1972 Grammy Awards

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The 1972 Grammy Awards took place on March 15 of that year. It was the 14th award of the most important US music award. The awards were made in 44 categories from 15 fields.

For the first time, two artists received an honor gram for their life's work. However, it should be the last award in this special category for a long time; it was only reintroduced in 1984.

Main categories

Single of the year (Record of the Year):

Album of the Year:

Song of the Year:

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 :

Rhythm & Blues

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

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

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

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

Country

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

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

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

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

Best Country Song (Best Country Song):

jazz

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

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

  • The Bill Evans album by the Bill Evans Trio

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

Gospel

Best gospel performance (without soul gospel) (Best Gospel Performance, Other Than Soul Gospel):

Best Soul Gospel performance (Best Soul Gospel Performance):

Best Sacred-performance (Best Sacred Performance):

  • Did You Think To Pray by Charley Pride

Folk

Best Ethnofolk- or traditional folk recording (including traditional Blues) (Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording, Including Traditional Blues):

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):

Comedy

Best Comedy Recording (Best Comedy Recording):

Musical show

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

Composition / arrangement

Best Instrumental Composition (Best Instrumental Composition):

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

Best Instrumental Arrangement (Best Instrumental Arrangement):

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

Best arrangement with vocal accompaniment (Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists):

Packages and album text

Best album cover (Best Album Cover):

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

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):

Classical music

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

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

Best Opera Recording (Best Opera Recording):

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

  • Berlioz : “ Requiem ” by the Wandsworth School Boys Choir and the London Symphony Orchestra and Choir under the direction of Colin Davis

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

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):

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

Special Merit Awards

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

Trustees Award