34th Annual Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards 1992 were awarded on 26 February 1992.
In the 34th edition of this event 78 categories were considered in 27 fields with the main U.S. Music Prize, the Grammy. Four other artists were honored with an extra price for their life's work.
A special feature was the Single of the Year: An old recording of the song by the late Unforgettable Nat King Cole was mixed together with a re-recording of his daughter Natalie Cole to a new song. In addition to the single itself and the song writer, arranger, and the technicians were honored with Grammys.
Main categories
Single of the Year ( Record of the Year ):
- " Unforgettable" by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole
Album of the Year (Album of the Year ):
- Unforgettable by Natalie Cole
Song of the Year ( Song of the Year ):
- " Unforgettable" by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole (Author: Irving Gordon)
Best New Artist ( Best New Artist):
Pop
Best Female Vocal Performance - Pop ( Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female):
- " Something To Talk About " by Bonnie Raitt
Best Male Vocal Performance - Pop ( Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male):
- "When A Man Loves A Woman " by Michael Bolton
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop ( Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals ):
- "Losing My Religion " by R.E.M.
Best instrumental performance - Pop ( Best Pop Instrumental Performance ):
- Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves by Michael Kamen
Traditional Pop
Best Vocal Album - Traditional Pop ( Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album ):
- Unforgettable by Tony Bennett
Rock
Best Solo Vocal Performance - Rock ( Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo):
- Luck Of The Draw by Bonnie Raitt
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Rock ( Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals ):
- " Good Man, Good Woman " by Bonnie Raitt & Delbert McClinton
Best hard rock performance ( Best Hard Rock Performance ):
- For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge by Van Halen
Best Metal performance ( Best Metal Performance):
- Metallica by Metallica
Best Performance by a rock instrumentals ( Best Rock Instrumental Performance ):
- Cliffs Of Dover by Eric Johnson
Best rock song ( Best Rock Song):
- Soul Cages by Sting (Author: Gordon Sumner )
Alternative
Best Alternative Album ( Best Alternative Music Album ):
- Out of Time by R.E.M.
Rhythm & Blues
Best Female Vocal Performance - R & B ( Best R & B Vocal Performance, Female):
- " How Can I Ease The Pain " by Lisa Fischer and
- Burnin ' by Patti LaBelle
Best Male Vocal Performance - R & B ( Best R & B Vocal Performance, Male):
- Power Of Love by Luther Vandross
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop ( Best R & B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals ):
- Cooleyhighharmony by Boyz II Men
Best R & B Song ( Best R & B Song):
- Power Of Love / Love Power by Luther Vandross (Authors: Marcus Miller, Luther Vandross, Teddy Vann )
Rap
Best solo performance - Rap ( Best Rap Solo Performance ):
- " Mama Said Knock You Out" by LL Cool J
Best Performance by a Duo or Group - Rap ( Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group):
- "Summertime" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
Country
Best Female Vocal Performance - Country ( Best Country Vocal Performance, Female):
Best Male Vocal Performance - Country ( Best Country Vocal Performance, Male):
- Ropin ' The Wind by Garth Brooks
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group ( Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal):
- " Love Can Build A Bridge" by the Judds
Best collaboration with vocals - Country ( Best Country Vocal Collaboration):
- " Restless" by Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs & Steve Wariner
Best Performance by a Country Instrumentals ( Best Country Instrumental Performance ):
- The New Nashville Cats by Mark O'Connor
Best Country Song ( Best Country Song):
- " Love Can Build A Bridge" by the Judds (Authors: John Jarvis, Naomi Judd, Paul Overstreet )
Best Bluegrass Album ( Best Bluegrass Album):
- Spring Training by Carl Jackson & John Starling
New Age
Best New Age Album ( Best New Age Album):
- Fresh Aire 7 by Chip Davis
Jazz
Best contemporary jazz performance ( Best Contemporary Jazz Performance):
- " Sassy " by Manhattan Transfer
Best Jazz Vocal Performance ( Best Jazz Vocal Performance):
- He Is Christmas by Take 6
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo ( Best Jazz Instrumental Solo):
- " I Remember You" by Stan Getz
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, group ( Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group):
Best Performance by a large ensemble jazz ( Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance):
Gospel
Best Pop Gospel Album ( Best Pop Gospel Album):
- For The Sake Of The Call by Steven Curtis Chapman
Best Contemporary / Rock Gospel Album ( Best Rock / Contemporary Gospel Album):
- Under Their Influence by Russ Taff
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album ( Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album):
- Pray For Me by Mighty Clouds Of Joy the
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album ( Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album):
- Different lifestyles of BeBeWinans & CeCe Winans
Best Southern Gospel Album ( Best Southern Gospel Album):
- Homecoming by Gaither Vocal Band
Best Gospel Choir Album ( Best Gospel Album By A Choir Or Chorus):
- The Evolution Of Gospel by Sounds Of Blackness led by Gary Hines
Latin
Best Latin Pop Album ( Best Latin Pop Album):
- Cosas del amor by Vikki Carr
Best Tropical Latin Album ( Best Tropical Latin Album):
- Bachata Rosa Los 4:40
Best Mexican -American Album ( Best Mexican - American Album)
Blues
Best Traditional Blues Album ( Best Traditional Blues Album):
Best Contemporary Blues Album ( Best Contemporary Blues Album):
- Damn Right, I've Got The Blues by Buddy Guy
Folk
Best Traditional Folk Album ( Best Traditional Folk Album ):
- The Civil War - Original Soundtrack by various artists (producers: Ken Burns, John Colby )
Best Contemporary Folk Album ( Best Contemporary Folk Album ):
- The Missing Years by John Prine
Reggae
Best Reggae Album ( Best Reggae Album):
- As Raw As Ever by Shabba Ranks
World Music
Best World Music Album ( Best World Music Album ):
- Planet Drum by Mickey Hart
Polka
Best Polka Album ( Best Polka Album):
For children
Best Album for Children ( Best Album For Children ):
- A Capella Kids of the Maranatha! Kids ( Producer: Clifford Robertson)
Language
Best Spoken or non-music album ( Best Spoken Word Or Non- Musical Album):
- The Civil War by Ken Burns
Comedy
Best Comedy Album ( Best Comedy Album):
- P. D.Q. Bach: Classical WTWP Talkity - Talk Radio by Peter Schickele
Musical Show
Best Musical Show Album ( Best Musical Show Album):
- The Will Rogers Follies of the original Broadway cast ( producer: Cy Coleman, Mike Berniker )
Composition / Arrangement
Best Instrumental Composition ( Best Instrumental Composition ):
- "Basque " by James Galway ( Composer: Elton John )
Best Instrumental Arrangement ( Best Arrangement On An Instrumental):
- " Medley: Bess You Is My Woman / I Loves You Porgy " ( arranger Dave Grusin )
Best Instrumental Arrangement with Sing Along ( Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal ( s ) ):
- " Unforgettable" by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole ( arranger Johnny Mandel)
Best Song written specifically for film or television ( Best Song Written Specifically For A Motion Picture Or Television):
- " ( Everything I Do ) I Do It For You" by Bryan Adams (Authors: Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen, Robert John Lange)
Best Instrumental Composition written for film or television ( Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture Or For Television):
- Dances With Wolves (Composer: John Barry )
Packages and accompanying music
Best Album Package ( Best Album Package):
- The Complete Decca Recordings by Billie Holiday ( Artistic Director: Vartan )
Best music accompanying text ( Best Album Notes ):
- Star Time by James Brown ( Author: Alan M. Leeds, Cliff White, Harry Weinger, James Brown, George Nelson )
Historical Records
Best Historical Album ( Best Historical Album):
- The Complete Decca Recordings by Billie Holiday ( producer: Steven Lasker, Andy McKaie )
Production and Technology
Best mix of a recording without classical music ( Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical ):
- " Unforgettable" by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole ( engineer Al Schmitt, Armin Steiner, David Reitzas, Woody Woodruff )
Best technical Classical Recording ( Best Classical Engineered Recording):
- Bernstein: Candide by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein ( technique: Gregor Zielinsky )
Producer of the Year (not classical) (Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical ):
Classical Producer of the Year (Classical Producer of the Year ):
- James Mallinson
Classical music
Best classical album ( Best Classical Album):
- Bernstein: Candide by June Anderson, Nicolai Gedda, Adolph Green, Jerry Hadley, Della Jones, Christa Ludwig, Kurt Ollmann and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein
Best Orchestral Performance ( Best Orchestral Performance):
- Corigliano: Symphony No. 1 of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim
Best Opera Recording ( Best Opera Recording):
- Wagner: Götterdämmerung by Hildegard Behrens, Reiner Goldberg, Matti Salminen, Hanna Schwarz, Cheryl Studer, Bernd Weikl, Ekkehard Wlaschiha and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra conducted by James Levine
Best performance by a choral work ( Best Performance of a Choral Work):
- Bach: Mass in B minor from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus under the direction of Georg Solti
Best solo instrument performance with orchestra ( Best Classical Performance Instrumental Solo with Orchestra ):
- Barber: Piano Concerto by John Browning and the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra under Leonard Slatkin
Best solo instrument performance without orchestra ( Best Classical Performance Instrumental solo without Orchestra ):
- Granados: Goyescas; Allegro de concierto; Danza lenta of Alicia de Larrocha
Best chamber music performance ( Best Chamber Music Performance ):
- Brahms: Piano Quartets ( Op. 25 and 26) by Emanuel Ax, Jaime Laredo, Yo -Yo Ma & Isaac Stern
Best Classical Vocal Music ( Best Classical Vocal Soloist ):
- The Girl With Orange Lips ( Falla, Ravel, etc.) by Dawn Upshaw
Best Classical Contemporary Composition ( Best Classical Contemporary Composition ):
- Symphony No. 1 by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim (Composer: John Corigliano )
Music Video
Best Music Video Short ( Best Short Form Music Video):
- "Losing My Religion " by R.E.M.
Best Music Video Long ( Best Long Form Music Video):
- Madonna - Blond Ambition World Tour Live from Madonna
Special Merit Awards
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- Muddy Waters
- James Brown
- John Coltrane
- Jimi Hendrix
- Thomas A. Dorsey
Christine Farnon
- Oscar Hammerstein II
- Lorenz Hart
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