Grammy Awards 1987

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Since its beginnings in 1959, the most important American music award, the Grammy , was awarded for the 29th time in 1987 .

The 1987 Grammy Awards recognized the best achievements of the previous year in the 23 categories from pop to classical in 68 categories .

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 Instrumental Performance - Pop (Best Pop Instrumental Performance, Orchestra, Group Or Soloist):

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

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 ):

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 Instrumental Performance - R&B (Best R&B Instrumental Performance, Orchestra, Group Or Soloist):

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

  • Sweet Love by Anita Baker (Authors: Anita Baker, Gary Bias, Louis A. Johnson)

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

  • Grandpa (Tell Me 'bout The Good Old Days) from the Judds

Best country instrumental performance (orchestra, group or soloist) (Best Country Instrumental Performance - Orchestra, Group Or Soloist):

Best Country Song (Best Country Song):

  • Grandpa (Tell Me 'bout The Good Old Days) by the Judds (Author: Jamie O'Hara)

New Age

Best New Age Recording (Best New Age Recording):

jazz

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female):

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male):

Best jazz vocal performance, duo or group (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo Or Group):

Best Jazz Instrumental performance, soloist (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist):

Best Jazz Instrumental performance, Group (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group):

Best Jazz Instrumental performance, Big Band (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band):

Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Singing or Instrumental (Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental):

Gospel

Best female gospel performance (Best Gospel Performance, Female):

Best male gospel performance (Best Gospel Performance, Male):

Best gospel performance by a duo, a group or a choir (Best Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group, Choir Or Chorus):

Best female soul gospel performance (Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female):

  • I Surrender All by Deniece Williams

Best male soul gospel performance (Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male):

Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo, Group or Choir (Best Soul Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group, Choir Or Chorus):

  • Let My People Go by the Winans

Latin

Best Latin Pop Performance (Best Latin Pop Performance):

Best Tropical Latin performance (Best Tropical Latin Performance):

Best Mexican-American performance (Best Mexican-American Performance)

blues

Best Traditional Blues Recording (Best Traditional Blues Recording):

Folk

Best Traditional Folk Recording (Best Traditional Folk Recording):

Best Contemporary Folk Recording (Best Contemporary Folk Recording):

  • Tribute To Steve Goodman by various artists (producers: Al Bunetta, Dan Einstein, Hank Neuberger)

reggae

Best Reggae Recording (Best Reggae Recording):

polka

Best Polka Recording (Best Polka Recording):

For children

Best Recording for Children (Best Recording For Children):

language

Best spoken or non-music recording (Best Spoken Word Or Non-Musical Recording):

Comedy

Best Comedy Recording (Best Comedy Recording):

  • Those of You With or Without Children, You'll Understand by Bill Cosby

Musical show

Best Cast Show Album (Best Cast Show Album):

  • Follies in Concert by the original line-up from 1986 (Producer: Thomas Z. Shepard)

Composition / arrangement

Best Instrumental Composition (Best Instrumental Composition):

Best Instrumental Arrangement (Best Arrangement On An Instrumental):

Best instrumental arrangement with vocal accompaniment (Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals):

Packages and album text

Best Album Package (Best Album Package):

Best Album Notes:

Historical recordings

Best Historical Album (Best Historical Album):

  • Atlantic Rhythm and Blues 1947–1974 by various interpreters (producers: Aziz Goksel, Bob Porter)

Production and technology

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

  • Back In The High Life by Steve Winwood (Technique: Jason Corsaro, Tom Lord-Alge)

Best Technical classical recording (Best Engineered Recording, Classical):

  • Horowitz - The Studio Recordings, New York 1985 by Vladimir Horowitz (Technique: Paul Goodman)

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):

Best classical orchestral recording (Best Orchestral Recording):

Best Opera Recording (Best Opera Recording):

  • Bernstein: Candide by James Billins, Joyce Castle, Maris Clement, David Eisler, Jack Harrold, John Lankston, Erie Mills, Scott Reeve and the New York City Opera Orchestra under the direction of John Mauceri

Best choral performance (without opera) (Best Choral Performance other than opera):

  • Orff: Carmina Burana of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and choir under the direction of James Levine

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

  • Horowitz - The Studio Recordings, New York 1985 by Vladimir Horowitz

Best chamber music performance (Best Chamber Music Performance):

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

Best Contemporary Composition (Best Contemporary Composition):

Music video

Best Music Video Short (Best Music Video, Short Form):

Best Music Video Long (Best Music Video, Long Form):

  • Bring On The Night by Sting

Special Merit Awards

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

Trustees Award