The 36th Annual Grammy Awards : And the Grammy Goes to . . . Winners According to Category
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* Record of the Year: “I Will Always Love You,” Whitney Houston (David Foster, producer).
* Album of the Year: “The Bodyguard” soundtrack, Whitney Houston (David Foster, Narada Michael Walden, L.A. Reid, Babyface, Whitney Houston and BeBe Winans, producers).
* Song of the Year: “A Whole New World (Aladdin’s Theme),” Alan Menken and Tim Rice, songwriters (Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle, artists).
* Best New Artist: Toni Braxton.
Pop Field
* Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female: “I Will Always Love You,” Whitney Houston.
* Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male: “If I Ever Lose My Faith In You,” Sting.
* Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: “A Whole New World (Aladdin’s Theme),” Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle.
* Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance: “Steppin’ Out,” Tony Bennett.
* Best Pop Instrumental Performance: “Barcelona Mona,” Bruce Hornsby and Branford Marsalis.
Rock Field
* Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo: “I’d Do Anything for Love (but I Won’t Do That)” (single), Meat Loaf.
* Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: “Livin’ on the Edge,” Aerosmith.
* Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocal: “Plush” (track from “Core”), Stone Temple Pilots.
* Best Metal Performance With Vocal: “I Don’t Want to Change the World” (track from “Live & Loud”), Ozzy Osbourne.
* Best Rock Instrumental Performance: “Sofa” (track from “Zappa’s Universe--Conducted and Arranged by Joel Thome”), Zappa’s Universe rock group featuring Steve Vai.
* Best Rock Song: “Runaway Train,” David Pirner, songwriter (Soul Asylum, artist).
Alternative Field
* Best Alternative Music Album: “Zooropa,” U2.
R&B; Field
* Best R&B; Vocal Performance, Female: “Another Sad Love Song,” Toni Braxton.
* Best R&B; Vocal Performance, Male: “A Song for You,” Ray Charles.
* Best R&B; Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: “No Ordinary Love,” Sade.
* Best R&B; Song: “That’s the Way Love Goes,” Janet Jackson, James Harris III and Terry Lewis, songwriters (Janet Jackson, artist).
Rap Field
* Best Rap Solo Performance: “Let Me Ride,” Dr. Dre.
* Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: “Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat),” Digable Planets.
New Age Field
* Best New Age Album, Instrumental or Vocal: “Spanish Angel,” Paul Winter Consort.
Jazz Field
* Best Contemporary Jazz Performance (Instrumental): “The Road to You,” Pat Metheny Group.
* Best Jazz Vocal Performance: “Take a Look,” Natalie Cole.
* Best Jazz Instrumental Solo: “Miles Ahead,” Joe Henderson.
* Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group: “So Near, So Far,” Joe Henderson.
* Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance: “Miles and Quincy Live at Montreux,” Miles Davis and Quincy Jones.
Country Field
* Best Country Vocal Performance, Female: “Passionate Kisses,” Mary-Chapin Carpenter.
* Best Country Vocal Performance, Male: “Ain’t That Lonely Yet,” Dwight Yoakam.
* Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: “Hard Workin’ Man,” Brooks & Dunn.
* Best Country Vocal Collaboration: “Does He Love You,” Reba McEntire and Linda Davis.
* Best Country Instrumental Performance: “Red Wing,” Asleep at the Wheel.
* Best Bluegrass Album, Vocal or Instrumental: “Waitin’ for the Hard Times to Go,” Nashville Bluegrass Band.
* Best Country Song: “Passionate Kisses,” Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Mary-Chapin Carpenter, artist).
Gospel Field
* Best Rock Gospel Album: “Free at Last,” DC Talk.
* Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: “The Live Adventure,” Steven Curtis Chapman.
* Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album: “Good News,” Kathy Mattea.
* Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album: “Stand Still,” Shirley Caesar.
* Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album: “All Out,” the Winans.
* Best Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus: “Live . . . We Come Rejoicing,” Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir: Carol Cymbala, choir director.
Latin Field
* Best Latin Pop Album, Vocal or Instrumental: “Aries,” Luis Miguel.
* Best Tropical Latin Album, Vocal or Instrumental: “Mi Tierra,” Gloria Estefan.
* Best Mexican American Album, Vocal or Instrumental: “Live,” Selena.
Blues Field
* Best Traditional Blues Album, Vocal or Instrumental: “Blues Summit,” B. B. King.
* Best Contemporary Blues Album, Vocal or Instrumental: “Feels Like Rain,” Buddy Guy.
Folk Field
* Best Traditional Folk Album, Vocal or Instrumental: “The Celtic Harp,” the Chieftains.
* Best Contemporary Folk Album, Vocal or Instrumental: “Other Voices/Other Rooms,” Nanci Griffith.
Reggae Field
* Best Reggae Album, Vocal or Instrumental: “Bad Boys,” Inner Circle.
World Music Field
* Best World Music Album, Vocal or Instrumental: “A Meeting by the River,” Ry Cooder and V. M. Bhatt.
Polka Field
* Best Polka Album, Vocal or Instrumental: “Accordionally Yours,” Walter Ostanek & His Band.
Children’s Field
* Best Musical Album for Children (Award to Producer): “Aladdin” soundtrack, Alan Menken and Tim Rice.
* Best Spoken Word Album for Children (Award to Producer): “Audrey Hepburn’s Enchanted Tales,” Deborah Raffin.
Spoken Word Field
* Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album: “On the Pulse of Morning,” Maya Angelou.
* Best Spoken Comedy Album: “Jammin’ in New York,” George Carlin.
Musical Show Field
* Best Musical Show Album (Award to the Producer and to Lyricists and Composers of over 50% of the New Score.): “The Who’s Tommy--Original Cast Recording,” George Martin, producer, Pete Townshend, composer and lyricist.
Composing Field
* Best Instrumental Composition: “Forever in Love,” Kenny G.
* Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television: “Aladdin,” Alan Menken.
* Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television: “A Whole New World (Aladdin’s Theme),” Alan Menken and Tim Rice.
Music Video Field
* Best Music Video, Short Form (Award to Artist and Director/Producer): “Steam,” Peter Gabriel, Stephen R. Johnson, director, Prudence Fenton, producer.
* Best Music Video, Long Form (Award to Artist and Director/Producer): “Ten Summoner’s Tales,” Sting, Doug Nichol, director, Julie Fong, producer.
Arranging Field
* Best Arrangement on an Instrumental: “Mood Indigo” (Track from Dave Grusin’s “Homage to Duke”), Dave Grusin.
* Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s): “When I Fall In Love” (track from “Sleepless in Seattle” soundtrack), Jeremy Lubbock and David Foster.
Recording Package Field
* Best Recording Package (Art Director’s Award): “The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945-1959,” David Lau.
Album Notes Field
* Best Album Notes: “The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945-1959,” Buck Clayton, Phil Schaap and Joel E. Siegel.
Historical Field
* Best Historical Album (Award to Producer): “The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945-1959,” Michael Lang and Phil Schaap.
Production Field,
Non-Classical
* Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: “Ten Summoner’s Tales” (Sting), Hugh Padgham.
* Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: David Foster.
Classical Field
* Best Classical Album: Bartok: “The Wooden Prince and Cantata Profana,” Pierre Boulez, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.
* Best Orchestral Performance: Bartok: “The Wooden Prince,” Pierre Boulez, cond., Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
* Best Opera Recording: Handel: “Semele,” John Nelson, cond., English Chamber Orchestra & Ambrosian Opera Chorus.
* Best Performance of a Choral Work: Bartok: “Cantata Profana,” Pierre Boulez, cond., Chicago Symphony and Chorus.
* Best Classical Performance--Instrumental Soloist(s) (with Orchestra): Berg: Violin Concerto/Rihm: “Time Chant.” Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin (James Levine, cond., Chicago Symphony Orchestra).
* Best Classical Performance--Instrumental Soloist (without Orchestra): Barber: “The Complete Solo Piano Music.” John Browning, piano.
* Best Chamber Music Performance: Ives: “String Quartets,” Emerson String Quartet.
* Best Classical Vocal Performance: “The Art of Arleen Auger.” Arleen Auger, soprano (Joel Revzen, piano).
* Best Contemporary Composition: Carter: “Violin Concerto,” Elliott Carter, composer. (Oliver Knussen, cond., London Sinfonietta; Ole Bohn, violin).
* Best Engineered Recording, Classical: Bartok: “The Wooden Prince” & “Cantata Profana” (Pierre Boulez, cond., Chicago Symphony, Chorus & Soloists). Rainer Maillard, engineer.
* Classical Producer of the Year: Judith Sherman.