1986 Grammy Awards
The 28th Grammy for the best musical performance took place on February 25, 1986.
The 1986 Grammy Awards were presented 71 times, spread over 22 fields. There were three honorary Grammys for life's work.
Main categories
Single of the year (Record of the Year):
Album of the Year:
Song of the Year:
- We Are the World by USA for Africa (Authors: Lionel Richie , Michael Jackson )
Best New Artist:
pop
Best female vocal performance - Pop (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female):
Best Male Vocal Performance - Pop (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male):
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop (Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):
Best Pop Instrumental Performance - Pop :
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Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Rock (Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female):
- One of the Living by Tina Turner
Best Male Vocal Performance - Rock (Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male):
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Rock (Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):
Best performance of a rock instrumentals ( Best Rock Instrumental Performance ):
- Escape by Jeff Beck
Rhythm & Blues
Best female vocal performance - R&B (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female):
- Freeway of Love by Aretha Franklin
Best Male Vocal Performance - R&B (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male):
- In Square Circle by Stevie Wonder
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop (Best R & B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):
- Nightshift from the Commodores
Best Instrumental Performance - R&B (Best R&B Instrumental Performance, Orchestra, Group Or Soloist):
- Musician by Ernie Watts
Best R&B Song (Best R&B Song):
- Freeway of Love by Aretha Franklin (Authors: Jeffrey Cohen , Narada Michael Walden )
Country
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Female):
- I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me by Rosanne Cash
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Male):
- Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night) by Ronnie Milsap
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal):
- Why Not Me from the Judds
Best country instrumental performance (orchestra, group or soloist) (Best Country Instrumental Performance - Orchestra, Group Or Soloist):
- Cosmic Square Dance by Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler
Best Country Song (Best Country Song):
- Highwayman by Johnny Cash , Waylon Jennings , Kris Kristofferson & Willie Nelson (Author: Jimmy L. Webb )
jazz
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female):
- Cleo at Carnegie - The 10th Anniversary Concert by Cleo Laine
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male):
- Another Night in Tunisia by Bobby McFerrin & Jon Hendricks
Best jazz vocal performance, duo or group (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo Or Group):
- Vocalese from Manhattan Transfer
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, soloist (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist):
- Black Codes from the Underground by Wynton Marsalis
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, Group (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group):
- Black Codes from the Underground by the Wynton Marsalis Group
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, Big Band (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band):
- The Cotton Club - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Bob Wilber & John Barry
Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Singing or Instrumental (Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental):
- Straight to the Heart by David Sanborn
Gospel
Best female gospel performance (Best Gospel Performance, Female):
- Unguarded by Amy Grant
Best male gospel performance (Best Gospel Performance, Male):
- How Excellent Is Thy Name by Larnelle Harris
Best gospel performance by a duo, a group or a choir (Best Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group, Choir Or Chorus):
- I've Just Seen Jesus by Larnelle Harris & Sandi Patti
Best female soul gospel performance (Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female):
- Martin by Shirley Caesar
Best male soul gospel performance (Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male):
- Bring Back the Days of Yea and Nay by Marvin Winans
Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo, Group or Choir (Best Soul Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group, Choir Or Chorus):
- Tomorrow from the Winans
Best Inspirational-performance (Best Inspirational Performance):
- Come Sunday by Jennifer Holliday
Latin
Best Latin Pop Performance (Best Latin Pop Performance):
- It facil amar from Lani Hall
Best Tropical Latin performance (Best Tropical Latin Performance):
- Solito by Eddie Palmieri
- Mambo diablo by Tito Puente & His Latin Ensemble
Best Mexican-American performance (Best Mexican-American Performance)
- Simplemente mujer by Vikki Carr
blues
Best Traditional Blues Recording (Best Traditional Blues Recording):
- My Guitar Sings the Blues by BB King
Folk
Best Ethnofolk- or traditional folk recording (Best Ethnic Or Traditional Folk Recording):
- My Toot Toot by Rockin 'Sidney
reggae
Best Reggae Recording (Best Reggae Recording):
- Cliff Hanger by Jimmy Cliff
polka
Best Polka Recording (Best Polka Recording):
- 70 Years of Hits by Frank Yankovic
For children
Best Recording for Children (Best Recording For Children):
- Follow That Bird - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by the Sesame Street Actors (Producers: Jim Henson , Steve Buckingham)
language
Best spoken or non-music recording (Best Spoken Word Or Non-Musical Recording):
- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom of the original Broadway cast (Producer: Mike Berniker)
Comedy
Best Comedy Recording (Best Comedy Recording):
- Whoopi Goldberg (Original Broadway Show Recording) by Whoopi Goldberg
Musical show
Best Cast Show Album (Best Cast Show Album):
- West Side Story by José Carreras and Kiri Te Kanawa (Producer: John Mcclure)
Composition / arrangement
Best Instrumental Composition (Best Instrumental Composition):
Best Album Of Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special: Best Original Music Album Written For A Movie Or A Television Special:
- Beverly Hills Cop from various performers (composers: Marc Benno, Harold Faltermeyer , Keith Forsey, Micki Free, Jon Gilutin, Hawk, Howard Hewett , Bunny Hull, Howie Rice, Sharon Robinson, Dan Sembello, Sue Sheridan, Richard C. Theisen II, Willis Avenue)
Best Instrumental Arrangement (Best Arrangement On An Instrumental):
- Early AM Attitude (Arrangers: Dave Grusin , Lee Ritenour )
Best instrumental arrangement with vocal accompaniment (Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals):
- Lush Life by Linda Ronstadt (Arranger: Nelson Riddle )
Best Vocal Arrangement for two or more voices (Best Vocal Arrangement For Two Or More Voices):
- Another Night In Tunisia by Manhattan Transfer (Arrangers: Bobby McFerrin , Cheryl Bentyne )
Packages and album text
Best Album Package (Best Album Package):
- Lush Life by Linda Ronstadt (Artistic Direction: John Kosh, Ron Larson)
Best Album Notes:
- Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square by Sam Cooke (Author: Peter Guralnick )
Historical recordings
Best Historical Album (Best Historical Album):
- RCA / Met - 100 Singers - 100 Years by various artists (Producer: John Pfeiffer)
Production and technology
Best technical recording without classical music (Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical):
- Brothers in Arms from Dire Straits (Technique: Neil Dorfsman)
Best Technical classical recording (Best Engineered Recording, Classical):
- Berlioz: Requiem by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and choir under the direction of Robert Shaw (technique: Jack Renner )
Producer of the Year (with no classic) (Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical):
Classical Producer of the Year (Classical Producer Of The Year):
Classical music
Best classical album (Best Classical Album):
- Berlioz: Requiem by John Aler and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Choir conducted by Robert Shaw
Best classical orchestral recording (Best Classical Orchestral Recording):
- Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Robert Shaw
Best Opera Recording (Best Opera Recording):
- Schönberg: Moses and Aron by Philip Langridge, Franz Mazura and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Choir under the direction of Georg Solti
Best choral performance (without opera) (Best Choral Performance other than opera):
- Berlioz: Requiem by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and choir conducted by Robert Shaw
Best solo instrument performances with orchestra (Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists with Orchestra):
- Elgar: Cello Concerto Op. 85 / Walton: Concerto for cello and orchestra by Yo-Yo Ma and the London Symphony Orchestra under the direction of André Previn
Best solo instrument performance without orchestra (Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists without Orchestra):
- Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit ; Pavane pour une infante défunte ; Valses nobles et sentimentales by Vladimir Ashkenazy
Best chamber music performance (Best Chamber Music Performance):
- Brahms: Cello and piano sonatas in E minor and F by Emanuel Ax & Yo-Yo Ma
Best classical solo vocal performance (Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance):
- Berlioz: Requiem by John Aler and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Choir conducted by Robert Shaw
Best Classical Contemporary Composition (Best Classical Contemporary Composition):
- Requiem by Sarah Brightman & Plácido Domingo (Composer: Andrew Lloyd Webber )
Best New Classical Artist:
Music video
Best Music Video Short (Best Music Video, Short Form):
- We are the World - The Video Event from USA for Africa
Best Music Video Long (Best Music Video, Long Form):
- Huey Lewis & The News - The Heart of Rock 'n' Roll by Huey Lewis & the News