Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

The Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical , in German "Grammy award for the best mixed non-classical album", is a music prize that has been awarded by the American Recording Academy since 1959 .

History and background

Since 1959, the Grammy Awards are presented annually in numerous categories by the Recording Academy in the United States to recognize artistic achievement, technical competence, and overall outstanding performance regardless of album sales or chart position.

One of these categories is the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. The award has been given to the sound engineer (and possibly mastering sound engineer) since 1959.

Since it was first presented, the award has undergone numerous small name changes:

• In 1959 the award was called the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Record - Non-Classical
• In 1960 it was called the Grammy Award for Best Engineering Contribution - Other Than Classical or Novelty
• 1961 to 1962 the Grammy Award for Best Engineering Contribution - Popular Recording was awarded
• In 1963, the name of the prize was presented Grammy Award for Best Engineering Contribution - Other Than Novelty and Other Than Classical changed
• In 1964 the prize was called the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Recording - Other Than Classical
• From 1965 to 1991 it called itself the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical
• Since 1992 the award has been called the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.

The award is presented along with the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical . From 1960 to 1965, the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Recording - Special or Novel Effects was awarded another award in this area.

Winners and nominees

year	winner	album	Performer (s)	Nominees	Picture of the winner (s)
1959	Ted Keep, sound engineer	The Chipmunk Song	David Seville	Billy May's Big Fat Brass ( Billy May ) - Hugh Davies, sound engineer Come Fly with Me ( Frank Sinatra ) - Luis P. Valentin, sound engineer Other Worlds, Other Sounds ( Esquivel ) - Rafael O. Valentin, sound engineer Witchcraft (Frank Sinatra) - Marvin Schwartz, sound engineer
1960	Robert Simpson, sound engineer	Belafonte at Carnegie Hall	Harry Belafonte	Big Band Guitar ( Buddy Morrow ) - Robert Simpson, sound engineer Compulsion to Swing ( Henri René ) - Robert Simpson, sound engineer New Sounds at the Roosevelt ( Larry Elgart ) - Robert Simpson, sound engineer Strings Aflame (Esquivel) - Ernest Oelrich, sound engineer
1961	Luis P. Valentin, sound engineer	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook	Ella Fitzgerald	Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall ( Harry Belafonte ) - Robert Simpson, sound engineer Infinity in Sound (Esquivel) - John Norman, sound engineer Louis Bellson Swings Jule Styne ( Louis Bellson ) - Luis P. Valentin, sound engineer Persuasive Percussion No. 2 ( Enoch Light ) - Robert Fine, sound engineer Wild Is Love ( Nat King Cole ) - John Kraus, sound engineer Wild Percussion and Horns A'Plenty (Dick Schory) - Robert Simpson, sound engineer
1962	Robert Arnold, sound engineer	Judy at Carnegie Hall	Judy Garland	Breakfast at Tiffany's: Music from the Motion Picture ( Henry Mancini ) - Al Schmitt, sound engineer Cozy ( Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé ) - Bill MacMeekin, sound engineer Great Band with Great Voices (The Johnny Mann Singers) - Al Schmitt, sound engineer Stereo 35 / MM ( Enoch Light ) - Robert Fine, sound engineer
1963	Al Schmitt, sound engineer	Hatari! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	Henry Mancini	Adventures in Jazz ( Stan Kenton ) - Carson C. Taylor, sound engineer Great Band with Great Voices Swing the Great Voices of the Great Bands ( Si Zentner Orchestra & The Johnny Mann Singers) - Al Schmitt, Toningenieur I Can't Stop Loving You ( Ray Charles ) - Bill Putnam, sound engineer Jonah Jones and Glen Gray ( Jonah Jones and Glen Gray ) - Hugh Davies, sound engineer Route 66 Theme ( Nelson Riddle ) - John Kraus, sound engineer Stereo Spectacular (Various Artists) - William Hamilton, Sound Engineer
1964	James Malloy, sound engineer	Charade (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	Henry Mancini	The Barbra Streisand Album ( Barbra Streisand ) - Frank Laico, sound engineer Ella and Basie! ( Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie ) - Luis P. Valentin, sound engineer Exotic Sounds of Bali (Mantle Hood) - Harold Chapman, sound engineer The Many Moods of Christmas (Robert Shaw Chorale) - Anthony J. Salvatore, sound engineers Our Man in Hollywood (Henry Mancini) - Al Schmitt, sound engineer Politely Percussive (Dick Schory) - Ronald A. Steele, sound engineer The Second Barbra Streisand Album (Barbra Streisand) - Frank Laico, sound engineer Supercussion (Dick Schory) - Ronald A. Steele, sound engineer
1965	Phil Ramone , sound engineer	Getz / Gilberto	Stan Getz and João Gilberto	Artistry in Voices and Brass (Stan Kenton) - John Kraus, sound engineer The Pink Panther (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Henry Mancini) - James Malloy, sound engineer Pop Goes the Trumpet ( Al Hirt , Arthur Fiedler and Boston Pops Orchestra ) - Bernie Keville, sound engineers Sugar Lips (Al Hirt) - Chuck Seitz, sound engineer Who Can I Turn To ( Tony Bennett ) - George Kneurr and Frank Laico, sound engineers
1966	Larry Levine , sound engineer	A taste of honey	Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass	The Latin Sound of Henry Mancini (Henry Mancini) - Dick Bogert, sound engineer More of That Guitar Country ( Chet Atkins ) - Al Pachucki and Chuck Seitz, sound engineers My Name Is Barbra (Barbra Streisand) - Frank Laico, sound engineer September of My Years (Frank Sinatra) - Lowell Frank, sound engineer That Honey Horn Sound (Al Hirt) - Chuck Seitz and William Vandevort, sound engineers
1967	Eddie Brackett and Lee Herschberg, sound engineers	Strangers in the Night	Frank Sinatra	Arabesque (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Henry Mancini) - Dick Bogert, sound engineer The Last Word in Lonesome ( Eddy Arnold ) - James Malloy, sound engineer Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones / Mel Lewis, the Jazz Orchestra ( Joe Williams & The Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra ) - Phil Ramone, sound engineer Presenting Thad Jones / Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra (The Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra) - Phil Ramone, sound engineer
1968	Geoff Emerick , sound engineer	Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	The Beatles	Chet's Tune (Some of Chet's Friends) - William Vandevort, sound engineer How Great Thou Art ( Elvis Presley ) - James Malloy, sound engineer Music from Mission: Impossible ( Lalo Schifrin ) - Hank Cicalo, sound engineer Ode to Billie Joe ( Bobbie Gentry ) - Joe Polito, sound engineer
1969	Hugh Davies and Joe Polito, sound engineers	Wichita Lineman	Glen Campbell	Daktari ( Shelly Manne ) - Dave Wiechman, sound engineer The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ( Hugo Montenegro ) - Richard Bogert, sound engineer Man of La Mancha (Original London Cast Recording) (Various Artists) - Jerry Boys and Peter Vince, sound engineers Rotary Connection ( Rotary Connection ) - Doug Brand, audio engineer
1970	Geoff Emerick and Phil McDonald, sound engineers	Abbey Road	The Beatles	The Age of Aquarius ( The 5th Dimension ) - Bones Howe, sound engineer Blood, Sweat & Tears ( Blood, Sweat & Tears ) - Roy Halee, sound engineer Moog Groove (Electronic Concept Orchestra) - Doug Brand, Chuck Lishon, Bruce Swedien and Hans Wurman, sound engineers Velvet Voices and Bold Brass (Anita Kerr Quartet) - Chuck Britz, Larry Cox and Lee Herschberg, sound engineers
1971	Roy Halee, sound engineer	Bridge Over Troubled Water	Simon & Garfunkel	Close to You ( The Carpenters ) - Dick Bogert and Ray Gerhardt, sound engineers The Kaempfert Touch ( Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra) - Peter Klemt, sound engineer Tap Root Manuscript ( Neil Diamond ) - Armin Steiner, sound engineer To Our Children's Children's Children ( The Moody Blues ) - Adrian Martins, Robin Thompson, and Derek Vernals, sound engineers
1972	Henry Bush, Ron Capone, and Dave Purple, sound engineers	Theme from Shaft	Isaac Hayes	Carpenters (The Carpenters) - Dick Bogert and Ray Gerhardt, sound engineers The 5th Dimension Live! ( The 5th Dimension ) - Bones Howe, sound engineer Stones (Neil Diamond) - Armin Steiner, sound engineer Wings ( Michel Colombier ) - Larry Levine and Roger Roche, sound engineers
1973	Armin Steiner, sound engineer	Moods	Neil Diamond	Baby I'm-a Want You ( Bread ) - Armin Steiner, sound engineer Fragile ( Yes ) - Eddy Offord, sound engineer Honky Château ( Elton John ) - Ken Scott, sound engineer Son of Schmilsson ( Harry Nilsson ) - Robin Geoffrey Cable, Ken Scott and Phil McDonald, sound engineers
1974	Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff, sound engineers	Innervisions	Stevie Wonder	The Dark Side of the Moon ( Pink Floyd ) - Alan Parsons , sound engineer Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Elton John) - David Hentschel, sound engineer Long Train Runnin ' ( The Doobie Brothers ) - Donn Landee, sound engineer No Secrets ( Carly Simon ) - Robin Geoffrey Cable and Bill Schnee, sound engineers
1975	Geoff Emerick , sound engineer	Band on the run	Paul McCartney & Wings	Crime of the Century ( Supertramp ) - John Jansen and Ken Scott, sound engineers Lincoln Mayorga and Distinguished Colleagues, Vol. 3 (Lincoln Mayorga) - Bill Schnee, sound engineer Powerful People ( Gino Vannelli ) - Larry Forkner and Tommy Vicari, sound engineers Southern Comfort ( The Crusaders ) - Peter Granet and Rik Pekkonen, sound engineers
1976	Brooks Arthur, Larry Alexander and Russ Payne, sound engineers	Between the lines	Janis Ian	Ambrosia (Ambrosia) - Chuck Johnson, Alan Parsons, Freddie Piro, Billy Taylor, and Tom Trefethen, sound engineers I've Got the Music in Me ( Thelma Houston & Pressure Cooker) - Bill Schnee, Sound Engineer The Original Soundtrack ( 10cc ) - Eric Stewart, sound engineer Storm at Sunup ( Gino Vannelli ) - Tommy Vicari, sound engineer
1977	Al Schmitt, sound engineer	Breezin '	George Benson	The Dream Weaver ( Gary Wright ) - Jay Lewis, sound engineer The King James Version ( Harry James ) - Ron Hitchcock, sound engineer Somewhere I've Never Traveled (Ambrosia) - Alan Parsons and Tom Trefethen, sound engineers Tales of Mystery and Imagination ( The Alan Parsons Project ) - Alan Parsons, sound engineer
1978	Roger Nichols, Elliot Scheiner, Al Schmitt and Bill Schnee, sound engineers	Aye	Steely Dan	Discovered Again! ( Dave Grusin ) - Bill Schnee, sound engineer JT ( James Taylor ) - Val Garay, sound engineer Rumors ( Fleetwood Mac ) - Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut, sound engineers Simple Dreams ( Linda Ronstadt ) - Val Garay, sound engineer
1979	Roger Nichols and Al Schmitt, sound engineers	FM (No Static at All)	Steely Dan	All 'n All ( Earth, Wind & Fire ) - George Massenburg, sound engineer Close Encounters of the Third Kind ( John Williams ) - John Neal, sound engineer Pyramid (The Alan Parsons Project) - Alan Parsons, sound engineer Sounds ... and Stuff Like That !! (Quincy Jones) - Bruce Swedien, sound engineer A Tribute to Ethel Waters ( Diahann Carroll ) - Allen Sides and John Neal, sound engineers
1980	Peter Henderson, sound engineer	Breakfast in America	Supertramp	Cornerstone ( Styx ) - Rob Kingsland and Gary Loizzo, sound engineers Eve (The Alan Parsons Project) - Alan Parsons, sound engineer Just Friends (LA 4) - Phil Edwards, sound engineer Rickie Lee Jones ( Rickie Lee Jones ) - Tom Knox, sound engineer
1981	James Guthrie, sound engineer	The Wall	Pink Floyd	Christopher Cross ( Christopher Cross ) - Chet Himes, sound engineer Give Me the Night ( George Benson ) - Bruce Swedien, sound engineer Growing Up in Hollywood Town (Lincoln Mayorga and Amanda McBroom ) - Bill Schnee, sound engineer New Baby ( Don Randi & Quest) - Bill Schnee, sound engineer
1982	Jerry Garszva, Roger Nichols, Elliot Scheiner and Bill Schnee, sound engineers	Gaucho	Steely Dan	The Dude ( Quincy Jones ) - Bruce Swedien, sound engineer Escape ( Journey ) - Kevin Elson and Mike Stone, sound engineers The Turn of a Friendly Card (The Alan Parsons Project) - Alan Parsons, sound engineer Zenyatta Mondatta ( The Police ) - Nigel Gray, sound engineer
1983	Tom Knox, Greg Ladanyi, David Leonard and Al Schmitt, sound engineers	Toto IV	Toto	American Fool ( John Cougar ) - Don Gehman, Mark Stebbeds, and George Tutko, sound engineers Eye in the Sky (The Alan Parsons Project) - Alan Parsons, sound engineer Love over Gold ( Dire Straits ) - Neil Dorfsman, sound engineer The Nightfly ( Donald Fagen ) - Roger Nichols, sound engineer
1984	Bruce Swedien , sound engineer	thriller	Michael Jackson	Bossa Nova Hotel ( Michael Sembello ) - Peter Chaiken, James Gallagher, Tommy Vicari and Thom Wilson, sound engineers Jarreau ( Al Jarreau ) - Ian Eales, Jay Graydon and Eric Prestis, sound engineers Kilroy Was Here ( Styx ) - Rob Kingsland, Gary Loizzo and Will Rascati, sound engineers Target ( Tom Scott ) - Allan Sides, sound engineer
1985	Humberto Gatica , sound engineer	Chicago 17th	Chicago	Aerial Boundaries ( Michael Hedges ) - Steven Miller, sound engineer Can't Slow Down ( Lionel Richie ) - Calvin Harris, sound engineer Heartbeat City ( The Cars ) - Nigel Green, sound engineer Into the Gap ( Thompson Twins ) - Phil Thornalley, sound engineer
1986	Neil Dorfsman, sound engineer	Brothers in Arms	Dire Straits	Crazy from the Heat ( David Lee Roth ) - Jeff Hendrickson, sound engineer The Dream of the Blue Turtles ( Sting ) - Jim Scott and Pete Smith, sound engineers Harlequin ( Dave Grusin and Lee Ritenour ) - Don Murray, sound engineer Modern Manners (Special EFX) - Paul Wickliffe, Chieli Minucci and Paul Wickliffe, sound engineers
1987	Jason Corsaro and Tom Lord-Alge, sound engineers	Back in the high life	Steve Winwood	David Foster ( David Foster ) - Humberto Gatica, sound engineer Dog Eat Dog ( Joni Mitchell ) - Mike Shipley, sound engineer GRP Live in Session (Various Artists) - Don Murray, Sound Engineer Riptide ( Robert Palmer ) - Jason Corsaro and Eric "ET" Thorngren, sound engineers
1988	Bruce Swedien and Humberto Gatica , sound engineers	bath	Michael Jackson	Cinemagic ( Dave Grusin ) - Don Murray and Keith Grant, sound engineers; Josiah Gluck and Dave Grusin, mixers Heart & Soul ( Ronnie Milsap ) - Joe Bogen, Ben Harris and Kyle Lehning, sound engineers A Momentary Lapse of Reason ( Pink Floyd ) - Andy Jackson, sound engineer Neon ( Flim & the BB’s ) - Ray Bardani & John Potoker, sound engineers Reflections ( Bill Watrous ) - Al Schmitt, sound engineer
1989	Tom Lord Alge, sound engineer	Roll with It	Steve Winwood	Facets ( Doc Severinsen ) - Mick Guzauski, sound engineer Let It Roll ( Little Feat ) - George Massenburg, sound engineer Commission ( Scritti Politti ) - Ray Bardani and John Potoker, sound engineers Soul Searchin ' ( Glenn Frey ) - Elliot Scheiner, sound engineer Through the Lens (Checkfield) - John Archer, sound engineer
1990	George Massenburg, sound engineer	Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind	Linda Ronstadt	Flowers in the Dirt ( Paul McCartney ) - Neil Dorfsman, sound engineer Full Moon Fever ( Tom Petty ) - Mike Campbell, Don Smith, and Bill Bottrell, sound engineers Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown (Various Artists) - Josiah Gluck, Sound Engineer Like a Prayer ( Madonna ) - Bill Bottrell, sound engineer Migration ( Dave Grusin ) - Don Murray and Ed Rak, sound engineers
1991	Bruce Swedien , sound engineer	Back on the block	Quincy Jones	Bedtime Stories (David Baerwald) - Steve Churchyard and Dan Marnien, sound engineers ... But Seriously ( Phil Collins ) - Hugh Padgham, sound engineer Holdin 'a Good Hand ( Lee Greenwood ) - Scott Hendricks, sound engineer Love Is Gonna Getcha ( Patti Austin ) - Don Murray, sound engineer
1992	Al Schmitt, Armin Steiner and Woody Woodruff, sound engineers	Unforgettable ... with Love	Natalie Cole	Havana (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Dave Grusin) - Don Murray, sound engineer Luck of the Draw ( Bonnie Raitt ) - Ed Cherney, sound engineer Storyville ( Robbie Robertson ) - Steve Nye, sound engineer Warm Your Heart ( Aaron Neville ) - George Massenburg, sound engineer
1993	Bruce Swedien and Teddy Riley , sound engineers	Dangerous	Michael Jackson	Brasileiro ( Sérgio Mendes ) - Moogie Canazio, sound engineer The Hunter ( Jennifer Warnes ) - Elliot Scheiner and Walter New, sound engineers Ingénue ( Kd lang ) - Greg Penny and Marc Ramaer, sound engineers Out of the Cradle ( Lindsey Buckingham ) - Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut, Kevin Killen, Greg Droman and Chris Lord-Alge, sound engineers
1994	Hugh Padgham , sound engineer	Ten Summoner's Tales	Sting	Janet ( Janet Jackson ) - Steve Hodge and Dave Rideau, sound engineers Lam Toro ( Baaba Maal ) - Cesar Sogbe and Joe Galdo, sound engineers Rage Against the Machine ( Rage Against the Machine ) - Andy Wallace, Stan Katayama, and Garth Richardson, sound engineers Wes Bound ( Lee Ritenour ) - Don Murray, sound engineer
1995	Ed Cherney, sound engineer	Longing in Their Hearts	Bonnie Raitt	The Division Bell ( Pink Floyd ) - Andy Jackson, sound engineer I'm Alive ( Jackson Browne ) - Ed Cherney, Paul Dieter and Rik Pekkonen, sound engineers Rhythm, Country and Blues (Various Artists) - Chuck Ainlay, Ed Cherney, Roger Nichols, Rik Pekkonen, Don Smith and Bob Clearmountain, sound engineers Seal ( Seal ) - Robin Barclay, Sean Chenery, Steve Fitzmaurice, Gregg Jackman, Steve MacMillin, Carmen Rizzo, Tim Weidner and Paul Wright, sound engineers
1996	Dave Bianco, Richard Dodd, Stephen McLaughlin, and Jim Scott, sound engineers	Wildflowers	Tom Petty	Afterglow ( Dr. John ) - Al Schmitt, sound engineer Astro-Creep: 2000 ( White Zombie ) - Terry Date and Ulrich Wild, sound engineers Hell Freezes Over ( Eagles ) - Rob Jacobs and Elliot Scheiner, sound engineers HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I ( Michael Jackson ) - Bruce Swedien, sound engineer
1997	Francis Buckley, Al Schmitt, Bruce Swedien and Tommy Vicari, sound engineers	Q's Jook Joint	Quincy Jones and various artists	Oceano ( Sérgio Mendes ) - Moogie Canazio, sound engineer Peace Beyond Passion ( Meshell Ndegeocello ) - Michael Krowiak, Bob Power and Rail Jon Rogut, sound engineers Stardust ( Natalie Cole ) - Dave Reitzas, Elliot Scheiner, Al Schmitt and Erik Zobler, sound engineers Tambu ( Toto ) - Elliot Scheiner, Al Schmitt and Bill Smith, sound engineers
1998	Frank Filipetti, sound engineer	Hourglass	James Taylor	Blue Moon Swamp ( John Fogerty ) - Bob Clearmountain and John Lowson, sound engineers The Day ( Babyface ) - "Bassy" Bob Brockmann, Jon Gass, Humberto Gatica, Brad Gilderman, Mick Guzauski, Thom Russo and Mike Scott, sound engineers Dream Walkin ' ( Toby Keith ) - John Guess and Julian King, sound engineers Two for the Road ( Dave Grusin ) - Elliot Scheiner and Al Schmitt, sound engineers
1999	Andy Wallace , Tchad Blake and Trina Shoemaker, sound engineers	The Globe Sessions	Sheryl Crow	Breath of Heaven ( Vince Gill ) - Al Schmitt, sound engineer Contact from the Underworld of Redboy ( Robbie Robertson ) - Howie B, Andy Bradfield, Jamie Cerniglia, Marius de Vries, Chris Fogel, Tim Gordine, Troy Matthews, Pat McCarthy, Dane Ngahuka, Randall Prescott, Carmen Rizzo, Tim Stroh and Jim Wilson , Sound engineers Firecracker ( Lisa Loeb ) - Bob Clearmountain and Juan Patino, sound engineers The Nu Nation Project ( Kirk Franklin ) - Gerald Baillergeau, Chris Bell, Kevin Bond, "Bassy" Bob Brockmann, Mick Guzauski, Fred Hammond, Ray Hammond, Tim Kimsey, Victor "Vinno" Merritt and Mark Williams, sound engineers
2000	Al Schmitt, sound engineer	When I Look in Your Eyes	Diana Krall	Forget About It ( Alison Krauss ) - Gary Paczosa, sound engineer Mindfields ( Toto ) - Steve MacMillan, Elliot Scheiner, Al Schmitt and Jess Sutcliffe, sound engineers My Heart ( Lorrie Morgan ) - Joe Chiccarelli, Mick Guzauski, and John Kelton, sound engineers Owsley (Owsley) - Jeff Balding, Tom Lord-Alge, JR McNeeley, Owsley, Millard Powers, and Shane Wilson, sound engineers
2001	Phil Burnett, Roger Nichols, Dave Russell, and Elliot Scheiner, sound engineers	Two Against Nature	Steely Dan	Absolute Benson ( George Benson ) - Steve Barkan, Jon Fausty, Al Schmitt, and Bill Schnee, sound engineers Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years! ( David Benoit ) - Clark Germain and Bill Schnee, sound engineers Kid A ( Radiohead ) - Nigel Godrich, sound engineer Oregon in Moscow (Oregon & Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra) - Rich Breen, sound engineer
2002	Al Schmitt, sound engineer	The look of love	Diana Krall	Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane ( Karrin Allyson ) - Josiah Gluck, sound engineer Life on a String ( Laurie Anderson ) - Martin Brumbach, sound engineer New Favorite ( Alison Krauss & Union Station) - Gary Paczosa, sound engineer Time * Sex * Love * ( Mary Chapin Carpenter ) - George Massenburg, sound engineer
2003	S. Husky Höskulds, Arif Mardin and Jay Newland, sound engineers	Come away with me	Norah Jones	Ask a Woman Who Knows ( Natalie Cole ) - Elliot Scheiner and Al Schmitt, sound engineers C'mon, C'mon ( Sheryl Crow ) - Trina Shoemaker and Eric Tew, sound engineers Home ( Dixie Chicks ) - Gary Paczosa, sound engineer Morning View ( Incubus ) - Mike Einziger, Dave Holdredge, Scott Litt and Rick Will, sound engineers
2004	Nigel Godrich and Darrell Thorp, sound engineers	Hail to the Thief	Radiohead	Elephunk ( The Black Eyed Peas ) - Dylan Dresdow, Jun Ishizeki, Chris Lord-Alge, Tony Maserati, Jason Villaroman, will.i.am and Frank Wolf, sound engineers Nature Boy: The Standards Album ( Aaron Neville ) - Dave O'Donnell, Malcolm Pollack and Elliot Scheiner, sound engineers North ( Elvis Costello ) - Kevin Killen and Bill Moss, sound engineers
2005	Robert Fernandez, John Harris, Terry Howard, Pete Karam, Joel Moss, Seth Presant, Al Schmitt and Ed Thacker, sound engineers	Genius Loves Company	Ray Charles and various artists	Brian Wilson Presents Smile ( Brian Wilson ) - Mark Linett, sound engineer Feels Like Home ( Norah Jones ) - Jay Newland, sound engineer The Girl in the Other Room ( Diana Krall ) - Al Schmitt, sound engineer Give ( The Bad Plus ) - Tchad Blake, sound engineer
2006	Alan Douglas and Mick Guzauski, sound engineers	Back Home	Eric Clapton	Deceiver ( Chris Thile ) - Gary Paczosa and Chris Thile, sound engineers Lonely Runs Both Ways (Alison Krauss & Union Station) - Gary Paczosa, sound engineer Mr. AZ ( Jason Mraz ) - Carl Glanville, Steve Lillywhite, Samuel "Vaughan" Merrick, Jim Scott, and David Thoener, sound engineers Rock Swings ( Paul Anka ) - Al Schmitt, sound engineer
2007	The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann, sound engineers	At War with the Mystics	The Flaming Lips	Goodbye False Heart ( Linda Ronstadt and Ann Savoy ) - Gary Paczosa, sound engineer Like Red on a Rose ( Alan Jackson ) - Brandon Bell, Terry Christian, and Gary Paczosa, sound engineers The Phat Pack ( Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band ) - Marcelo Penell, Dave Sharenow and Tommy Vicari, sound engineers Suitcase ( Keb 'Mo' ) - Rik Pekkonen and John Porter, sound engineers
2008	Tchad Blake, Cameron Craig, Emery Dobyns and Jimmy Hogarth, sound engineers	Beauty & Crime	Suzanne Vega	Destination Moon ( Deborah Cox ) - Dave O'Donnell and Elliot Scheiner, sound engineers Don't Mess with the Dragon ( Ozomatli ) - Robert Carranza, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes and KC Porter, sound engineers Floratone (Floratone) - Tucker Martine, sound engineer II (Viktor Krauss) - Jason Lehning, sound engineer
2009	Joe Chiccarelli and Vance Powell, sound engineers	Consolers of the Lonely	The Raconteurs	Just a Little Lovin ' ( Shelby Lynne ) - Al Schmitt, sound engineer Lay It Down ( Al Green ) - Jimmy Douglass, Russell Elevado and John Smeltz, sound engineers Still Unforgettable ( Natalie Cole ) - Steve Genewick, Al Schmitt and Bill Schnee, sound engineers We Sing. We Dance. We steal things. ( Jason Mraz ) - Dyre Gormsen and Tony Maserati, sound engineers
2010	Imogen Heap , sound engineer	ellipse	Imogen heap	Gossip in the Grain ( Ray LaMontagne ) - Ethan Johns and Dominic Monks, sound engineers My One and Only Thrill ( Melody Gardot ) - Helik Hadar and Al Schmitt, sound engineers Safe Trip Home ( Dido ) - Jon Brion, Jim Scott, Grippa, and Greg Koller, sound engineers Swan Feathers (Leslie Mendelson) - Richard Alderson, Chris Allen, Roman Klun, Jamie Polaski, Lawrence Manchester, Rob Mounsey, Jay Newland, Gene Paul and Gordie Sampson, sound engineers
2011	Michael H. Brauer, Joe Ferla, Chad Franscoviak and Manny Marroquin, sound engineers	Battle Studies	John Mayer	Dirty Side Down ( Widespread Panic ) - John Keane, sound engineer Emotion & Commotion ( Jeff Beck ) - Steve Lipson, sound engineer God Willin '& the Creek Don't Rise ( Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs) - Ryan Freeland, sound engineer Pink Elephant ( N'dambi ) - Seth Presant and Leon F. Sylvers, sound engineers
2012	Mike Shipley and Neal Cappellino, sound engineers; Brad Blackwood, mastering sound engineer	Paper airplane	Alison Krauss & Union Station	Follow Me Down ( Sarah Jarosz ) - Brandon Bell and Gary Paczosa, sound engineers; Sangwook "Sunny" Nam and Doug Sax, mastering sound engineers The Harrow & The Harvest ( Gillian Welch ) - Matt Andrews, sound engineer; Stephen Marcussen, mastering sound engineer Music Is Better Than Words ( Seth MacFarlane ) - Rich Breen and Frank Filipetti, sound engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering sound engineer The Next Right Thing (Seth Glier) - Kevin Killen, Brendan Muldowney, and John Shyloski, sound engineers; John Shyloski, mastering sound engineer
2013	Richard King , sound engineer and mastering sound engineer	The Goat Rodeo Sessions	Yo-Yo Ma , Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile	The Absence ( Melody Gardot ) - Moogie Canazio and Al Schmitt, sound engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering sound engineer Ashes & Fire ( Ryan Adams ) - Glyn Johns, sound engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering sound engineer Love Is a Four Letter Word ( Jason Mraz ) - Joe Chiccarelli, Steve Churchyard, Tony Maserati, Lars Fox, Graham Hope and Morgan Stratton, sound engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering sound engineer Slingshot ( Rebecca Pidgeon ) - Helik Hadar, sound engineer; Bernie Grundman, mastering sound engineer
2014	Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Daniel Lerner and Florian Lagatta, sound engineers; Bob Ludwig and Antoine Chabert, mastering sound engineers	Random Access Memories	Daft punk	Annie Up (Pistol Annies) - Chuck Ainlay, sound engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering sound engineer The Blue Room ( Madeleine Peyroux ) - Helik Hadar and Leslie Ann Jones, sound engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering sound engineer The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here ( Alice in Chains ) - Paul Figueroa and Randy Staub, sound engineers; Ted Jensen, mastering sound engineer ... Like Clockwork ( Queens of the Stone Age ) - Joe Barresi and Mark Rankin, sound engineers; Gavin Lurssen, mastering sound engineer The Moorings (Andrew Duhon) - Trina Shoemaker, sound engineer; Eric Conn, mastering sound engineer
2015	Tom Elmhirst, Cole M. Greif-Neill, David Greenbaum, Florian Lagatta, Cole Marsden, Robbie Nelson, Darrell Thorp, Cassidy Turbin and Joe Visciano, sound engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering sound engineer	Morning phase	Beck	Bass & Mandolin ( Chris Thile and Edgar Meyer ) - Richard King and Dave Sinko, sound engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering sound engineer Bluesamericana ( Keb 'Mo' ) - Ross Hogarth and Casey Wasner, sound engineers; Richard Dodd, mastering sound engineers The Way I'm Livin ' ( Lee Ann Womack ) - Chuck Ainlay, sound engineer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering sound engineer What's Left Is Forever ( Thomas Dybdahl ) - Tchad Blake, Oyvind Jakobsen, Jo Ranheim, Itai Shapiro and Davi Way, sound engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering sound engineer
2016	Shawn Everett, sound engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering sound engineer	Sound & Color	Alabama shakes	Before This World ( James Taylor ) - Dave O'Donnell, sound engineer; Ted Jensen, mastering sound engineer Currency of Man ( Melody Gardot ) - Maxime Le Guil, sound engineer; Bernie Grundman, mastering sound engineer Recreational Love ( The Bird and the Bee ) - Greg Kurstin and Alex Pasco, sound engineers; Emily Lazar, mastering sound engineer Wallflower ( Diana Krall ) - Steve Price, Jochem van der Saag and Jorge Vivo, sound engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering sound engineer
2017	David Bowie , Tom Elmhirst, Kevin Killen and Tony Visconti , sound engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering sound engineer	Blackstar	David Bowie	Are You Serious ( Andrew Bird ) - Tchad Blake and David Boucher, sound engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering sound engineer Dig in Deep ( Bonnie Raitt ) - Ryan Freeland, sound engineer; Kim Rosen, mastering sound engineer Hit n Run Phase Two ( Prince ) - Booker T., Dylan Dresdow, Chris James, Prince, and Justin Stanley, sound engineers; Dylan Dresdow, mastering sound engineer Undercurrent ( Sarah Jarosz ) - Shani Gandhi and Gary Paczosa, sound engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering sound engineer
2018	Serban Ghenea, John Hanes and Charles Moniz, sound engineers; Tom Coyne, mastering sound engineer	24K Magic	Bruno Mars	Every Where Is Some Where ( K. Flay ) - Brent Arrowood, Miles Comaskey, JT Daly, Tommy English, Kristine Flaherty, Adam Hawkins, Chad Howat and Tony Maserati, sound engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering sound engineer Is This the Life We Really Want? ( Roger Waters ) - Nigel Godrich, Sam Petts-Davies, and Darrell Thorp, sound engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering sound engineer Natural Conclusion (Rose Cousins) - Ryan Freeland, sound engineer; Joao Carvalho, mastering sound engineer No Shape ( Perfume Genius ) - Shawn Everett and Joseph Lorge, sound engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering sound engineer
2019	Julian Burg, Serban Ghenea, David Greenbaum, John Hanes, Beck Hansen , Greg Kurstin, Florian Lagatta, Cole MGN, Alex Pasco, Jesse Shatkin, Darrell Thorp and Cassidy Turbin, sound engineers; Chris Bellman, Tom Coyne, Emily Lazar and Randy Merrill, mastering sound engineers	Colors	Beck	Earthtones (Bahamas) - Robbie Lackritz, sound engineer; Philip Shaw Bova, mastering sound engineer All The Things That I Did And All The Things That I Didn't Do ( The Milk Carton Kids ) - Ryan Freeland and Kenneth Pattengale, sound engineers; Kim Rosen, mastering sound engineer Earthtones (Bahamas) - Robbie Lackritz, sound engineer; Philip Shaw Bova, mastering sound engineer Head Over Heels ( Chromeo ) - Nathaniel Alford, Jason Evigan, Chris Galland, Tom Gardner, Patrick "P-Thugg" Gemayel, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Tony Hoffer, Derek Keota, Ian Kirkpatrick, David Macklovitch, Amber Mark, Manny Marroquin , Vaughn Oliver, Chris "TEK" O'Ryan, Morgan Taylor Reid and Gian Stone, sound engineer; Chris Gehringer and Michelle Mancini, mastering sound engineers Voicenotes ( Charlie Puth ) - Manny Marroquin and Charlie Puth, sound engineers; Dave Kutch, mastering sound engineer
2020	Rob Kinelski & Finneas O'Connell , sound engineers; John Greenham, mastering engineer	When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?	Billie Eilish	All These Things by Tchad Blake, Adam Greenspan & Roderick Shearer, sound engineers; Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer ( Thomas Dybdahl ) Ella Mai by Chris "Shaggy" Ascher, Jaycen Joshua & David Pizzimenti, sound engineers; Chris Athens, Mastering Engineer ( Ella Mai ) Run Home Slow by Paul Butler & Sam Teskey, sound engineers; Joe Carra, Mastering Engineer (The Teskey Brothers) Scenery by Tom Elmhirst, Ben Kane & Jeremy Most, sound engineers; Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer (Emily King)

Web links

• Official website of the Grammy Awards - Recording Academy, Los Angeles (English)
• Winner of the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical at grammy.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Grammy Awards. Retrieved April 23, 2019 . 
2. ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Retrieved April 23, 2019 . 
3. ^ Winners Best Engineered Recording, Non Classical. Accessed April 22, 2019 .