14th Annual Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards 1972 took place on March 15th of the year. It was the 14th presentation of the major U.S. music awards. The awards were made in 44 categories from 15 fields.

For the first time got two artist releases a Ehrengrammy for her life's work. However, it should be the last award in this special category for a long time; until 1984 it was reintroduced.

Main categories

Single of the Year ( Record of the Year ):

• " It's Too Late" by Carole King

Album of the Year (Album of the Year ):

• " Tapestry " by Carole King

Song of the Year ( Song of the Year ):

• "You've Got a Friend" by Carole King (Author: Carole King)

Best New Artist ( Best New Artist):

• Carly Simon

Pop

Best Female Vocal Performance - Pop ( Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female):

• " Tapestry " by Carole King

Best Male Vocal Performance - Pop ( Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male):

• "You've Got a Friend" by James Taylor

Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop ( Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals ):

• " Carpenters " by the Carpenters

Best instrumental performance - Pop ( Best Pop Instrumental Performance ):

• "Smack Water Jack" by Quincy Jones

Rhythm & Blues

Best Female Vocal Performance - R & B ( Best R & B Vocal Performance, Female):

• " Bridge Over Troubled Water " by Aretha Franklin

Best Male Vocal Performance - R & B ( Best R & B Vocal Performance, Male):

• " A Natural Man" by Lou Rawls

Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop ( Best R & B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals ):

• " Proud Mary" by Ike & Tina Turner

Best R & B Song ( Best R & B Song):

• "Is not No Sunshine" by Bill Withers (Author: Bill Withers )

Country

Best Female Vocal Performance - Country ( Best Country Vocal Performance, Female):

• Help Me Make It Through The Night by Sammi Smith

Best Male Vocal Performance - Country ( Best Country Vocal Performance, Male):

• When You're Hot, You're Hot by Jerry Reed

Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ( Best Country Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group):

• After The Fire Is Gone by Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty

Best Performance by a Country Instrumentals ( Best Country Instrumental Performance ):

• Snowbird by Chet Atkins

Best Country Song ( Best Country Song):

• Help Me Make It Through The Night by Sammi Smith (Author: Kris Kristofferson )

Jazz

Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist ( Best Jazz Performance By A Soloist ):

• The Bill Evans Album by Bill Evans

Best jazz performance of a group ( Best Jazz Performance By A Group):

• The Bill Evans Album by Bill Evans Trio

Best jazz performance of a Big Band ( Best Jazz Performance By A Big Band ):

• New Orleans Suite by Duke Ellington

Gospel

Best gospel performance ( No Soul Gospel ) ( Best Gospel Performance, Other Than Soul Gospel ):

• Let Me Live by Charley Pride

Best Soul Gospel performance ( Best Soul Gospel Performance):

• Put Your Hand In The Hand Of The Man From Galilee by Shirley Caesar

Best Sacred- performance ( Best Sacred Performance):

• Did You Think To Pray by Charley Pride

Folk

Best ethno folk or traditional Folk Recording ( including Traditional Blues ) ( Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording, Including Traditional Blues ):

• They Call Me Muddy Waters by Muddy Waters

For children

Best Recording for Children ( Best Recording For Children ):

• Bill Cosby Talks To Kids About Drugs by Bill Cosby

Language

Best spoken recording ( Best Spoken Word Recording):

• Desiderata by Les Crane

Comedy

Best Comedy Recording ( Best Comedy Recording):

• This Is a Recording by Lily Tomlin

Musical Show

Best music of an original cast show album ( Best Score From An Original Cast Show Album ):

• Godspell of the original cast ( composer and producer: Stephen Schwartz)

Composition / Arrangement

Best Instrumental Composition ( Best Instrumental Composition ):

• Theme From Summer Of '42 ( Composer: Michel Legrand )

Best Original Score written for a movie or a TV Special ( Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special):

• Shaft by Isaac Hayes

Best Instrumental Arrangement ( Best Instrumental Arrangement):

• Theme From Shaft by Isaac Hayes ( arrangers: Isaac Hayes, Johnny Allen)

Best Arrangement with Sing Along ( Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists ):

• Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey by Paul & Linda McCartney ( Arranger: Paul McCartney )

Packages and music accompanying

Best album cover ( Best Album Cover):

• Pollution from Pollution ( Artistic Director: Dean O. Torrence; Photographer: Gene Brownell )

Best music accompanying text ( Best Album Notes ):

• Sam, Hard And Heavy by Sam Samudio ( Author: Sam Samudio )

Production and Technology

Best technical recording without classical music ( Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical ):

• Theme From Shaft by Isaac Hayes ( technique: Henry Bush, Ron Capone, Dave Purple)

Best technical Classical Recording ( Best Classical Engineered Recording):

• Berlioz: Requiem by Wandsworth School Boys Choir and the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus under the direction of Colin Davis ( technique: Vittorio Negri )

Classical music

Best Classical Album of the Year (Album Of The Year, Classical):

• " Horowitz plays Rachmaninoff " ( Etudes - tableaux Piano Music; Sonatas ) by Vladimir Horowitz

Best Classical Orchestral Performance ( Best Classical Performance - Orchestra ):

• Mahler: " Symphony No. 1 in D Major " from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini

Best Opera Recording ( Best Opera Recording):

• Verdi: "Aida" by Grace Bumbry, Placido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes, Leontyne Price, Ruggero Raimondi, John Aldis Choir and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Erich Leinsdorf

Best choral performance, Classic ( Best Choral Performance, Classical):

• Berlioz " Requiem" from Wandsworth School Boys Choir and the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus under the direction of Colin Davis

Best solo instrument performance with orchestra ( Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists With Orchestra ):

• Villa -Lobos ' Concerto for Guitar " by Julian Bream and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn

Best solo instrument performance without orchestra ( Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists Without Orchestra ):

• " Horowitz plays Rachmaninoff " ( Etudes - tableaux Piano Music; Sonatas ) by Vladimir Horowitz

Best chamber music performance ( Best Chamber Music Performance ):

• Debussy: "Quartet in G Minor" / Ravel: "Quartet in F Major " by the Juilliard String Quartet

Best solo classical vocal performance ( Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance):

• " Leontyne Price sings Robert Schumann " by Leontyne Price

Special Merit Awards

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

• Mahalia Jackson
• Louis Armstrong

• The Beatles

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