Grammy Awards of 1992 - Definition and Overview

The 34th Grammy Awards were held in 1992. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.

Award winners:

• Record of the Year
  • David Foster (producer) & Natalie Cole for "Unforgettable" performed by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole

• Album of the Year
  • Andre Fischer, David Foster & Tommy LiPuma (producers) & Natalie Cole for Unforgettable

• Song of the Year
  • Irving Gordon (songwriter) for "Unforgettable" performed by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole

• Best New Artist
  • Marc Cohn

Alternative

• Best Alternative Music Album
  • R.E.M. for Out of Time

Blues

• Best Traditional Blues Album
  • B. B. King for Live at the Apollo
• Best Contemporary Blues Album
  • Buddy Guy for Damn Right, I've Got the Blues

Children's

• Best Album for Children
  • Clifford "Barney" Robertson (producer) for A Capella Kids performed by The Maranatha! Kids

Classical

• Best Orchestral Performance
  • Daniel Barenboim (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Corigliano: Symphony No. 1
• Best Classical Vocal Soloist
  • Dawn Upshaw for The Girl With Orange Lips (Falla, Ravel, etc.)
• Best Opera Recording
  • Cord Garben (producer), James Levine (conductor), Hildegard Behrens, Reiner Goldberg, Matti Salminen, Hanna Schwarz, Cheryl Studer, Bernd Weikl, Ekkehard Wlaschiha, & the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for Wagner: Gotterdammerung
• Best Performance of a Choral Work
  • Georg Solti (conductor), Margaret Hillis (choir director) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Bach: Mass in B Minor
• Best Instrumental Soloist With Orchestra
  • Leonard Slatkin (conductor), John Browning & the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra for Barber: Piano Concerto
• Best Classical Performance Instrumental Solo Without Orchestra
  • Alicia de Larrocha for Granados: Goyescas; Allegro de Concierto; Danza Lenta
• Best Chamber Music Performance
  • Emanuel Ax, Jaime Laredo, Yo-Yo Ma & Isaac Stern for Brahms: Piano Quartets (Opp. 25 and 26)
• Best Contemporary Composition
  • John Corigliano (composer), Daniel Barenboim (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Corigliano: Symphony No. 1
• Best Classical Album
  • Hans Weber (producer), Leonard Bernstein (conductor), June Anderson, Nicolai Gedda, Adolph Green, Jerry Hadley, Della Jones, Christa Ludwig, Kurt Ollmann & the London Symphony Orchestra for Bernstein: Candide

Comedy

• Best Comedy Album
  • Peter Schickele for P.D.Q. Bach: WTWP Classical Talkity-Talk Radio

Composing and arranging

• Best Instrumental Composition
  • Elton John (composer) for "Basque" performed by James Galway
• Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television
  • Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen & Robert John "Mutt" Lange (songwriters) for "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" performed by Bryan Adams
• Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
  • John Barry (composer) for Dances With Wolves
• Best Arrangement on an Instrumental
  • Dave Grusin (arranger) for "Medley: Bess You Is My Woman/I Loves You Porgy"
• Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
  • Johnny Mandel (arranger) for "Unforgettable" performed by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole

Country

• Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
  • Mary Chapin Carpenter for "Down at the Twist and Shout"
• Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
  • Garth Brooks for Ropin' the Wind
• Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • The Judds for "Love Can Build a Bridge"
• Best Country Vocal Collaboration
  • Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs & Steve Wariner for "Restless"
• Best Country Instrumental Performance
  • Mark O'Connor for The New Nashville Cats
• Best Country Song
  • John Jarvis, Naomi Judd & Paul Overstreet (songwriters) for "Love Can Build a Bridge" performed by The Judds
• Best Bluegrass Album
  • Carl Jackson & John Starling for Spring Training

Folk

• Best Traditional Folk Album
  • Ken Burns & John Colby (producers) for The Civil War - Original Soundtrack performed by various artists
• Best Contemporary Folk Album
  • John Prine for The Missing Years

Gospel

• Best Pop Gospel Album
  • Steven Curtis Chapman for For the Sake of the Call
• Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album
  • Russ Taff for Under Their Influence
• Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
  • Mighty Clouds of Joy for Pray For Me
• Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
  • BeBe Winans & CeCe Winans for Different Lifestyles
• Best Southern Gospel Album
  • The Gaither Vocal Band for Homecoming
• Best Gospel Album by Choir or Chorus
  • Gary Hines (choir director) for The Evolution of Gospel performed by The Sounds of Blackness

Historical

• Best Historical Album
  • Steven Lasker & Andy McKaie (producers) for Billie Holiday - The Complete Decca Recordings

Jazz

• Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
  • Stan Getz for "I Remember You"
• Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group
  • The Oscar Peterson Trio for Saturday Night at the Blue Note
• Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
  • Dizzy Gillespie for Live at the Royal Festival Hall
• Best Jazz Vocal Performance
  • Take 6 for He Is Christmas
• Best Contemporary Jazz Performance
  • The Manhattan Transfer for "Sassy"

Latin

• Best Latin Pop Album
  • Vikki Carr for Cosas del Amor
• Best Tropical Latin Album
  • Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 for Bachata Rosa
• Best Mexican-American Album
  • Little Joe for 16 de Septiembre

Musical Show

• Best Musical Show Album
  • Cy Coleman (producer and composer), Mike Berniker (producer), Adolph Green, Betty Comden (lyricists) & the original Broadway cast for The Will Rogers Follies

Music Video

• Best Music Video, Short Form
  • Dave Ramser (video producer), Tarsem (video director) & R.E.M. for "Losing My Religion"
• Best Music Video, Long Form
  • Anthony Eaton (video producer), David Mallet, Mark "Aldo" Miceli (video directors) & Madonna for Madonna - Blonde Ambition World Tour Live

New Age

• Best New Age Album
  • Chip Davis for Fresh Aire 7

Packaging and Notes

• Best Album Package
  • Vartan (art director) for Billie Holiday - The Complete Decca Recordings performed by Billie Holiday
• Best Album Notes
  • Alan M. Leeds, Cliff White, Harry Weinger, James Brown & Nelson George (notes writers) for Star Time performed by James Brown

Polka

• Best Polka Album
  • Jimmy Sturr for Live at Gilley's!

Pop

• Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
  • Bonnie Raitt for "Something to Talk About"
• Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
  • Michael Bolton for "When a Man Loves a Woman"
• Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • R.E.M. for "Losing My Religion"
• Best Pop Instrumental Performance
  • Michael Kamen for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Production and engineering

• Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
  • Al Schmitt, Armin Steiner, David Reitzas & Woody Woodruff (engineers) for "Unforgettable" performed by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole
• Best Classical Engineered Recording
  • Gregor Zielinsky (engineer), Leonard Bernstein (conductor) & the London Symphony Orchestra for Bernstein: Candide
• Producer of the Year, (Non Classical)
  • David Foster
• Classical Producer of the Year
  • James Mallinson

R&B

• Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
  • Lisa Fischer for "How Can I Ease the Pain"
  • Patti LaBelle for Burnin'
• Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
  • Luther Vandross for Power of Love
• Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • Boyz II Men for Cooleyhighharmony
• Best Rhythm & Blues Song
  • Marcus Miller, Luther Vandross & Teddy Vann (songwriters) for "Power of Love/Love Power" performed by Luther Vandross

Rap

• Best Rap Solo Performance
  • LL Cool J for "Mama Said Knock You Out"
• Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
  • D.J. Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince for "Summertime"

Reggae

• Best Reggae Album
  • Shabba Ranks for As Raw as Ever

Rock

• Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo
  • Bonnie Raitt for Luck of the Draw
• Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • Bonnie Raitt & Delbert McClinton for "Good Man, Good Woman"
• Best Rock Instrumental Performance
  • Eric Johnson for "Cliffs of Dover"
• Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocal
  • Van Halen for For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
• Best Metal Performance with Vocal
  • Metallica for Metallica
• Best Rock Song
  • Sting (songwriter) for "Soul Cages"

Spoken

• Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album
  • Ken Burns for The Civil War

Trad Pop

• Best Traditional Pop Performance
  • Natalie Cole for "Unforgettable"

World

• Best World Music Album
  • Mickey Hart for Planet Drum