39th Grammy Awards
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| 39th Grammy Awards | ||||
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| Date | February 26, 1997 | |||
| Venue | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
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| Host | Ellen DeGeneres | |||
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| Network | CBS | |||
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The 39th Grammy Awards were held on February 26, 1997. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.[1]
[edit] Award winners
- Record of the Year
- Babyface (producer) & Eric Clapton for "Change the World"
- Album of the Year
- Roy Bittan, Jeff Bova, David Foster, Humberto Gatica, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Rick Hahn, Dan Hill, John Jones, Aldo Nova, Rick Nowels, Steven Rinkoff, Billy Steinberg, Jim Steinman, Ric Wake (producers) & Celine Dion for Falling Into You
- Song of the Year
- Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick & Tommy Sims (songwriters) for "Change the World" performed by Eric Clapton & Babyface / Wynonna
[edit] Alternative
- Best Alternative Music Performance
- Beck for Odelay
[edit] Blues
- Best Traditional Blues Album
- James Cotton for Deep in the Blues
- Best Contemporary Blues Album
- Keb' Mo' for Just Like You
[edit] Children's
- Best Musical Album for Children
- George Massenburg (producer) & Linda Ronstadt (producer & artist) for Dedicated to the One I Love
- Best Spoken Word Album for Children
- Virginia Callaway, Steven Heller (producers) & David Holt (producer & narrator) for Stellaluna
[edit] Classical
- Best Orchestral Performance
- Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) & the San Francisco Symphony for Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (Scenes From the Ballet)
- Best Classical Vocal Performance
- James Levine (conductor), Bryn Terfel & the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for Opera Arias - Works of Mozart, Wagner, Borodin
- Best Opera Recording
- Brian Couzens (producer), Richard Hickox (conductor), Philip Langridge, Alan Opie, Janice Watson, the London Symphony Chorus & the City of London Sinfonia for Britten: Peter Grimes
- Best Choral Performance
- Andrew Litton (conductor), Neville Creed, David Hill (chorus masters) & the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Walton: Belshazzar's Feast
- Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)
- Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor), Yefim Bronfman & the Los Angeles Philharmonic for Bartók: The Three Piano Concertos
- Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)
- Earl Wild for The Romantic Master - Works of Saint-Saëns, Handel
- Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor)
- Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Ensemble Inter-Contemporain for Boulez: ...Explosante-Fixe...
- Best Chamber Music Performance
- The Cleveland Quartet for Corigliano: String Quartet
- Best Classical Contemporary Composition
- John Corigliano (composer) & the Cleveland Quartet for Corigliano: String Quartet
- Best Classical Album
- Joanna Nickrenz (producer), Leonard Slatkin (conductor), Michelle De Young, various artists, the Washington Choral Arts Society Male Chorus, the Washington Oratorio Society Male Chorus & the National Symphony Orchestra for Corigliano: Of Rage and Remembrance
[edit] Composing and arranging
- Best Instrumental Composition
- Herbie Hancock & Jean Hancock (composers) for "Manhattan (Island of Lights and Love)" performed by Herbie Hancock
- Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television
- Diane Warren (songwriter) for "Because You Loved Me" (Theme from Up Close & Personal) performed by Céline Dion
- Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
- David Arnold (composer) for Independence Day
- Best Instrumental Arrangement
- Michael Kamen (arranger) for "An American Symphony (Mr. Holland's Opus)"
- Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocal(s)
- Alan Broadbent & David Foster (arrangers) for "When I Fall in Love" performed by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole
[edit] Country
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance
- LeAnn Rimes for "Blue"
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance
- Vince Gill for "Worlds Apart"
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Brooks & Dunn for "My Maria"
- Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
- Best Country Instrumental Performance
- Chet Atkins for "Jam Man"
- Best Country Song
- Bill Mack (songwriter) for "Blue" performed by LeAnn Rimes
- Best Country Album
- Billy Williams (producer) & Lyle Lovett (producer & artist) for The Road to Ensenada
- Best Bluegrass Album
- Todd Phillips (producer) for True Life Blues: The Songs of Bill Monroe performed by various artists
[edit] Folk
[edit] Gospel
- Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
- Neal Joseph & Norman Miller (producers) for Tribute - The Songs of Andrae Crouch performed by various artists
- Best Rock Gospel Album
- dc Talk for Jesus Freak
- Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
- Cissy Houston for Face to Face
- Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
- Kirk Franklin for Whatcha Lookin' 4
- Best Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album
- Andy Griffith for I Love to Tell the Story - 25 Timeless Hymns
- Best Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus
- Shirley Caesar (choir director) for Just a Word performed by Shirley Caesar's Outreach Convention Choir
[edit] Historical
- Best Historical Album
- Bob Belden (producer), Phil Schaap (producer & engineer) Phil Schaap & Mark Wilder (engineer) for The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings performed by Miles Davis & Gil Evans
Jen O'Sullivan: Best Gospel Song of the Year
[edit] Jazz
- Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
- Michael Brecker for "Cabin Fever"
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group
- Michael Brecker for Tales From the Hudson
- Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
- Grover Mitchell for Live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance
- Cassandra Wilson for New Moon Daughter
- Best Contemporary Jazz Performance
- Wayne Shorter for High Life
- Best Latin Jazz Performance
[edit] Latin
- Best Latin Pop Performance
- Best Tropical Latin Performance
- Rubén Blades for La Rosa de los Vientos
- Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance
[edit] Musical Show
- Best Musical Show Album
- Bill Whelan (composer, lyricist & producer) & various artists for Riverdance
[edit] Music video
- Best Music Video, Short Form
- Vincent Joliet (video producer), Joe Pytka (video director) & The Beatles for "Free as a Bird"
- Best Music Video, Long Form
- Chips Chipperfield, Neil Aspinall (video producers), Bob Smeaton, Geoff Wonfor (video directors) & The Beatles for The Beatles Anthology
[edit] New Age
- Best New Age Album
- Enya for The Memory of Trees
[edit] Packaging and Notes
- Best Recording Package
- Andy Engel & Tommy Steele (art directors) for Ultra-Lounge (Leopard Skin Sampler) performed by various artists
- Best Recording Package - Boxed
- Arnold Levine & Chika Azuma (art directors) for The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings performed by Miles Davis & Gil Evans
- Best Album Notes
- Bill Kirchner, Bob Belden, George Avakian & Phil Schaap (notes writers) for The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings performed by Miles Davis & Gil Evans
[edit] Polka
- Best Polka Album
- Jimmy Sturr for Polka! All Night Long
[edit] Pop
- Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- Toni Braxton for "Unbreak My Heart"
- Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- Eric Clapton for "Change the World"
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- The Beatles for "Free as a Bird"
- Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
- Natalie Cole for "When I Fall in Love" performed by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- Béla Fleck and the Flecktones for "The Sinister Minister"
- Best Pop Album
- Celine Dion for Falling Into You
[edit] Production and engineering
- Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
- Al Schmitt, Bruce Swedien, Francis Buckley & Tommy Vicari for Q's Jook Joint performed by Quincy Jones
- Best Classical Engineered Recording
- Lawrence Rock, William Hoekstra (engineers), Leonard Slatkin (conductor) & the Saint Louis Symphony for Copland: Dance Symphony; Short Symphony; Organ Symphony
- Producer of the Year
- Classical Producer of the Year
[edit] R&B
- Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- Toni Braxton for "You're Makin' Me High"
- Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
- Luther Vandross for "Your Secret Love"
- Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- The Fugees for "Killing Me Softly With His Song"
- Best Rhythm & Blues Song
- Babyface for "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" performed by Whitney Houston
- Best R&B Album
- Tony Rich for Words performed by The Tony Rich Project
[edit] Rap
- Best Rap Solo Performance
- LL Cool J for "Hey Lover"
- Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
- Best Rap Album
- The Fugees (producer and artist) for The Score
[edit] Reggae
[edit] Rock
- Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
- Sheryl Crow for "If It Makes You Happy"
- Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
- Beck for "Where It's At"
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Dave Matthews Band for "So Much to Say"
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance
- Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, Dr. John, B.B. King, Art Neville, Bonnie Raitt & Jimmie Vaughan for "SRV Shuffle"
- Best Hard Rock Performance
- Best Metal Performance
- Rage Against the Machine for "Tire Me"
- Best Rock Song
- Tracy Chapman (songwriter) for "Give Me One Reason"
- Best Rock Album
- Sheryl Crow (producer & artist) for Sheryl Crow
[edit] Spoken
- Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album
- Hillary Rodham Clinton for It Takes a Village
- Best Spoken Comedy Album
- Al Franken for Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot
[edit] Trad Pop
[edit] World
[edit] Special Merit Awards
[edit] MusiCares Person of the Year
[edit] References
- ^ "1996 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&title=&year=1996&genre=All. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
[edit] External links
- 39th Grammy Awards at the Internet Movie Database
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