Grammy Awards of 1997

The 39th Grammy Awards were held on February 26, 1997. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.


Award winners:
Record of the Year
Babyface (producer) & Eric Clapton for "Change the World"
Album of the Year
Roy Bittan, Jeff Bova, David Foster, Humberto Gatica, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Rick Hahn, Dan Hill, John Jones, Aldo Nova, Rick Nowels, Steven Rinkoff, Billy Steinberg, Jim Steinman, Ric Wake (producers) & Céline Dion for Falling Into You
Song of the Year
Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick & Tommy Sims (songwriters) for "Change the World" performed by Eric Clapton & Babyface / Wynonna
Best New Artist
LeAnn Rimes

Alternative
Best Alternative Music Performance
Beck for Odelay

Blues
Best Traditional Blues Album
James Cotton for Deep in the Blues
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Keb' Mo' for Just Like You

Children's
Best Musical Album for Children
George Massenburg (producer) & Linda Ronstadt (producer & artist) for Dedicated to the One I Love
Best Spoken Word Album for Children
Virginia Callaway, Steven Heller (producers) & David Holt (producer & narrator) for Stellaluna

Classical
Best Orchestral Performance
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) & the San Francisco Symphony for Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (Scenes From the Ballet)
Best Classical Vocal Performance
James Levine (conductor), Bryn Terfel & the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for Opera Arias - Works of Mozart, Wagner, Borodin
Best Opera Recording
Brian Couzens (producer), Richard Hickox (conductor), Philip Langridge, Alan Opie, Janice Watson, the London Symphony Chorus & the City of London Sinfonia for Britten: Peter Grimes
Best Choral Performance
Andrew Litton (conductor), Neville Creed, David Hill (chorus masters) & the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Walton: Belshazzar's Feast
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)
Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor), Yefim Bronfman & the Los Angeles Philharmonic for Bartók: The Three Piano Concertos
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)
Earl Wild for The Romantic Master - Works of Saint-Saëns, Handel
Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor)
Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Ensemble Inter-Contemporain for Boulez: ...Explosante-Fixe...
Best Chamber Music Performance
The Cleveland Quartet for Corigliano: String Quartet
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
John Corigliano (composer) & the Cleveland Quartet for Corigliano: String Quartet
Best Classical Album
Joanna Nickrenz (producer), Leonard Slatkin (conductor), Michelle De Young, various artists, the Washington Choral Arts Society Male Chorus, the Washington Oratorio Society Male Chorus & the National Symphony Orchestra for Corigliano: Of Rage and Remembrance

Composing and arranging
Best Instrumental Composition
Herbie Hancock & Jean Hancock (composers) for "Manhattan (Island of Lights and Love)" performed by Herbie Hancock
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television
Diane Warren (songwriter) for "Because You Loved Me" (Theme from Up Close & Personal) performed by Céline Dion
Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
David Arnold (composer) for Independence Day
Best Instrumental Arrangement
Michael Kamen (arranger) for "An American Symphony (Mr. Holland's Opus)"
Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocal(s)
Alan Broadbent & David Foster (arrangers) for "When I Fall in Love" performed by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole

Country
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
LeAnn Rimes for "Blue"
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Vince Gill for "Worlds Apart"
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Brooks & Dunn for "My Maria"
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
Alison Krauss & Union Station & Vince Gill for "High Lonesome Sound"
Best Country Instrumental Performance
Chet Atkins for "Jam Man"
Best Country Song
Bill Mack (songwriter) for "Blue" performed by LeAnn Rimes
Best Country Album
Billy Williams (producer) & Lyle Lovett (producer & artist) for The Road to Ensenada
Best Bluegrass Album
Todd Phillips (producer) for True Life Blues - The Songs of Bill Monroe performed by various artists

Folk
Best Traditional Folk Album
Pete Seeger for Pete
Best Contemporary Folk Album
Bruce Springsteen for The Ghost of Tom Joad

Gospel
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
Neal Joseph & Norman Miller (producers) for Tribute - The Songs of Andrae Crouch performed by various artists
Best Rock Gospel Album
dc Talk for Jesus Freak
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
Cissy Houston for Face to Face
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
Kirk Franklin for Whatcha Lookin' 4
Best Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album
Andy Griffith for I Love to Tell the Story - 25 Timeless Hymns
Best Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus
Shirley Caesar (choir director) for Just a Word performed by Shirley Caesar's Outreach Convention Choir

Historical
Best Historical Album
Bob Belden (producer), Phil Schaap (producer & engineer) Phil Schaap & Mark Wilder (engineer) for The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings performed by Miles Davis & Gil Evans

Jazz
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
Michael Brecker for "Cabin Fever"
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group
Michael Brecker for Tales From the Hudson
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
Grover Mitchell for Live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
Best Jazz Vocal Performance
Cassandra Wilson for New Moon Daughter
Best Contemporary Jazz Performance
Wayne Shorter for High Life
Best Latin Jazz Performance
Paquito D'Rivera for Portraits of Cuba

Latin
Best Latin Pop Performance
Enrique Iglesias for Enrique Iglesias
Best Tropical Latin Performance
Rubén Blades for La Rosa de los Vientos
Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance
La Mafia for Un Millon de Rosas

Musical Show
Best Musical Show Album
Bill Whelan (composer, lyricist & producer) & various artists for Riverdance

Music Video
Best Music Video, Short Form
Vincent Joliet (video producer), Joe Pytka (video director) & The Beatles for "Free as a Bird"
Best Music Video, Long Form
Chips Chipperfield, Neil Aspinall (video producers), Bob Smeaton, Geoff Wonfor (video directors) & The Beatles for The Beatles Anthology

New Age
Best New Age Album
Enya for The Memory of Trees

Packaging and Notes
Best Recording Package
Andy Engel & Tommy Steele (art directors) for Ultra-Lounge (Leopard Skin Sampler) performed by various artists
Best Recording Package - Boxed
Arnold Levine & Chika Azuma (art directors) for The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings performed by Miles Davis & Gil Evans
Best Album Notes
Bill Kirchner, Bob Belden, George Avakian & Phil Schaap (notes writers) for The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings performed by Miles Davis & Gil Evans

Polka
Best Polka Album
Jimmy Sturr for Polka! All Night Long

Pop
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Toni Braxton for "Un-break My Heart"
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Eric Clapton for "Change the World"
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
The Beatles for "Free as a Bird"
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
Natalie Cole for "When I Fall in Love" performed by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones for "The Sinister Minister"
Best Pop Album
Céline Dion for Falling Into You

Production and engineering
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Al Schmitt, Bruce Swedien, Francis Buckley & Tommy Vicari for Q's Jook Joint performed by Quincy Jones
Best Classical Engineered Recording
Lawrence Rock, William Hoekstra (engineers), Leonard Slatkin (conductor) & the Saint Louis Symphony for Copland: Dance Symphony; Short Symphony; Organ Symphony
Producer of the Year
Babyface
Classical Producer of the Year
Joanna Nickrenz

R&B
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Toni Braxton for "You're Makin' Me High"
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Luther Vandross for "Your Secret Love"
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
The Fugees for "Killing Me Softly With His Song"
Best Rhythm & Blues Song
Babyface (songwriter) for "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" performed by Whitney Houston
Best R&B Album
Tony Rich for Words performed by The Tony Rich Project

Rap
Best Rap Solo Performance
LL Cool J for "Hey Lover"
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony for "Tha Crossroads"
Best Rap Album
The Fugees (producer and artist) for The Score

Reggae
Best Reggae Album
Bunny Wailer for Hall of Fame - A Tribute to Bob Marley's 50th Anniversary

Rock
Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Sheryl Crow for "If It Makes You Happy"
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Beck for "Where It's At"
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Dave Matthews Band for "So Much to Say"
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, Dr. John, B.B. King, Art Neville, Bonnie Raitt & Jimmie Vaughan for "SRV Shuffle"
Best Hard Rock Performance
Smashing Pumpkins for "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"
Best Metal Performance
Rage Against the Machine for "Tire Me"
Best Rock Song
Tracy Chapman (songwriter) for "Give Me One Reason"
Best Rock Album
Sheryl Crow (producer & artist) for Sheryl Crow

Spoken
Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album
Hillary Rodham Clinton for It Takes a Village
Best Spoken Comedy Album
Al Franken for Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot

Trad Pop
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance
Tony Bennett for Here's to the Ladies

World
Best World Music Album
The Chieftains for Santiago