suite Of Dances From /Pacific Overtures/ | |
| Chip Davis, arrangers (Mannheim Steamroller) | Stille Nacht (Silent Night) | |
| Toshiko Akiyoshi, arranger (Toshiko Akiyoshi And Lew Tabackin Big Band) | March Of The Tadpoles |
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Nelson Riddle, arranger (Linda Ronstadt) | Lush Life |
| Peter Wolf, arranger (Dennis Edwards And Thelma Houston) | Why Do People Fall In Love | |
| David Foster, arranger (Chaka Khan) | Through The Fire | |
| Dave Grusin & Lee Ritenour, arrangers (Dave Grusin And Lee Ritenour) | Harlequin | |
| Ralph Burns & Frank Foster, arrangers (George Benson) | Beyond The Sea |
Best Vocal Arrangement For Two Or More Voices
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Cheryl Bentyne & Bobby McFerrin, arrangers (The Manhattan Transfer) | Another Night In Tunisia |
| Alan Paul, arranger (Manhattan Transfer) | Ray's Rockhouse | |
| Dennis Lambert, arranger (Commodores) | Nightshift | |
| Phil Mattson, arranger (Phil Mattson And The P.M. Singers) | I Hear Music | |
| Janis Siegel & Dennis Wilson, arrangers (The Manhattan Transfer) | Blee Blop Blues |
Best Album Package
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | John Kosh & Ron Larson, art directors (Linda Ronstadt) | Lush Life |
| Rene Hardaway & Johnny B. Lee, art directors (Stevie Wonder) | In Square Circle | |
| Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff & Jeri McManus, art directors (a-ha) | Hunting High And Low | |
| Virginia Team, art director (Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson) | Highwayman | |
| Bill Levy, Stan Watts & Murry Whiteman, art directors (Martin Briley) | Dangerous Moments |
Best Album Notes
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Peter Guralnick, album notes writer (Sam Cooke) | Sam Cooke Live At The Harlem Square Club, 1963 |
| Neil Tesser, album notes writer (Stan Getz) | The Girl From Ipanema - The Bossa Nova Years | |
| Lenny Kaye, album notes writer (Koener, Ray And Glover, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Lovin' Spoonful And Others) | Crossroads - White Blues In The 1960's | |
| Lenny Kaye, album notes writer (Judy Collins, Tom Paxton, Phil Ochs And Others) | Bleeker And Macdougal - The Folk Scene Of The 60's | |
| Dwight Blocker Bowers & James R. Morris, album notes writers (Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Ella Fitzgerald And Others) | American Popular Song |
Best Historical Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | John Pfeiffer, Producer | RCA/Met - 100 Singers - 100 Years |
| Tohru Okamura, Producer | Billie Holiday On Verve 1946-1959 | |
| Orrin Keepnews, Producer | Bill Evans: The Complete Riverside Recordings | |
| J.R. Taylor, Producer | American Popular Song | |
| Doug Seroff, Producer | The Human Orchestra (Rhythm Quartets In The Thirties) |
Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Neil Dorfsman, engineer (Dire Straits) | Brothers In Arms |
| Jim Scott & Pete Smith, engineers (Sting) | The Dream Of The Blue Turtles | |
| Chieli Minucci & Paul Wickliffe, engineers (Special EFX) | Modern Manners | |
| Don Murray, engineer (Dave Grusin And Lee Ritenour) | Harlequin | |
| Jeff Hendrickson, engineer (David Lee Roth) | Crazy From The Heat |
Producer Of The Year (Non-Classical)
| Artist | |
|---|---|
| 🏆 | Phil Collins & Hugh Padgham |
| David Foster (producer) | |
| Neil Dorfsman, Mark Knopfler (producers) | |
| Narada Michael Walden (producer) | |
| Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar & Greg Ladanyi (producers) |
Best Classical Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | John Aler & Robert Shaw, artists; Robert Woods, producer | Berlioz: Requiem |
| Louis Lane, artist; Robert Woods, producer | Respighi: Pines Of Rome/ The Birds/ Fountains Of Rome | |
| Leonard Slatkin, artist; Jay David Saks, producer | Prokofiev: Cinderella (Suite) | |
| Daniel Barenboim & Itzhak Perlman, artists; Steven Paul, producer | Mozart: Violin And Piano Sonatas (K.296,305,306) | |
| Claudio Abbado, artist; Rainer Brock, producer | Mahler: Symphony No. 7 In E Minor | |
| Kaaren Erickson, Alfreda Hodgson, Jon Humphrey, Sylvia McNair, Robert Shaw & Richard Stilwell, artists; Robert Woods, producer | Handel: Messiah | |
| Michael Tilson Thomas, artist; Steven Epstein, producer | Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue/ Second Rhapsody For Orchestra With Piano/ Short Story/ Violin Piece/ For Lily Pons/ Sleepless Night/ Promenade | |
| James Levine, artist; Jay David Saks, producer | Dvorák: Symphony No. 7 In D Minor | |
| Elly Ameling & Robert Shaw, artists; Robert Woods, producer | Berlioz: Les Nuits D'ete/Faure: Pelleas Et Melisande |
Best Classical Orchestral Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Robert Shaw, conductor (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra) | Faure: Pelleas Et Melisande |
| (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra) | Respighi: Pines Of Rome/The Birds/Fountains Of Rome | |
| (Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra) | Prokofiev: Cinderella (Suite) | |
| (Rotterdam Philharmonic) | Liszt: A Faust Symphony | |
| (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) | Dvorák: Symphony No. 7 In D Minor |
Best Opera Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Philip Langridge & Franz Mazura; Georg Solti, conductor; James Mallinson, producer (Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra) | Schoenberg: Moses Und Aron |
| Peter Hofmann, Kurt Moll, Jose Van Dam, Dunja Vejzovic & Herbert von Karajan; Michel Glotz, producer (Vienna State Opera Chorus; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) | Wagner: Der Fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman) | |
| Riccardo Chailly, Stafford Dean, John Dobson, Philip Langridge, Cathryn Pope, Samuel Ramey & Sarah Walker; Andrew Cornall, producer (London Sinfonietta Chorus; London Sinfonietta Orchestra) | Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress | |
| Renato Bruson, Placido Domingo, Mirella Freni, Robert Gambill, Kurt Rydl & Giuseppe Sinopoli; Wolfgang Stengel, producer (Royal Opera House Chorus Of Covent Garden; Philharmonia Orchestra) | Puccini: Manon Lescaut | |
| Florindo Andreolli, Placido Domingo, Juan Pons, Georges Pretre, Alberto Rinaldi & Teresa Stratas; Rudolph Werner, producer (Milano Teatro Alla Scala Chorus; Milano Teatro Alla Scala Orchestra) | Leoncavallo: Il Pagliacci (Original Soundtrack) |
Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Robert Shaw, conductor (Atlanta Symphony Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra) | Berlioz: Requiem |
| (Chor Der National Opera; Vienna Philharmonic) | Verdi: Requiem | |
| (Choeurs De Paris; Orchestre De Paris) | Mozart: Requiem | |
| (Winchester Cathedral Choir; English Chamber Orchestra) | Lloyd Webber: Requiem | |
| (Choeur The Sixteen; Amsterdam Baroque Chorus) | Handel: Messiah |
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists (With Orchestra)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Yo-Yo Ma, artist (London Symphony Orchestra) | Elgar: Cello Concerto, Op. 85/Walton: Concerto For Cello & Orch. |
| Andras Schiff, artist (Concertgebouw Orchestra) | Schumann: Piano Concerto In A Minor/ Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 In F Minor | |
| Itzhak Perlman, artist (Israel Philharmonic Orchestra) | Khachaturian: Violin Concerto In D Minor | |
| James Galway, artist (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) | James Galway Plays Khachaturian (Concerto For Flute And Orchestra/ Spartacus, Masquerade And Gayaneh) | |
| Michael Tilson Thomas, artist (Los Angeles Philharmonic) | Gershwin: Second Rhapsody For Orchestra With Piano | |
| Andre Previn, artist (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra) | Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue |
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists (Without Orchestra)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Vladimir Ashkenazy, artist | Ravel: Gaspard De La Nuit; Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte; Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales |
| Michael Tilson Thomas, artist | Gershwin: Preludes For Piano/Short Story/Violin Piece/ For Lily Pons/ Sleepless Night/ Promenade | |
| Francois-Rene Duchable, artist | Chopin: Piano Sonatas No. 2 in B-Flat Minor And No. 3 In B Minor | |
| Claudio Arrau, artist | Chopin: 4 Scherzi/ Polonaise Fantaisie Op. 61 | |
| Julian Bream, artist | /Guitarra/ - The Guitar In Spain (Mudarra, Guerau, Boccherini, Sor, Tarrega, Albeniz, Falla, Turina, Etc.) |
Best Chamber Music Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Emanuel Ax & Yo-Yo Ma, artists | Brahms: Cello And Piano Sonatas In E Minor And F |
| King's Singers (Simon Carrington, Anthony Holt, Alastair Hume, Bill Ives, Jeremy Jackman & Colin Mason), artists | The King's Singers' Madrigal History Tour (Vol. 1- Italian-English/Vol. 2 - French And Spanish) | |
| Daniel Barenboim, Jacqueline Du Pre & Pinchas Zukerman, artists | Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio In A Minor | |
| Andre Previn & Vienna Wind Soloists, artists | Mozart: Piano And Wind Quintet In E Flat/ Beethoven: Piano And Wind Quintet In E-Flat | |
| Itzhak Perlman & Samuel Sanders, artists | Dvorák: Sonatina In G And Four Romantic Pieces/ Smetana: From My Homeland |
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | (Robert Shaw; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra) | Berlioz: Requiem |
| (Orf Symphonie-Orchester) | Zarzuela Arias And Duets (Arias Only) | |
| (Orchestre Philharmonique De Monte Carlo) | Marilyn Horne Sings (Offenbach, Cherubini, Saint-Saens, Etc.) | |
| (English Chamber Orchestra) | Canteloube: Chants D'auvergne, Vol.2/Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras, No. 5 | |
| (Boston Symphony Orchestra) | Berlioz: Les Nuits D'Ete/Debussy: La Damoiselle Elue | |
| (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra) | Berlioz: Les Nuits D'Ete |
Best Contemporary Composition
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer | Lloyd Webber: Requiem |
| Robert Starer, composer | Starer: Violin Concerto | |
| George Perle, composer | Perle: Serenade No. 3 For Piano And Chamber Orchestra | |
| Philip Glass, composer | Glass: Satyagraha | |
| John Adams, composer | Adams: Harmonium For Large Orchestra And Chorus |
Best Engineered Recording, Classical
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Jack Renner, engineer (Robert Shaw, conductor) | Berlioz: Requiem |
| Paul Goodman & Thomas MacCluskey, engineers (Leonard Slatkin, conductor) | Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Complete) | |
| Jack Renner, engineer (Louis Lane, conductor) | Respighi: Pines Of Rome/ The Birds/Fountains Of Rome | |
| Paul Goodman, engineer (Leonard Slatkin, conductor) | Prokofiev: Cinderella (Suite) | |
| James Lock, engineer (Georg Solti, conductor) | Mahler: Symphony No. 1 In D Major | |
| Paul Goodman, engineer (James Levine, conductor) | Dvorák: Symphony No. 7 In D Minor | |
| Jack Renner, engineer (Robert Shaw, conductor; Elly Ameling, soprano) | Berlioz: Les Nuite D'ete/Faure: Pelleas Et Melisande |
Classical Producer Of The Year
| Artist | |
|---|---|
| 🏆 | Robert Woods |
| Steven Epstein | |
| Jay David Saks | |
| David Mottley | |
| James Mallinson |