1994 Grammy Awards
The 36th Grammy Awards took place in 1994 .
The 1994 Grammy Awards went to winners from 79 categories in 26 fields. Three winners received an honorary Grammy for their life's work.
Main categories
Single of the year (Record of the Year):
Album of the Year:
- The Bodyguard - Original Soundtrack Album by Whitney Houston
Song of the Year:
- A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme) by Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle (Authors: Alan Menken , Tim Rice )
Best New Artist:
Work behind the mixer
Producer of the Year (Producer Of The Year):
Classical Producer of the Year (Classical Producer Of The Year):
Best mix of an album without classical music (Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical):
- Ten Summoner's Tales by Sting (Technician: Hugh Padgham )
Best mix of a classical recording (Best Classical Engineered Recording):
- Bartók: The wood-carved prince / Cantata profana by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and choir under the direction of Pierre Boulez (technician: Rainer Maillard)
pop
Best female vocal performance - Pop (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female):
Best Male Vocal Performance - Pop (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male):
- If I Ever Lose My Faith In You by Sting
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop (Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):
- A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme) by Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle (Authors: Alan Menken, Tim Rice)
Best Pop Instrumental Performance - Pop :
- Barcelona Mona by Branford Marsalis & Bruce Hornsby
Traditional pop
Best Vocal Album - Traditional Pop (Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album):
- Steppin 'Out by Tony Bennett
skirt
Best Solo Vocal Performance - Rock (Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo):
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Rock (Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):
- Livin 'On The Edge by Aerosmith
Best hard rock performance with vocals (Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocal):
- Plush from the Stone Temple Pilots
Best metal performance with vocals (Best Metal Performance With Vocal):
- I Don't Want To Change The World by Ozzy Osbourne
Best Rock Song (Best Rock Song):
- Runaway Train by Soul Asylum (Author: David Pirner )
Best performance of a rock instrumentals ( Best Rock Instrumental Performance ):
- Sofa from Zappa's Universe Rock Group featuring Steve Vai
alternative
Best musical performance - Alternative ( Best Alternative Music Performance ):
Rhythm & Blues
Best female vocal performance - R&B (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female):
- Another Sad Love Song by Toni Braxton
Best Male Vocal Performance - R&B (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male):
- A Song For You by Ray Charles
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop (Best R & B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):
- No Ordinary Love by Sade
Best R&B Song (Best R&B Song):
- That's the Way Love Goes by Janet Jackson (authors: Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis )
rap
Best Solo Performance - Rap (Best Rap Solo Performance):
- Let Me Ride by Dr. Dre
Best Performance By A Duo Or Group - Rap (Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group):
- Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat) by Digable Planets
Country
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Female):
- Passionate Kisses by Mary Chapin Carpenter
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Male):
- Ain't That Lonely Yet by Dwight Yoakam
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group (Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal):
- Hard Workin 'Man by Brooks & Dunn
Best collaboration with vocals - Country (Best Country Vocal Collaboration):
- Does He Love You by Linda Davis & Reba McEntire
Best Performance by a Country Instrumentals (Best Country Instrumental Performance):
- Red Wing by Asleep At The Wheel , Chet Atkins , Eldon Shamblin , Johnny Gimble , Marty Stuart , Reuben Gosfield & Vince Gill
Best Country Song (Best Country Song):
- Passionate Kisses by Mary Chapin Carpenter (Author: Lucinda Williams )
Best Bluegrass Album (Best Bluegrass Album):
- Waitin 'For The Hard Times To Go by Nashville Bluegrass Band
New Age
Best New Age Album (Best New Age Album):
- Spanish Angel from the Paul Winter Consort
jazz
Best contemporary jazz performance (Instrumental) (Best Contemporary Jazz Performance, Instrumental):
- The Road To You by the Pat Metheny Group
Best Jazz Vocal Performance (Best Jazz Vocal Performance):
- Take A Look by Natalie Cole
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo (Best Jazz Instrumental Solo):
- Miles Ahead by Joe Henderson
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, single artist or group (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group):
- So Near, So Far (Musings For Miles) by Joe Henderson
Best Performance by a jazz big ensembles (Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance):
Gospel
Best rock gospel album (Best Rock Gospel Album):
- Free At Last from dc Talk
Best Contemporary / Pop Gospel Album (Best Pop / Contemporary Gospel Album):
- The Live Adventure by Steven Curtis Chapman
Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album (Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel Or Bluegrass Gospel Album):
- Good news from Kathy Mattea
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album (Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album):
- Stand Still by Shirley Caesar
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album (Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album):
- All Out by The Winans
Best Gospel Choir album (Best Gospel Album By A Choir Or Chorus)
- Live ... We Come Rejoicing by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir conducted by Carol Cymbala
Latin
Best Latin Pop Album (Best Latin Pop Album):
- Aries by Luis Miguel
Best Tropical Latin Album (Best Tropical Latin Album):
- Mi tierra by Gloria Estefan
Best Mexican-American Album (Best Mexican-American Album)
- Live from Selena
blues
Best Traditional Blues Album (Best Traditional Blues Album):
- Blues Summit by BB King
Best Contemporary Blues Album (Best Contemporary Blues Album):
- Feels like Rain by Buddy Guy
Folk
Best Traditional Folk Album (Best Traditional Folk Album):
- The Celtic Harp from the Chieftains
Best Contemporary Folk Album (Best Contemporary Folk Album):
- Other Voices / Other Rooms by Nanci Griffith
reggae
Best Reggae Album (Best Reggae Album):
- Bad Boys from Inner Circle
World music
Best World Music Album (Best World Music Album):
- A Meeting By The River by Vishwa Mohan Bhatt & Ry Cooder
polka
Best Polka Album (Best Polka Album):
- Accordionally Yours by Walter Ostanek & His Band
For children
Best Musical Album for Children (Best Musical Album For Children):
- Aladdin - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by various artists (Producers: Alan Menken, Tim Rice)
Best Spoken Album for Children (Best Spoken Word Album For Children):
- Audrey Hepburn's Enchanted Tales by Audrey Hepburn (Producers: Deborah Raffin, Michael Viner)
language
Best Spoken or non-music album (Best Spoken Word Or Non-musical Album):
- On The Pulse Of Morning by Maya Angelou
Best Spoken Comedy Album (Best Spoken Comedy Album):
- Jammin 'In New York by George Carlin
Musical show
Best Musical Show Album (Best Musical Show Album):
- The Who's Tommy from the original cast (composer and lyricist: Pete Townshend , producer: George Martin )
Composition / arrangement
Best Instrumental Composition (Best Instrumental Composition):
- Forever In Love by Kenny G
Best Instrumental Arrangement (Best Arrangement On An Instrumental):
- Mood Indigo by Dave Grusin
Best Instrumental Arrangement with vocal accompaniment (Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal (s)):
- When I Fall In Love by Celine Dion & Clive Griffin (Arrangers: David Foster, Jeremy Lubbock )
Best Song Written Specifically For A Motion Picture Or For Television :
- A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme) by Regina Belle & Peabo Bryson (Authors: Alan Menken, Tim Rice)
Best instrumental composition written for film or television (Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture Or For Television) :
- Aladdin by various artists (Author: Alan Menken)
Packages and album text
Best Recording Package (Best Recording Package):
- The Complete Billie Holiday On Verve 1945–1959 by Billie Holiday (Artistic Director: David Lau)
Best Album Notes:
- The Complete Billie Holiday On Verve 1945–1959 by Billie Holiday (authors: Buck Clayton, Joel E. Siegel, Phil Schaap)
Historical recordings
Best Historical Album (Best Historical Album):
- The Complete Billie Holiday On Verve 1945–1959 by Billie Holiday (Producers: Michael Lang, Phil Schaap)
Classical music
Best classical album (Best Classical Album):
- Bartók: The wood-carved prince / Cantata profana by John Aler , John Tomlinson and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chor under the direction of Pierre Boulez
Best orchestral performance:
- Bartók: The wood-carved prince of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Pierre Boulez
Best Opera Recording (Best Opera Recording):
- Handel: Semele by various interpreters and the English Chamber Orchestra under the direction of John Nelson
Best choral performance (Best Choral Performance):
- Bartók: Cantata profana by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Choir under the direction of Pierre Boulez
Best classical performance - solo instrument (with orchestra) (Best Classical Instrumental Soloist Performance (with Orchestra)):
- Berg: Violin Concerto / Rihm: Time Chant by Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of James Levine
Best classical performance - solo instrument (without orchestra) (Best Classical Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)):
- Barber: The Complete Solo Piano Music by John Browning
Best chamber music performance (Best Chamber Music Performance):
- Ives: String Quartets No. 1, 2 / Barber: String Quartet Op. 11 (American Originals) by the Emerson String Quartet
Best Classical Vocal Performance (Best Classical Vocal Performance):
- The Art Of Arleen Auger (works by Larsen, Purcell, Schumann, Mozart) by Arleen Augér
Best Classical Contemporary Composition (Best Classical Contemporary Composition):
- Violin Concerto by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Oliver Knussen (composer: Elliott Carter )
Music video
Best Music Video Short (Best Short Form Music Video):
- Steam by Peter Gabriel
Best Music Video Long (Best Long Form Music Video):
- Ten Summoner's Tales by Sting