[1991 Grammy Awards] – Complete List of Winners and Nominees (33rd) ♪
[1991 Grammy Awards] – Complete List of Winners and Nominees (33rd) ♪
Held on February 20, 1991, the 33rd Annual Grammy Awards acknowledged recordings from October 1, 1989, to September 30, 1990. Quincy Jones' ambitious and star-studded album Back on the Block won Album of the Year, showcasing his unparalleled mastery as a producer and his ability to blend diverse genres and generations of artists.
Phil Collins' poignant ballad "Another Day in Paradise" won Record of the Year, highlighting his continued pop dominance. Mariah Carey, with her extraordinary vocal range and powerful debut, was deservedly named Best New Artist.
Other important winners included Sinead O'Connor and Bell Biv DeVoe. This period saw a strong emphasis on R&B, pop, and the emergence of powerhouse vocalists, reflecting the changing landscape of popular music and industry trends.
Record Of The Year
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Phil Collins | Another Day In Paradise |
| Mariah Carey | Vision Of Love | |
| M.C. Hammer | U Can't Touch This | |
| Sinéad O'Connor | Nothing Compares 2 U | |
| Bette Midler | From A Distance |
Album Of The Year
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Quincy Jones (And Various Artists) | Back On The Block |
| Wilson Phillips | Wilson Phillips | |
| M.C. Hammer | Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em | |
| Mariah Carey | Mariah Carey | |
| Phil Collins | ...But Seriously |
Song Of The Year
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Bette Midler | From A Distance |
| Mariah Carey | Vision Of Love | |
| Sinead O'Connor | Nothing Compares 2 U | |
| Wilson Phillips | Hold On | |
| (Phil Collins) | Another Day In Paradise |
Best New Artist
| Artist | |
|---|---|
| 🏆 | Mariah Carey |
| The Kentucky Headhunters | |
| The Black Crowes | |
| Wilson Phillips | |
| Lisa Stansfield |
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Mariah Carey | Vision Of Love |
| Sinéad O'Connor | Nothing Compares 2 U | |
| Whitney Houston | I'm Your Baby Tonight | |
| Bette Midler | From A Distance | |
| Lisa Stansfield | All Around The World |
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Roy Orbison | Oh Pretty Woman |
| Billy Joel | Storm Front | |
| James Ingram | I Don't Have The Heart | |
| Michael Bolton | Georgia On My Mind | |
| Rod Stewart | Downtown Train | |
| Phil Collins | Another Day In Paradise |
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville | All My Life |
| Righteous Brothers | Unchained Melody (1990 Re-Recording) | |
| B-52's | Roam | |
| Wilson Phillips | Hold On | |
| Heart | All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You | |
| Bruce Hornsby And The Range | Across The River |
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Angelo Badalamenti | Twin Peaks Theme |
| Stanley Jordon | What's Goin' On | |
| Quincy Jones And Various Artists | Setembro (Brazilian Wedding Song) | |
| Phil Collins | Saturday Night And Sunday Morning | |
| Kenny G | Going Home |
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Alannah Myles | Black Velvet |
| Stevie Nicks | Whole Lotta Trouble | |
| Melissa Etheridge | The Angels | |
| Tina Turner | Steamy Windows | |
| Janet Jackson | Black Cat |
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Eric Clapton | Bad Love |
| Joe Cocker | You Can Leave Your Hat On | |
| Neil Young | Rockin' In The Free World | |
| Billy Idol | Cradle Of Love | |
| Jon Bon Jovi | Blaze Of Glory |
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Aerosmith | Janie's Got A Gun |
| INXS | Suicide Blonde | |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | Higher Ground | |
| Midnight Oil | Blue Sky Mining | |
| The Rolling Stones | Almost Hear You Sigh |
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Vaughan Brothers | D/FW |
| The Allman Brothers Band | True Gravity | |
| Steve Vai | Passion And Warfare | |
| Joe Satriani | Flying In A Blue Dream | |
| Eric Johnson | Ah Via Musicom |
Best Hard Rock Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Living Colour | Time's Up |
| AC/DC | The Razor's Edge | |
| Jane's Addiction | Ritual De Lo Habitual | |
| Motley Crue | Kickstart My Heart | |
| Faith No More | Epic |
Best Metal Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Metallica | Stone Cold Crazy |
| Megadeth | Rust In Peace | |
| Anthrax | Persistence Of Time | |
| Judas Priest | Painkiller | |
| Suicidal Tendencies | Lights... Camera... Revolution |
Best Alternative Music Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Sinéad O'Connor | I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got |
| Kate Bush | The Sensual World | |
| Laurie Anderson | Strange Angels | |
| World Party (Karl Wallinger) | Goodbye Jumbo | |
| The Replacements | All Shook Down |
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Anita Baker | Compositions |
| Regina Belle | Make It Like It Was | |
| Patti LaBelle | I Can't Complain | |
| Pebbles | Giving You The Benefit | |
| Janet Jackson | Alright |
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Luther Vandross | Here And Now |
| Babyface | Whip Appeal | |
| Tevin Campbell | Round And Round | |
| Al B. Sure! | Missunderstanding | |
| Johnny Gill | Johnny Gill |
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Ray Charles & Chaka Khan | I'll Be Good To You |
| Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, El DeBarge, Barry White | The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite) | |
| Was Not Was | Papa Was A Rollin' Stone | |
| After 7 | Can't Stop | |
| En Vogue | Born To Sing |
Best Rhythm & Blues Song
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | M.C. Hammer | U Can't Touch This |
| Johnny Gill | My, My, My | |
| Ray Charles, Chaka Khan | I'll Be Good To You | |
| Luther Vandross | Here And Now | |
| Janet Jackson | Alright |
Best Rap Solo Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | M.C. Hammer | U Can't Touch This |
| Monie Love | Monie In The Middle | |
| Vanilla Ice | Ice Ice Baby | |
| Big Daddy Kane | I Get The Job Done | |
| Queen Latifah | All Hail The Queen |
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Melle Mel, Ice-T, Big Daddy Kane, Kool Moe Dee, Quincy Jones & Quincy D. III | Back On The Block |
| Dr. Dre And The West Coast Rap All-Stars | We're All In The Same Gang | |
| Digital Underground | The Humpty Dance | |
| Public Enemy | Fear Of A Black Planet | |
| D.J. Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince | And In This Corner... |
Best New Age Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Mark Isham | Mark Isham |
| Mannheim Steamroller | Yellowstone - The Music Of Nature | |
| Michael Hedges | Taproot | |
| Paul Winter | Earth: Voices Of A Planet | |
| Acoustic Alchemy | Caravan Of Dreams | |
| Mysterious Voices Of Bulgaria | Balkan |
Best Jazz Fusion Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Quincy Jones | Birdland |
| Lee Ritenour | Stolen Moments | |
| Chick Corea Elektric Band | Inside Out | |
| Spyro Gyra | Fast Forward | |
| Stan Getz | Apasionado |
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Ella Fitzgerald | All That Jazz |
| Peggy Lee | The Peggy Lee Songbook - There'll Be Another Spring | |
| Dianne Reeves | I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good | |
| Betty Carter | Droppin' Things | |
| Carmen McRae | Carmen Sings Monk |
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Harry Connick, Jr. | We Are In Love |
| Bobby McFerrin | Scrapple From The Apple | |
| Jon Hendricks | Freddie Freeloader | |
| George Benson | Big Boss Band | |
| Tony Bennett | Astoria: Portrait Of The Artist |
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Oscar Peterson, soloist | The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live At The Blue Note |
| Miles Davis, soloist | The Hot Spot | |
| Branford Marsalis, soloist | Crazy People Music | |
| George Benson, soloist | Basie's Bag | |
| Stan Getz, soloist | Anniversary |
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | The Oscar Peterson Trio | The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live At The Blue Note |
| Wynton Marsalis Group | Standard Time Vol. 3 The Resolution Of Romance | |
| Dizzy Gillespie And Max Roach | Max And Dizzy - Paris 1989 | |
| Art Blakey, Dr. John And David Fathead Newman | Bluesiana Triangle | |
| Branford Marsalis Quartet With Terence Blanchard | Again Never |
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Frank Foster | Basie's Bag |
| Bob Florence | Treasure Chest | |
| Mel Lewis | The Definitive Thad Jones Volume 2 Live From The Village Vanguard | |
| Lionel Hampton | Cookin' In The Kitchen | |
| Louis Bellson And His Jazz Orchestra | Airmail Special |
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Kathy Mattea | Where've You Been |
| Reba McEntire | You Lie | |
| Mary Chapin Carpenter | Quittin' Time | |
| Carlene Carter | I Fell In Love | |
| K.T. Oslin | Come Next Monday |
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Vince Gill | When I Call Your Name |
| Dwight Yoakam | Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose | |
| Doug Stone | I'd Be Better Off (In A Pine Box) | |
| Randy Travis | Hard Rock Bottom Of Your Heart | |
| Garth Brooks | Friends In Low Places |
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | The Kentucky Headhunters | Pickin' On Nashville |
| The Judds | Love Can Build A Bridge | |
| Alabama | Jukebox In My Mind | |
| Shenandoah | Ghost In This House | |
| Restless Heart | Fast Movin' Train |
Best Country Vocal Collaboration
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler | Poor Boy Blues |
| Randy Travis And B.B. King | Waiting On The Light To Change | |
| Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash | Highwayman 2 | |
| Randy Travis And George Jones | A Few Old Country Boys | |
| Keith Whitley, Lorrie Morgan | 'Til A Tear Becomes A Rose |
Best Country Instrumental Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler | So Soft, Your Goodbye |
| Wild Rose | Wild Rose | |
| Foster And Lloyd | Whoa | |
| Asleep At The Wheel | Pedernales Stroll | |
| David Grisman | Dawg '90 |
Best Bluegrass Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Alison Krauss | I've Got That Old Feeling |
| The Nashville Bluegrass Band | The Boys Are Back In Town | |
| Hot Rize | Take It Home | |
| Mac Wiseman | Grassroots To Bluegrass | |
| The Dillards | Darlin' Boys |
Best Country Song
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Kathy Mattea | Where've You Been |
| Vince Gill | When I Call Your Name | |
| Garth Brooks | The Dance | |
| Garth Brooks | Friends In Low Places | |
| K. T. Oslin | Come Next Monday |
Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Petra | Beyond Belief |
| Charlie Peacock | The Secret Of Time | |
| Eddie DeGarmo | Phase II | |
| Phil Keaggy | Find Me In These Fields | |
| Mylon LeFevre And Broken Heart | Crank It Up |
Best Pop Gospel Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Sandi Patti | Another Time... Another Place |
| Phil Driscoll | Warriors | |
| Steven Curtis Chapman | More To This Life | |
| First Call | God Is Good | |
| Michael W. Smith | Go West Young Man |
Best Southern Gospel Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Bruce Carroll | The Great Exchange |
| J.D. Sumner And The Stamps | Victory Road | |
| The Happy Goodman Family | The Reunion | |
| The Nelons | Let The Redeemed Say So | |
| The Speers | He's Still In The Fire |
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Tramaine Hawkins | Tramaine Hawkins Live |
| Ron Winans Family And Friends | Ron Winans Presents Family And Friends Choir II | |
| Mom And Pop Winans | Mom And Pop Winans | |
| Shirley Caesar | I Remember Mana | |
| The Clark Sisters | Bringing It Back Home |
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Take 6 | So Much 2 Say |
| The Winans | Return | |
| Richard Smallwood Singers | Portrait | |
| Daryl Coley | He's Right On Time/Live From Los Angeles | |
| Edwin Hawkins Singers | Face To Face |
Best Gospel Album By A Choir Or Chorus
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | James Cleveland, choir director (The Southern California Community Choir) | Having Church |
| Milton Brunson, choir director (Milton Brunson And Thompson Community Singers) | Open Our Eyes | |
| Walter Hawkins, choir director (Walter Hawkins And The Love Center Mass Choir) | Love Alive IV | |
| James Bignon, choir director (The Georgia Mass Choir, James Bignon, choir director) | Hold On, Help Is On The Way | |
| Maurice Culpepper & Jonathan Greer, choir directors (Maurice Culpepper And Dr. Jonathan Greer) | He's Worthy |
Best Latin Pop Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Jose Feliciano | Por Que Te Tengo Que Olvidar? |
| Isabel Pantoja | Se Me Enamora El Alma | |
| Ana Gabriel | Quien Como Tu | |
| Duncan Dhu | Autobiografia | |
| Luis Miguel | 20 Anos |
Best Tropical Latin Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Tito Puente | Lambada Timbales |
| Tito Puente And Millie P. | Tito Puente Presents Millie P. | |
| Poncho Sanchez | Mama Guela | |
| Willie Colon | Color Americano | |
| Luis Enrique | Amiga |
Best Mexican-American Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Texas Tornados | Soy De San Luis |
| Los Diablos | Nuestro Tiempo | |
| Vicente Fernandez | Las Clasicas De Jose Alfredo Jimenez | |
| Santiago Jiminez Jr. | Familia Y Tradicion | |
| Mazz | Amor Con Amor |
Best Traditional Blues Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | B.B. King | Live At San Quentin |
| Little Milton | Too Much Pain... | |
| Linda Hopkins, Ruth Brown | T'ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do | |
| Clarence Gatemouth Brown | Standing My Ground | |
| Tim Drummond, John Lee Hooker, Earl Palmer, Miles Davis, Roy Rogers, Taj Mahal | Coming To Town |
Best Contemporary Blues Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Vaughan Brothers | Family Style |
| Etta James | Stickin' To My Guns | |
| Lee Atwater, B.B. King | Red Hot And Blue | |
| The Robert Cray Band Featuring The Memphis Horns | Midnight Stroll | |
| Koko Taylor | Jump For Joy |
Best Traditional Folk Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Doc Watson | On Praying Ground |
| (Various Artists) | Partisans Of Vilna: Songs Of World War II Jewish Resistance | |
| The Whitstein Brothers | Old Time Duets | |
| Basin Brothers | Let's Get Cajun | |
| Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Classic s | |
| (Various Artists) | Brazil Forro: Music For Maids And Taxi Drivers |
Best Contemporary Folk Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Shawn Colvin | Steady On |
| Maura O'Connell | Helpless Heart | |
| Indigo Girls | Hammer And A Nail | |
| Suzanne Vega | Days Of Open Hand |
Best Reggae Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Bunny Wailer | Time Will Tell - A Tribute To Bob Marley |
| Black Uhuru | Now | |
| Burning Spear | Mek We Dweet | |
| Andrew Tosh | Make Place For The Youth | |
| Toots And The Maytals | An Hour Live |
Best Polka Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Jimmy Sturr | When It's Polka Time At Your House |
| Jimmy Weber And The Sounds | Sounds From The Heart | |
| Toledo Polkamotion | Grand Illusion | |
| Polka Family Band | Fiddle Faddle | |
| Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones | Everybody Polka |
Best Recording For Children
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | (Various Artists) | The Little Mermaid |
| (Various Artists) | The Rock-A-Bye Collection - Volume Two | |
| Roy Dotrice (Various Artists) | The Little Mermaid | |
| Danny Glover, Ladysmith Black Mambazo | How The Leopard Got His Spots | |
| Doc Watson | Doc Watson Sings Songs For Little Pickers |
Best Comedy Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Peter Schickele | P.D.Q. Bach: Oedipus Tex And Other Choral Calamities |
| (Various Artists) | The Best Of Comic Relief '90 | |
| Bob And Ray | The Best Of Bob And Ray: Selections From A Career - Volume 4 | |
| Garrison Keillor | More News From Lake Wobegon | |
| Jonathan Winters | Jonathan Winters Into The...90's |
Best Spoken Word Or Non-Musical Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | George Burns | Gracie - A Love Story |
| John F. Kennedy Jr. | Profiles In Courage | |
| Jimmy Stewart | Jimmy Stewart And His Poems | |
| Kyle MacLachlan | Diane.../The Twin Peaks Tapes Of Agent Cooper/ | |
| Garrison Keillor | A Prairie Home Companion: The 4th Annual Farewell |
Best Musical Cast Show Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | David Caddick, producer (Garry Morris & Cast Members) | Les Miserables - The Complete Symphonic Recording |
| John McClure, producer (Tyne Daly And Broadway Cast) | Gypsy | |
| Cy Coleman, composer; David Zippel, lyricist; Mike Berniker & Cy Coleman, producers (James Naughton, Gregg Edelman And Original Broadway Cast) | City Of Angels | |
| Hugh Fordin, producer (Ruth Brown, Linda Hopkins, And Original Broadway Cast) | Black And Blue | |
| John Fraser, producer (Kim Criswell, Jack Gilford, Frederica Von Stade, Cris Groenendaal And Cast) | Anything Goes |
Best Instrumental Composition
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Pat Metheny, composer (Pat Metheny, Dave Holland & Roy Haynes) | Change Of Heart |
| Pat Metheny, composer (Gary Burton) | The Chief | |
| Harry Connick Jr. & Joe Livingston, composers (Harry Connick Jr. Trio) | One Last Pitch (Take Two) | |
| Walter Afanasieff & Kenny G, composers (Kenny G) | Going Home |
Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture Or For Television
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | James Horner, composer (James Horner & The Boys Choir of Harlem) | Glory |
| Alan Menken, composer (Various Artists) | The Little Mermaid - Original Motion Picture | |
| Angelo Badalamenti, composer (Angelo Badalamenti) | Twin Peaks - Soundtrack | |
| Hans Zimmer, composer (Hans Zimmer, cond.) | Driving Miss Daisy - End Titles | |
| Danny Elfman, composer (Danny Elfman) | Dick Tracy Original Score |
Best Song Written Specifically For A Motion Picture Or For Television
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Various Artists | Under The Sea (From The Little Mermaid) |
| (Madonna) | Sooner Or Later (Written For The Motion Picture Dick Tracy) | |
| (Madonna) | More (Written For The Motion Picture Dick Tracy) | |
| (Various Artists) | Kiss The Girl (The Little Mermaid) | |
| (Jon Bon Jovi) | Blaze Of Glory (From Young Guns II) |
Best Music Video - Short Form
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Paula Abdul | Opposites Attract |
| Madonna | Oh Father (Video) | |
| Sinéad O'Connor | Nothing Compares 2 U (Video) | |
| Phil Collins | Another Day In Paradise (Video) | |
| Lightning Seeds | All I Want (Video) |
Best Music Video - Long Form
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | M.C. Hammer | Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em - The Movie |
| Eurythmics | We Two Are One Too (Video) | |
| Phil Collins | The Singles Collection (Video) | |
| The Who | Live - Featuring The Rock Opera /Tommy/ | |
| Leonard Bernstein, conductor | Bernstein In Berlin-Beethoven: Sym. No. 9 (Video) |
Best Arrangement On An Instrumental
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Jerry Hey, Quincy Jones, Ian Prince & Rod Temperton, arrangers (Quincy Jones) | Birdland |
| Chick Corea, arranger (Chick Corea Elektric Band) | Tale Of Daring, Chapters 1-4 | |
| Henry Mancini, arranger (Henry Mancini cond. Mancini Pops Orchestra) | Monster Movie Music Suite | |
| John Clayton, arranger (Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra) | Brush This | |
| John Williams, arranger (John Williams) | Born On The Fourth Of July |
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Glen Ballard, Jerry Hey, Quincy Jones & Clif Magness, arrangers (Siedah Garrett & Chaka Khan) | The Places You Find Love |
| Harry Connick Jr. & Marc Shaiman, arrangers (Harry Connick, Jr.) | Recipe For Love | |
| George Duke, arranger (Dianne Reeves) | Fumilayo | |
| Cedric Dent & Mervyn E. Warren, arrangers (Donna McElroy) | Come Sunday | |
| Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Tony Bennett) | Body And Soul |
Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Bruce Swedien, engineer (Quincy Jones) | Back On The Block |
| Don Murray, engineer (Patti Austin) | Love Is Gonna Getcha | |
| Scott Hendricks, engineer (Lee Greenwood) | Holdin' A Good Hand | |
| Steve Churchyard, Dan Marnien & Tony Phillips, engineers (David Baerwald) | Bedtime Stories | |
| Hugh Padgham, engineer (Phil Collins) | ...But Seriously |
Producer Of The Year (Non-Classical)
| Artist | |
|---|---|
| 🏆 | Quincy Jones |
| Billy Joel, Mick Jones (producers) | |
| Glen Ballard (producer) | |
| Phil Collins, Hugh Padgham (producers) | |
| Arif Mardin (producer) |
Best Album Package
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Jeffrey Gold, Len Peltier & Suzanne Vega, art directors (Suzanne Vega) | Days Of Open Hand |
| Tom Recchion & Sylvia Reed, art directors (Lou Reed, John Cale) | Songs For Drella (Special Edition Black Velvet) | |
| Anita Baker, Carol Bolbolts & Jim Ladwig, art directors (Anita Baker) | Compositions (Special Edition Blue Binder Cover) | |
| Vaughan Oliver, art director (Pixies) | Bossanova | |
| Jeri Heiden, art director (Fleetwood Mac) | Behind The Mask |
Best Album Notes
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Clifford Brown) | Brownie - The Complete Emarcy Recordings Of Clifford Brown |
| David Perry, album notes writer (Jack Kerouac) | The Jack Kerouac Collection | |
| Mary Katherine Aldin & Robert Palmer, album notes writers (Muddy Waters) | Muddy Waters - The Chess Box | |
| Robert Palmer, album notes writer (Bob Diddley) | Bo Diddley - The Chess Box | |
| Gary Giddins, album notes writer (Art Pepper) | Art Pepper: The Complete Galaxy Recordings |
Best Historical Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | (Robert Johnson) | Robert Johnson - The Complete Recordings |
| (Arturo Toscanini, conductor) | Verdi: Aida, Falstaff, Requiem, Te Deum, Va, Pensiero, Hymn Of The Nations | |
| (Jack Kerouac) | The Jack Kerouac Collection | |
| (Clifford Brown) | Brownie: The Complete Emarcy Recordings Of Clifford Brown | |
| (Arturo Toscanini, conductor) | Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9 And Leonore Overture #3 |
Best Classical Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Leonard Bernstein, artist; Hans Weber, producer | Ives: Sym. No. 2; Gong On The Hook And Ladder; Central Park In The Dark; The Unanswered Question |
| Vladimir Horowitz, artist; Thomas Frost, producer | The Last Recording | |
| Robert Shaw, artist; Robert Woods, producer | Rachmaninoff: Vespers | |
| Carol Rosenberger & Gerard Schwarz, artists; Adam Stern, producer | Hanson: Syms. Nos. 3 And 6/Fantasy Variations On Theme Of Youth | |
| Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Zubin Mehta & Luciano Pavarotti, artists; Christopher Raeburn, producer | Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti In Concert | |
| John Adams & Sanford Sylvan, artists | Adams: Fearful Symmetries: The Wound Dresser |
Best Orchestral Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Leonard Bernstein, conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) | Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 7 |
| (Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra) | Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8, Op. 65 | |
| (New York Philharmonic) | Ives: Symphony No. 2; Gong On The Hook And Ladder (Fireman's Parade On Mainstreet); Central Park In The Dark, The Unanswered Question | |
| (Seattle Symhony Orchestra) | Hanson: Syms. Nos. 3 And 6 | |
| (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) | Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 7 In A And 8 In F |
Best Opera Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Siegfried Jerusalem, Christa Ludwig, Kurt Moll, James Morris, Jan Hendrik Rootering, Ekkehard Wlaschiha & Heinz Zednik; James Levine, conductor; Cord Garben, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra) | Wagner: Das Rheingold |
| Mario Adorf, Helga Dernesch, Rene Kollo, Ute Lemper, John Mauceri & Milua; Michael Haas, producer (Berlin RIAS Sinfonietta (RIAS Sinfonietta Berlin)) | Weill: The Threepenny Opera | |
| Ernesto Gavazzi, Riccardo Muti, Samuel Ramey, Neil Shicoff, Cheryl Studer, Giorgio Surian & Giorgio Zancanaro; David Groves, producer (Milano Teatro Alla Scala Chorus; Milano Teatro Alla Scala Orchestra) | Verdi: Attila | |
| Gabriel Bacquir, Jules Bastin, Catherine Dubosc, Georges Gautier, Kent Nagano & Jean-Luc Viala; Arend Prohmann, producer (Lyon Opera Chorus; Orchestra De Lyon) | Prokofiev: The Love For Three Oranges | |
| Nicolai Gedda, Paul Plishka, Ruggero Raimondi, Kenneth Riegel, Mstislav Rostropovich, Romauld Tesarowicz & Galina Vichnievskaia; Michel Garcin, producer (National Symphony Orchestra) | Moussorgsky: Boris Godunov |
Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Robert Shaw, conductor (Atlanta Symphony Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra) | Walton: Belshazzar's Feast/Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Missa Brevis |
| (London Philharmonic Choir; London Philharmonic) | Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 1 (Sea Symphony) | |
| (Robert Shaw Festival Singers) | Rachmaninoff: Vespers | |
| (U. C. Berkeley Chamber Choir; Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra) | Handel: Susanna | |
| (London Oratory Choir & Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists) | Bach: St. Matthew Passion |
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist (With Orchestra)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Itzhak Perlman, artist (Israel Philharmonic Orchestra) | Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 In A Minor/Glazunov: Violin Concerto In A Minor |
| Rolf Smedvig, artist (Scottish Chamber Orchestra) | Trumpet Concertos (Haydn, Hummel, Tartini, Torelli, And Bellini) | |
| Paul Crossley, artist (London Sinfonietta) | Stravinsky: Works For Piano And Orchestra | |
| Garrick Ohlsson, artist (Seattle Symphony Orchestra) | Lazarof: Tableaux (After Kandinsky) For Piano And Orchestra | |
| Carol Rosenberger, artist (New York Symphony) | Hanson: Fantasy Variations On A Theme Of Youth |
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist (Without Orchestra)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Vladimir Horowitz, artist | The Last Recording |
| Midori, artist | Paganini: 24 Caprices For Solo Violin Op. 1 | |
| Alicia De Larrocha, artist | Mozart: Piano Sonatas (K. 283/331/332/333) | |
| Mitsuko Uchida, artist | Debussy: 12 Piano Etudes | |
| Ursula Oppens, artist | Carter: Night Fantasies/Adams: Phrygian Gates |
Best Chamber Music Or Other Small Ensemble Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Daniel Barenboim & Itzhak Perlman, artists | Brahms: The Three Violin Sonatas |
| Jan De Gaetani, Jon Humphrey, Juilliard String Quartet (Joel Krosnick, Robert Mann, Samuel Rhodes & Joel Smirnoff), Thomas Paul & Benita Valente, artists | Haydn: The Seven Last Words Of Christ | |
| Kronos Quartet (Hank Dutt, David Harrington, Joan Jeanrenaud & John Sherba), artists | Crumb: Black Angels/Tallis: Spem In Alium/Marta: Doom. A Sigh/Ives: They Are There/Shostakovich: Quartet No. 8 | |
| Richard Goode, Lucy Stoltzman & Richard Stoltzman, artists | Bartók: Contrasts/Stravinsky: L'Histoire Du Soldat Suite/Ives: Largo, Songs | |
| Andres Cardenes, Mona Golabek & Jeffrey Solow, artists | Arensky: Piano Trio #2-In D Minor/Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio In A Minor |
Best Classical Vocal Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | (Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale) | Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti In Concert |
| Elly Ameling | Songs From Des Knaben Wunderhorn | |
| Jan De Gaetani | Schubert: The Complete Songs - Volume 7 | |
| (Eastman Chamber Ensemble) | Berlioz: Les Nuits D'ete/Op. 7/Mahler: Five Wunderhorn Songs And Five Ruckert Songs | |
| (Orchestra Of St. Luke's) | Adams: The Wound Dresser |
Best Contemporary Composition
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Leonard Bernstein, composer | Bernstein: Arias & Barcarolles |
| Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, composer | Zwilich: Symphony No. 2 | |
| Terry Riley, composer | Riley: Salome Dances For Peace | |
| Henri Lazarof, composer | Lazarof: Tableaux (After Kandinsky) For Piano And Orchestra | |
| John Adams, composer | Adams: The Wound Dresser |
Best Engineered Recording (Classical)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Jack Renner, engineer (Robert Shaw conductor; Robert Shaw Festival Singers) | Rachmaninoff: Vespers |
| William Hoekstra & Thomas MacCluskey, engineers (Leonard Slatkin, conductor) | Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 | |
| Karl-August Naegler, engineer (Leonard Bernstein, conductor) | Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 And 7 | |
| Edward (Bud) T. Graham, engineer (Lorin Maazel, conductor) | Mahler: Symphony No. 8 In E Flat | |
| Judith Sherman, engineer (Kronos Quartet) | Crumb: Black Angels |
Classical Producer Of The Year
| Artist | |
|---|---|
| 🏆 | Adam Stern |
| Michael Fine | |
| Max Wilcox | |
| Hans Weber | |
| Judith Sherman |