Grammy Awards 1989
The 1989 Grammy Awards were the 31st award of the most important US music award.
The rap category was newly introduced here; The winners were DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince .
The Grammy went to artists and musicians in 77 categories from 24 fields. After there weren't any in the previous year, this time there were nine honorary grammys for lifetime achievement.
Main categories
Single of the year (Record of the Year):
Album of the Year:
Song of the Year:
- " Don't Worry, Be Happy " by Bobby McFerrin (Author: Bobby McFerrin)
Best New Artist:
pop
Best female vocal performance - Pop (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female):
- "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman
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):
- Brasil from Manhattan Transfer
Best Instrumental Performance - Pop (Best Pop Instrumental Performance, Orchestra, Group Or Soloist):
- Close-Up by David Sanborn
skirt
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Rock (Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female):
- Tina Live In Europe by Tina Turner
Best Male Vocal Performance - Rock (Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male):
- "Simply Irresistible" by Robert Palmer
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Rock (Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):
- "Desire" by U2
Best Hard Rock / Metal Performance - Vocal or Instrumental (Best Hard Rock / Metal Performance Vocal Or Instrumental):
Best performance of a rock instrumentals ( Best Rock Instrumental Performance ):
Rhythm & Blues
Best female vocal performance - R&B (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female):
- "Giving You The Best That I Got" by Anita Baker
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):
- "Love Overboard" by Gladys Knight & the Pips
Best Instrumental Performance - R&B (Best R&B Instrumental Performance, Orchestra, Group Or Soloist):
- "Light Years" by Chick Corea
Best R&B Song (Best R&B Song):
- "Giving You The Best That I Got" by Anita Baker (Authors: Anita Baker, Randy Holland , Skip Scarborough )
rap
Best rap performance (Best Rap Performance):
- "Parent's Just Don't Understand" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince ( Jeff Townes and Will Smith )
Country
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Female):
- Hold Me by KT Oslin
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Male):
- Old 8x10 by Randy Travis
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal):
- Give A Little Love from the Judds
Best collaboration with vocals - Country (Best Country Vocal Collaboration):
- Crying by kd lang & Roy Orbison
Best country instrumental performance (orchestra, group or soloist) (Best Country Instrumental Performance - Orchestra, Group Or Soloist):
- Sugarfoot Rag by Asleep At The Wheel
Best Country Song (Best Country Song):
- Hold Me by KT Oslin
Best Bluegrass Recording (sung or instrumental) (Best Bluegrass Recording - Vocal Or Instrumental):
- Southern Flavor by Bill Monroe
New Age
Best New Age performance (Best New Age Performance):
- Folksongs For A Nuclear Village by Shadowfax
jazz
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female):
- Look What I Got! by Betty Carter
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male):
- Brothers of Bobby McFerrin
Best jazz vocal performance, duo or group (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo Or Group):
- Spread Love by Take 6
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist (on a jazz recording) (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist, On A Jazz Recording):
- Don't Try This At Home by Michael Brecker
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, Group (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group):
- Blues For Coltrane: A Tribute To John Coltrane by Roy Haynes , Cecil McBee , David Murray , Pharoah Sanders & McCoy Tyner
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, Big Band (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band):
- Bud & Bird by Gil Evans & The Monday Night Orchestra
Best jazz fusion performance (Best Jazz Fusion Performance):
- Politics from the Yellowjackets
Gospel
Best female gospel performance (Best Gospel Performance, Female):
- Lead Me On by Amy Grant
Best male gospel performance (Best Gospel Performance, Male):
- Christmas 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):
- The Winans Live At Carnegie Hall by the Winans
Best female soul gospel performance (Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female):
- One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism by Aretha Franklin
Best male soul gospel performance (Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male):
- Abundant Life by BeBe Winans
Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo, Group or Choir (Best Soul Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group, Choir Or Chorus):
- Take 6 of Take 6
Latin
Best Latin Pop Performance (Best Latin Pop Performance):
- Roberto Carlos by Roberto Carlos
Best Tropical Latin performance (Best Tropical Latin Performance):
- Antecedents from Rubén Blades
Best Mexican-American performance (Best Mexican-American Performance)
- Canciones de mi padre by Linda Ronstadt
blues
Best Traditional Blues Recording (Best Traditional Blues Recording):
- Hidden Charms from Willie Dixon
Best Contemporary Blues Recording (Best Contemporary Blues Recording):
- Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark by the Robert Cray Band
Folk
Best Traditional Folk Recording (Best Traditional Folk Recording):
- Folkways - A Vision Shared: A Tribute To Woody Guthrie & Leadbelly by various artists (producers: Don DeVito, Harold Leventhal , Joe McEwen, Ralph Rinzler)
Best Contemporary Folk Recording (Best Contemporary Folk Recording):
- Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman
reggae
Best Reggae Recording (Best Reggae Recording):
- Conscious Party by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers
polka
Best Polka Recording (Best Polka Recording):
- Born To Polka by Jimmy Sturr
For children
Best Recording for Children (Best Recording For Children):
- Pecos Bill by Robin Williams (composer: Ry Cooder , producers: Ry Cooder, Mark Sottnick)
language
Best spoken or non-music recording (Best Spoken Word Or Non-Musical Recording):
- Speech by Rev. Jesse Jackson by Jesse Jackson
Comedy
Best Comedy Recording (Best Comedy Recording):
Musical show
Best Musical Cast Show Album (Best Musical Cast Show Album):
- Into The Woods by various artists (music and text: Stephen Sondheim ; producer: Jay David Saks)
Composition / arrangement
Best Instrumental Composition (Best Instrumental Composition):
Best Song Written Specifically For A Motion Picture Or Television:
- Two Hearts by Phil Collins (Authors: Phil Collins, Lamont Dozier )
Best Album with instrumental original background music written for film or television (Best Album Of Original Instrumental Background Score Written For A Motion Picture Or For Television):
- The Last Emperor (Composers: David Byrne , Cong Su , Ryuichi Sakamoto )
Best Instrumental Arrangement (Best Arrangement On An Instrumental):
- Memos From Paradise by Eddie Daniels (Arranger: Roger Kellaway )
Best instrumental arrangement with vocal accompaniment (Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals):
- No One Is Alone by Cleo Laine (Arranger: Jonathan Tunick )
Packages and album text
Best Album Package (Best Album Package):
- Tired Of Runnin ' by O'Kanes (Art Direction: Bill Johnson )
Best Album Notes:
- Crossroads by Eric Clapton (Author: Anthony DeCurtis )
Historical recordings
Best Historical Album (Best Historical Album):
- Crossroads by Eric Clapton (Producer: Bill Levenson)
Production and technology
Best technical recording without classical music (Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical):
- Roll With It by Steve Winwood (Technique: Tom Lord-Alge)
Best Technical classical recording (Best Engineered Recording, Classical):
- Verdi: Requiem & Operatic Choruses of 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):
- Verdi: Requiem & Operatic Choruses of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and choir under the direction of Robert Shaw
Best orchestral recording:
- Rorem: String Symphony; Sunday Morning; Eagles of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Louis Lane and Robert Shaw
Best Opera Recording (Best Opera Recording):
- Wagner: Lohengrin by Plácido Domingo , Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau , Siegmund Nimsgern , Jessye Norman , Eva Randova , Hans Sotin and the orchestra of the Vienna State Opera under the direction of Georg Solti
Best choral performance (without opera) (Best Choral Performance other than opera):
- Verdi: Requiem & Operatic Choruses by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and choir under the direction of Robert Shaw
Best solo instrument performances with orchestra (Best Classical Performance Instrumental Solo with Orchestra):
- Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 by Vladimir Horowitz and the La Scala Opera Orchestra under the direction of Carlo Maria Giulini
Best solo instrument performance without orchestra (Best Classical Performance Instrumental Solo without Orchestra):
- Albeniz: Iberia, Navarre, Suite Espagnola by Alicia de Larrocha
Best chamber music performance (Best Chamber Music Performance):
- Bartók: Sonata for two pianos and percussion by David Corkhill , Evelyn Glennie , Murray Perahia and Georg Solti
Best Classical Vocal Performance (Best Classical Vocal Performance):
- Luciano Pavarotti in Concert by Luciano Pavarotti and the Emilia-Romagna Symphony Orchestra under Emerson Buckley
Best Classical Contemporary Composition (Best Classical Contemporary Composition):
- Nixon in China with the San Francisco Symphony conducted by Edo de Waart (composer: John Adams )
Music video
Best Music Video Short (Best Short Form Music Video):
- "Fat" by Weird Al Yankovic
Best Music Video Long (Best Long Form Music Video):
- Where The Streets Have No Name by U2