Grammy Awards 1987
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:
- That's What Friends Are For by Dionne Warwick & Friends (Authors: Burt Bacharach , Carole Bayer Sager )
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):
- That's What Friends Are For by Dionne & Friends ( Dionne Warwick , Elton John , Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder )
Best Instrumental Performance - Pop (Best Pop Instrumental Performance, Orchestra, Group Or Soloist):
- Top Gun (Anthem) by Harold Faltermeyer & Steve Stevens
skirt
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Rock (Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female):
- Back Where You Started 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):
- Missionary Man from the Eurythmics
Best performance of a rock instrumentals ( Best Rock Instrumental Performance ):
- Peter Gunn from The Art of Noise & Duane Eddy
Rhythm & Blues
Best female vocal performance - R&B (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female):
- Rapture by Anita Baker
Best Male Vocal Performance - R&B (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male):
- Living In America by James Brown
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop (Best R & B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):
- Kiss from Prince and The Revolution
Best Instrumental Performance - R&B (Best R&B Instrumental Performance, Orchestra, Group Or Soloist):
- And You Know That from the Yellowjackets
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):
- Whoever's In New England by Reba McEntire
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Male):
- Lost In The Fifties Tonight by Ronnie Milsap
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):
- Raisin 'The Dickins by Ricky Skaggs
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):
- Down To The Moon by Andreas Vollenweider
jazz
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female):
- Timeless by Diane Schuur
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male):
- Round Midnight by Bobby McFerrin
Best jazz vocal performance, duo or group (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo Or Group):
- Free Fall of 2 + 2 Plus
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, soloist (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist):
- Tutu by Miles Davis
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, Group (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group):
- J Mood by Wynton Marsalis
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, Big Band (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band):
- The Tonight Show Band With Doc Severinsen by Doc Severinsen
Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Singing or Instrumental (Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental):
- Double vision by Bob James & David Sanborn
Gospel
Best female gospel performance (Best Gospel Performance, Female):
- Morning Like This by Sandi Patti
Best male gospel performance (Best Gospel Performance, Male):
- Triumph of Philip Bailey
Best gospel performance by a duo, a group or a choir (Best Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group, Choir Or Chorus):
- They Say by Deniece Williams & Sandi Patti
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):
- Going Away by Al Green
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):
- Le lo lai by José Feliciano
Best Tropical Latin performance (Best Tropical Latin Performance):
- Escenas from Rubén Blades
Best Mexican-American performance (Best Mexican-American Performance)
- Ay te dejo en San Antonio by Flaco Jimenez
blues
Best Traditional Blues Recording (Best Traditional Blues Recording):
- Showdown! by Albert Collins , Johnny Copeland & Robert Cray
Folk
Best Traditional Folk Recording (Best Traditional Folk Recording):
- Riding The Midnight Train by Doc Watson
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):
- Babylon The Bandit from Steel Pulse
polka
Best Polka Recording (Best Polka Recording):
- Another Polka Celebration by Eddy Blazonczyk's Versatones
- I Remember Warsaw by Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra
For children
Best Recording for Children (Best Recording For Children):
- The Alphabet from Sesame Street Actors (Producers: Jim Henson , Kathryn King, Geri van Rees)
language
Best spoken or non-music recording (Best Spoken Word Or Non-Musical Recording):
- Interviews From the Class of '55 Recording Sessions by Johnny Cash , Jerry Lee Lewis , Chips Moman , Ricky Nelson , Roy Orbison , Carl Perkins & Sam Phillips
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):
- Out of Africa (Composer: John Barry )
Best Instrumental Arrangement (Best Arrangement On An Instrumental):
- Suite Memories by Bill Watrous & Patrick Williams (Arranger: Patrick Williams)
Best instrumental arrangement with vocal accompaniment (Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals):
- Somewhere by Barbra Streisand (Arranger: David Foster )
Packages and album text
Best Album Package (Best Album Package):
- Tutu by Miles Davis (Artistic Director: Eiko Ishioka )
Best Album Notes:
- The Voice - The Columbia Years 1943–1952 by Frank Sinatra (authors: Andrew Sarris , Frank Conroy, Gary Giddins, Jonathan Schwartz, Murray Kempton, Stephen Holden , Wilfrid Sheed)
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):
- Horowitz - The Studio Recordings, New York 1985 by Vladimir Horowitz
Best classical orchestral recording (Best Orchestral Recording):
- Liszt: A Faust Symphony by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Georg Solti
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):
- Beethoven: Cello and Piano Sonata No. 4 in C with variations by Emanuel Ax & Yo-Yo Ma
Best classical solo vocal performance (Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance):
- Kathleen Battle Sings Mozart by Kathleen Battle and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of André Previn
Best Contemporary Composition (Best Contemporary Composition):
- Symphony No. 3 by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Esa-Pekka Salonen (composer: Witold Lutosławski )
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