Grammy Awards of 1989

The 31st Grammy Awards were held in 1989. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.


Award winners:
Record of the Year
Linda Goldstein (producer) & Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy"
Album of the Year
George Michael (producer & artist) for Faith
Song of the Year
Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy"
Best New Artist
Tracy Chapman

Blues
Best Traditional Blues Recording
Willie Dixon for Hidden Charms
Best Contemporary Blues Recording
The Robert Cray Band for "Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark "

Children's
Best Recording for Children
Ry Cooder (producer & composer), Mark Sottnick (producer) & Robin Williams for Pecos Bill

Classical
Best Orchestral Recording
Robert Woods (producer), Louis Lane, Robert Shaw (conductors) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for Rorem: String Symphony; Sunday Morning; Eagles
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
Emerson Buckley (conductor), Luciano Pavarotti & the Symphony Orchestra of Amelia Romangna for Luciano Pavarotti in Concert
Best Opera Recording
Christopher Raeburn (producer), Georg Solti (conductor), Plácido Domingo, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Siegmund Nimsgern, Jessye Norman, Eva Randova, Hans Sotin, & the Vienna State Opera Orchestra for Wagner: Lohengrin
Best Choral Performance (other than opera)
Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Verdi: Requiem & Operatic Choruses
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) (with orchestra)
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor), Vladimir Horowitz & the La Scala Opera Orchestra for Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist (without orchestra)
Alicia De Larrocha for Albeniz: Iberia, Navarra, Suite Espagnola
Best Chamber Music Performance
David Corkhill, Evelyn Glennie, Murray Perahia & Georg Solti for Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion
Best Contemporary Composition
John Adams (composer), Edo de Waart (conductor) & the San Francisco Symphony for Adams: Nixon in China
Best Classical Album
Robert Woods (producer), Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Verdi: Requiem & Operatic Choruses

Comedy
Best Comedy Recording
Robin Williams for Good Morning Vietnam

Composing and arranging
Best Instrumental Composition
Mike Post (composer) for "The Theme From LA Law"
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television
Phil Collins and Lamont Dozier (songwriters) for "Two Hearts" performed by Phil Collins
Best Album or Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television
David Byrne, Cong Su, and Ryuichi Sakamoto (composers) for The Last Emperor
Best Arrangement on an Instrumental
Roger Kellaway (arranger) for "Memos From Paradise" performed by Eddie Daniels
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
Jonathan Tunick (arranger) for "No One Is Alone" performed by Cleo Laine

Country
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
K.T. Oslin for "Hold Me"
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
Randy Travis for Old 8x10
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
The Judds for "Give a Little Love"
Best Country Vocal Collaboration
k.d. lang & Roy Orbison for "Crying"
Best Country Instrumental Performance (orchestra, group or soloist)
Asleep at the Wheel for "Sugarfoot Rag"
Best Country Song
K.T. Oslin (songwriter) for "Hold Me"
Best Bluegrass Recording (vocal or instrumental)
Bill Monroe for Southern Flavor

Folk
Best Traditional Folk Recording
Don DeVito, Harold Leventhal, Joe McEwen & Ralph Rinzler (producers) for Folkways - A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie & Leadbelly performed by various artists
Best Contemporary Folk Recording
Tracy Chapman for Tracy Chapman

Gospel
Best Gospel Performance, Female
Amy Grant for Lead Me On
Best Gospel Performance, Male
Larnelle Harris for Christmas
Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
The Winans for The Winans Live at Carnegie Hall
Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female
Aretha Franklin for One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism
Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male
BeBe Winans for "Abundant Life"
Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
Take 6 for Take 6

Historical
Best Historical Album
Bill Levenson (producer) for Crossroads performed by Eric Clapton

Jazz
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
Betty Carter for Look What I Got!
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
Bobby McFerrin for Brothers
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group
Take 6 for "Spread Love"
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance Soloist (On a Jazz Recording)
Michael Brecker for Don't Try This at Home
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group
Roy Haynes, Cecil McBee, David Murray, Pharoah Sanders & McCoy Tyner for Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band
Gil Evans for Bud & Bird performed by Gil Evans & the Monday Night Orchestra
Best Jazz Fusion Performance
Yellowjackets for Politics

Latin
Best Latin Pop Performance
Roberto Carlos for Roberto Carlos
Best Tropical Latin Performance
Rubén Blades for Antecedente
Best Mexican-American Performance
Linda Ronstadt for Canciones de Mi Padre

Musical Show
Best Musical Cast Show Album
Stephen Sondheim (composer & lyricist), Jay David Saks (producer), & various artists for Into the Woods

Music Video
Best Concept Music Video
Susan Zwerman (video producer), Jay Levey (video director) & "Weird Al" Yankovic for "Fat"
Best Performance Music Video
Michael Hamlyn, Ben Dossett (video producers), Meiert Avis (video director) & U2 for "Where the Streets Have No Name"

New Age
Best New Age Performance
Shadowfax for Folksongs for a Nuclear Village

Packaging and Notes
Best Album Package
Bill Johnson (art director) for Tired of Runnin' performed by O'Kanes
Best Album Notes
Anthony DeCurtis (notes writer) for Crossroads performed by Eric Clapton

Polka
Best Polka Recording
Jimmy Sturr for Born to Polka

Pop
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
Tracy Chapman for "Fast Car"
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy"
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
The Manhattan Transfer for Brasil
Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Soloist)
David Sanborn for Close-up

Production and engineering
Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
Tom Lord-Alge (engineer) for Roll With It performed by Steve Winwood
Best Engineered Recording, Classical
Jack Renner (engineer), Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Vienna Philharmonic for Verdi: Requiem & Operatic Choruses
Producer of the Year, (Non-Classical)
Neil Dorfsman
Classical Producer of the Year
Robert Woods

R&B
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
Anita Baker for "Giving You the Best That I Got"
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
Terence Trent D'Arby for Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'arby
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Gladys Knight & The Pips for "Love Overboard"
Best R&B Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
Chick Corea for "Light Years"
Best Rhythm & Blues Song
Anita Baker, Randy Holland & Skip Scarborough (songwriters) for "Giving You the Best That I Got" performed by Anita Baker

Rap
Best Rap Performance
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince for "Parent's Just Don't Understand"

Reggae
Best Reggae Recording
Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers for Conscious Party

Rock
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female
Tina Turner for Tina Live in Europe
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male
Robert Palmer for "Simply Irresistible"
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
U2 for "Desire"
Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
Carlos Santana for Blues for Salvador
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental
Jethro Tull for Crest of a Knave

Spoken
Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Recording
Jesse Jackson for Speech by Rev. Jesse Jackson