Grammy Awards of 1995

The 37th Grammy Awards were held in 1995. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.


Award winners:
Record of the Year
Bill Bottrell (producer) & Sheryl Crow for "All I Wanna Do"
Album of the Year
David Kahne (producer) & Tony Bennett for MTV Unplugged
Song of the Year
Bruce Springsteen (songwriter) for "Streets of Philadelphia"
Best New Artist
Sheryl Crow

Alternative
Best Alternative Music Performance
Green Day for Dookie

Blues
Best Traditional Blues Album
Eric Clapton for From the Cradle
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Pops Staples for Father Father

Children's
Best Musical Album for Children
Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Chris Thomas, Hans Zimmer (producers) & various artists for The Lion King - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Best Spoken Word Album for Children
Ted Kryczko, Randy Thornton (producers) & Robert Guillaume for The Lion King Read-Along

Classical
Best Orchestral Performance
Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Four Orchestral Pieces, Op. 12
Best Classical Vocal Performance
Cecilia Bartoli for The Impatient Lover - Italian Songs by Beethoven, Schubert, Mozart
Best Opera Recording
Martin Sauer (producer), Kent Nagano (conductor), Kenn Chester, Jerry Hadley, Samuel Ramey, Cheryl Studer, & the Orchestre of Opera De Lyon & Chorus for Floyd: Susannah
Best Choral Performance
John Eliot Gardiner (choir director), the Monteverdi Choir & the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique for Berlioz: Messe Solennelle
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (with orchestra)
David Zinman (conductor), Yo-Yo Ma & the Baltimore Orchestra for The New York Album - Works of Albert, Bartók & Bloch
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance Without Orchestra
Emanuel Ax for Haydn: Piano Sonatas, Nos. 32, 47, 53, 59
Best Chamber Music Performance
Daniel Barenboim, Dale Clevenger, Larry Combs, Daniele Damiano, Hansjorg Schellenberger & the Berlin Philharmonic for Beethoven/Mozart: Quintets (Chicago-Berlin)
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Stephen Albert (composer), David Zinman (conductor) & Yo-Yo Ma for Albert: Cello Concerto
Best Classical Album
Karl-August Naegler (producer), Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Four Orchestral Pieces, Op. 12

Composing and arranging
Best Instrumental Composition
Michael Brecker (composer) for "African Skies"
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television
Bruce Springsteen (songwriter) for "Streets of Philadelphia"
Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
John Williams (composer) for Schindler's List
Best Instrumental Arrangement
Dave Grusin (arranger) for "Three Cowboy Songs"
Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocals
Hans Zimmer & Lebo Morake (arrangers) for "Circle of Life" performed by Carmen Twillie

Country
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Mary Chapin Carpenter for "Shut Up and Kiss Me"
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Vince Gill for "When Love Finds You"
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Asleep at the Wheel & Lyle Lovett for "Blues for Dixie"
Best Country Vocal Collaboration
Aaron Neville & Trisha Yearwood for "I Fall to Pieces"
Best Country Instrumental Performance
Chet Atkins for "Young Thing"
Best Country Song
Gary Baker & Frank J. Myers for "I Swear"" performed by John Michael Montgomery
Best Country Album
Mary Chapin Carpenter for Stones in the Road
Best Bluegrass Album
Jerry Douglas & Tut Taylor (producers) for The Great Dobro Sessions performed by various artists

Folk
Best Traditional Folk Album
Bob Dylan for World Gone Wrong
Best Contemporary Folk Album
Johnny Cash for American Recordings

Gospel
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
Andrae Crouch for Mercy
Best Rock Gospel Album
Petra for Wake-Up Call
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
Albertina Walker for Songs of the Church - Live in Memphis
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
Take 6 for Join the Band
Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album
Alison Krauss & The Cox Family for I Know Who Holds Tomorrow
Best Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus
Milton Brunson (choir director) for Through God's Eyes performed by the Thompson Community Singers
Hezekiah Walker (choir director) for Live in Atlanta at Morehouse College performed by the Love Fellowship Crusade Choir

Historical
Best Historical Album
Michael Lang (producer) for The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books on Verve

Jazz
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
Benny Carter for "Prelude to a Kiss"
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group
Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Wallace Roney, Wayne Shorter & Tony Williams for A Tribute to Miles
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
McCoy Tyner for "Journey"
Best Jazz Vocal Performance
Etta James for Mystery Lady - Songs of Billie Holiday
Best Contemporary Jazz Performance
The Brecker Brothers for "Out of the Loop"
Best Latin Jazz Performance
Arturo Sandoval for "Danzon"

Latin
Best Latin Pop Performance
Luis Miguel for "Segundo Romance"
Best Tropical Latin Performance
Cachao for Master Sessions Volume 1
Best Mexican-American Performance
Vikki Carr for "Recuerdo a Javier Solis"

Musical Show
Best Musical Show Album
Phil Ramone (producer), Stephen Sondheim (composer & lyricist) & the original cast for Passion

Music Video
Best Music Video, Short Form
Cean Chaffin (video producer), David Fincher (video director) & The Rolling Stones for "Love is Strong"
Best Music Video, Long Form
Ned O'Hanlon, Rocky Oldham (video producers), David Mallet (video director) & U2 for Zoo TV - Live From Sidney

New Age
Best New Age Album
Paul Winter for Prayer for the Wild Things

Packaging and Notes
Best Recording Package
Buddy Jackson (art director) for Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills & the Texas Playboys performed by Asleep at the Wheel
Best Recording Package - Boxed
Chris Thompson (art director) for The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Songbooks performed by Ella Fitzgerald
Best Album Notes
Dan Morgenstern & Loren Schoenberg (notes writers) for Louis Armstrong - Portrait of The Artist as a Young Man 1923-1934 performed by Louis Armstrong

Polka
Best Polka Album
Walter Ostanek for Music and Friends performed by the Walter Ostanek Band

Pop
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Sheryl Crow for "All I Wanna Do"
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Elton John for "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
All-4-One for "I Swear"
Best Pop Vocal Collaboration
Al Green & Lyle Lovett for "Funny How Time Slips Away"
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Booker T & the MG's for "Cruisin' "
Best Pop Album
Bonnie Raitt for Longing in Their Hearts

Production and engineering
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Ed Cherney (engineer) for Longing in Their Hearts performed by Bonnie Raitt
Best Classical Engineered Recording
William Hoekstra (engineer), Leonard Slatkin (conductor) & the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra for Copland: Music for Films (The Red Pony, Our Town, Etc.)
Producer of the Year
Don Was
Classical Producer of the Year
Andrew Cornall

R&B
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Toni Braxton for "Breathe Again"
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Babyface for "When Can I See You"
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Boyz II Men for "I'll Make Love to You"
Best Rhythm & Blues Song
Babyface (songwriter) for "I'll Make Love to You" performed by Boyz II Men
Best R&B Album
Boyz II Men for II

Rap
Best Rap Solo Performance
Queen Latifah for "U.N.I.T.Y."
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
Salt-N-Pepa for "None of Your Business"

Reggae
Best Reggae Album
Bunny Wailer for Crucial! Roots Classics

Rock
Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Melissa Etheridge for "Come to My Window"
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Bruce Springsteen for "Streets of Philadelphia"
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Aerosmith for "Crazy"
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Pink Floyd for "Marooned"
Best Hard Rock Performance
Soundgarden for "Black Hole Sun"
Best Metal Performance
Soundgarden for "Spoonman"
Best Rock Song
Bruce Springsteen (songwriter) for "Streets of Philadelphia"
Best Rock Album
The Rolling Stones for Voodoo Lounge

Spoken
Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album
Henry Rollins for Get in the Van - On the Road With Black Flag
Best Spoken Comedy Album
Sam Kinison for Live From Hell

Trad Pop
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance
Tony Bennett for MTV Unplugged

World
Best World Music Album
Ry Cooder & Ali Farka Toure for Talking Timbuktu