Grammy Awards 1992
The 1992 Grammy Awards were presented on February 26, 1992 .
In the 34th edition of this event, 78 categories in 27 fields were awarded the most important US music award, the Grammy . Four other artists were honored with an additional prize for their life's work.
A special feature was the single of the year: An old recording of the song Unforgettable by the late Nat King Cole was mixed together with a new recording by his daughter Natalie Cole to create a new song. In addition to the single itself, the songwriter, arranger and technician were also awarded Grammys.
Main categories
Single of the year (Record of the Year):
- "Unforgettable" by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole
Album of the Year:
- Unforgettable by Natalie Cole
Song of the Year:
- "Unforgettable" by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole (Author: Irving Gordon )
Best New Artist:
pop
Best female vocal performance - Pop (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female):
- "Something To Talk About" by Bonnie Raitt
Best Male Vocal Performance - Pop (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male):
- "When A Man Loves A Woman" by Michael Bolton
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop (Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):
- " Losing My Religion " by REM
Best Pop Instrumental Performance - Pop :
- Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves by Michael Kamen
Traditional pop
Best Vocal Album - Traditional Pop (Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album):
- Unforgettable by Natalie Cole
skirt
Best Solo Vocal Performance - Rock (Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo):
- Luck Of The Draw by Bonnie Raitt
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Rock (Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):
- "Good Man, Good Woman" by Bonnie Raitt & Delbert McClinton
Best hard rock performance (Best Hard Rock Performance):
- For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge by Van Halen
Best metal performance (Best Metal Performance):
- Metallica from Metallica
Best performance of a rock instrumentals ( Best Rock Instrumental Performance ):
- Cliffs Of Dover by Eric Johnson
Best Rock Song (Best Rock Song):
- Soul Cages by Sting (Author: Gordon Sumner)
alternative
Best Alternative Album ( Best Alternative Music Album ):
- Out of Time from REM
Rhythm & Blues
Best female vocal performance - R&B (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female):
- "How Can I Ease The Pain" by Lisa Fischer and
- Burnin ' by Patti LaBelle
Best Male Vocal Performance - R&B (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male):
- Power Of Love by Luther Vandross
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop (Best R & B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):
- Cooleyhighharmony by Boyz II Men
Best R&B Song (Best R&B Song):
- Power Of Love / Love Power by Luther Vandross (Authors: Marcus Miller , Luther Vandross, Teddy Vann )
rap
Best Solo Performance - Rap (Best Rap Solo Performance):
- "Mama Said Knock You Out" by LL Cool J
Best Performance By A Duo Or Group - Rap (Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group):
- "Summertime" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince ( Jeff Townes and Will Smith )
Country
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Female):
- "Down At The Twist And Shout" by Mary Chapin Carpenter
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Male):
- Ropin 'The Wind by Garth Brooks
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group (Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal):
- "Love Can Build A Bridge" by the Judds
Best collaboration with vocals - Country (Best Country Vocal Collaboration):
- "Restless" by Vince Gill , Ricky Skaggs & Steve Wariner
Best Performance by a Country Instrumentals (Best Country Instrumental Performance):
- The New Nashville Cats by Mark O'Connor
Best Country Song (Best Country Song):
- "Love Can Build A Bridge" by the Judds (Authors: John Jarvis, Naomi Judd, Paul Overstreet)
Best Bluegrass Album (Best Bluegrass Album):
- Spring training by Carl Jackson & John Starling
New Age
Best New Age Album (Best New Age Album):
- Fresh Aire 7 by Chip Davis
jazz
Best contemporary jazz performance (Best Contemporary Jazz Performance):
- "Sassy" from Manhattan Transfer
Best Jazz Vocal Performance (Best Jazz Vocal Performance):
- He Is Christmas from Take 6
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo (Best Jazz Instrumental Solo):
- "I Remember You" by Stan Getz
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, Group (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group):
- Saturday Night At The Blue Note by the Oscar Peterson Trio
Best Performance by a jazz big ensembles (Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance):
Gospel
Best Pop Gospel Album (Best Pop Gospel Album):
- For The Sake Of The Call by Steven Curtis Chapman
Best Contemporary / rock gospel album (Best Rock / Contemporary Gospel Album):
- Under Their Influence by Russ Taff
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album (Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album):
- Pray For Me from Mighty Clouds Of Joy
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album (Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album):
- Different Lifestyles from BeBeWinans & CeCe Winans
Best Southern Gospel Album (Best Southern Gospel Album):
- Homecoming from the Gaither Vocal Band
Best Gospel Choir album (Best Gospel Album By A Choir Or Chorus)
- The Evolution Of Gospel by Sounds Of Blackness conducted by Gary Hines
Latin
Best Latin Pop Album (Best Latin Pop Album):
- Cosas del amor by Vikki Carr
Best Tropical Latin Album (Best Tropical Latin Album):
- Bachata Rosa from lot 4:40
Best Mexican-American Album (Best Mexican-American Album)
- 16 de Septiembre by Little Joe
blues
Best Traditional Blues Album (Best Traditional Blues Album):
- Live At The Apollo by BB King
Best Contemporary Blues Album (Best Contemporary Blues Album):
- Damn Right, I've Got The Blues by Buddy Guy
Folk
Best Traditional Folk Album (Best Traditional Folk Album):
- The Civil War - Original soundtrack by various artists (Producers: Ken Burns , John Colby )
Best Contemporary Folk Album (Best Contemporary Folk Album):
- The Missing Years by John Prine
reggae
Best Reggae Album (Best Reggae Album):
- As Raw As Ever by Shabba Ranks
World music
Best World Music Album (Best World Music Album):
- Planet Drum by Mickey Hart
polka
Best Polka Album (Best Polka Album):
- Live at Gilley's! by Jimmy Sturr
For children
Best Album for Children (Best Album For Children):
- A Cappella Kids from the Maranatha! Kids (Producer: Clifford Robertson )
language
Best Spoken or non-music album (Best Spoken Word Or Non-musical Album):
- The Civil War by Ken Burns
Comedy
Best Comedy Album (Best Comedy Album):
- PDQ Bach: WTWP Classical Talkity-Talk Radio by Peter Schickele
Musical show
Best Musical Show Album (Best Musical Show Album):
- The Will Rogers Follies from the original Broadway cast (producers: Cy Coleman , Mike Berniker)
Composition / arrangement
Best Instrumental Composition (Best Instrumental Composition):
- "Basque" by James Galway (composer: Elton John )
Best Instrumental Arrangement (Best Arrangement On An Instrumental):
- "Medley: Bess You Is My Woman / I Loves You, Porgy " (Arranger: Dave Grusin )
Best Instrumental Arrangement with vocal accompaniment (Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal (s)):
- "Unforgettable" by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole (Arranger: Johnny Mandel )
Best Song Written Specifically For A Motion Picture Or Television:
- "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" by Bryan Adams (authors: Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen , Robert John Lange )
Best instrumental composition written for film or television (Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture Or For Television):
- Dances with wolves (composer: John Barry )
Packages and album text
Best Album Package (Best Album Package):
- The Complete Decca Recordings by Billie Holiday (Artistic Director: Vartan)
Best Album Notes:
- Star Time by James Brown (Writers: Alan M. Leeds, Cliff White, Harry Weinger, James Brown, Nelson George)
Historical recordings
Best Historical Album (Best Historical Album):
- The Complete Decca Recordings by Billie Holiday (Producers: Steven Lasker, Andy McKaie)
Production and technology
Best mix of a recording without classical music (Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical):
- "Unforgettable" by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole (Technicians: Al Schmitt, Armin Steiner, David Reitzas, Woody Woodruff)
Best Technical classical recording (Best Classical Engineered Recording):
- Bernstein: Candide from the London Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Leonard Bernstein (Technique: Gregor Zielinsky )
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):
- Bernstein: Candide by June Anderson , Nicolai Gedda , Adolph Green , Jerry Hadley , Della Jones , Christa Ludwig , Kurt Ollmann and the London Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Leonard Bernstein
Best orchestral performance:
- Corigliano: Symphony No. 1 by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim
Best Opera Recording (Best Opera Recording):
- Wagner: Götterdämmerung by Hildegard Behrens , Reiner Goldberg , Matti Salminen , Hanna Schwarz , Cheryl Studer , Bernd Weikl , Ekkehard Wlaschiha and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra under the direction of James Levine
Best performance of a choral work (Best Performance of a Choral Work):
- Bach: Mass in B flat minor by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and choir under the direction of Georg Solti
Best solo instrument performances with orchestra (Best Classical Performance Instrumental Solo with Orchestra):
- Barber: Piano Concerto by John Browning and the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra , conducted by Leonard Slatkin
Best solo instrument performance without orchestra (Best Classical Performance Instrumental Solo without Orchestra):
- Granados: Goyescas; Allegro de concierto; Danza lenta by Alicia de Larrocha
Best chamber music performance (Best Chamber Music Performance):
- Brahms: Piano Quartets (Op. 25 and 26) by Emanuel Ax , Jaime Laredo , Yo-Yo Ma & Isaac Stern
Best Classical Vocal Soloist:
- The Girl With Orange Lips (Falla, Ravel etc.) by Dawn Upshaw
Best Classical Contemporary Composition (Best Classical Contemporary Composition):
- Symphony No. 1 by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim (composer: John Corigliano )
Music video
Best Music Video Short (Best Short Form Music Video):
- " Losing My Religion " by REM
Best Music Video Long (Best Long Form Music Video):
- Madonna - Blonde Ambition World Tour Live by Madonna