36th Annual Grammy Awards
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| 36th Annual Grammy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 1, 1994 |
| Location | Radio City Music Hall, New York, New York |
| Hosted by | Garry Shandling |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBS |
The 36th Annual Grammy Awards were held in 1994. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Whitney Houston was the Big Winner winning 3 awards including Record of the Year and Album of the Year.[1]
Audrey Hepburn's win made her the fifth person to become an EGOT, and the first person to complete the status posthumously.
Award winners
- Record of the Year
- Whitney Houston & David Foster (producer) for "I Will Always Love You"
- Album of the Year
- Song of the Year
- Alan Menken & Tim Rice (songwriters) for "A Whole New World" performed by Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle
- Best New Artist
Pop
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- Branford Marsalis & Bruce Hornsby for "Barcelona Mona"
Alternative
Blues
Children's
- Best Musical Album for Children
- Alan Menken, Tim Rice (producers) & various artists for Aladdin - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- Best Spoken Word Album for Children
- Deborah Raffin, Michael Viner (producers) & Audrey Hepburn for Audrey Hepburn's Enchanted Tales
Comedy
- From 1994 through 2003, see "Best Spoken Comedy Album" under the "Spoken" field, below.
Classical
- Best Orchestral Performance
- Pierre Boulez (conductor)& the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Bartók: The Wooden Prince
- Best Classical Vocal Performance
- Arleen Auger for The Art of Arleen Auger (Works of Larsen, Purcell,, Schumann, Mozart)
- Best Opera Recording
- Steven Paul (producer), John Nelson (conductor), John Aler, Kathleen Battle, Michael Chance, Mark S. Doss, Marilyn Horne, Neil Mackie, Sylvia McNair, Samuel Ramey, the Ambrosian Opera Chorus & the English Chamber Orchestra for Handel: Semele
- Best Performance of a Choral Work
- Pierre Boulez (conductor), Margaret Hillis (choir director) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Bartók: Cantata Profana
- Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (with orchestra)
- James Levine (conductor), Anne-Sophie Mutter & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Berg: Violin Concerto/Rihm: Time Chant
- Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist (without orchestra)
- John Browning for Barber: The Complete Solo Piano Music
- Best Chamber Music Performance
- The Emerson String Quartet for Ives: String Quartets Nos. 1, 2/ Barber: String Quartet Op.11 (American Originals)
- Best Contemporary Composition
- Elliott Carter (composer), Oliver Knussen (conductor) & the London Symphony Orchestra for Violin Concerto[2]
- Best Classical Album
- Karl-August Naegler (producer), Pierre Boulez (conductor), John Aler, John Tomlinson & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Bartók: The Wooden Prince & Cantata Profana
Composing and arranging
- Best Instrumental Composition
- Kenny G (composer) for "Forever in Love"
- Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television
- Alan Menken & Tim Rice (songwriters) for "A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)" performed by Regina Belle & Peabo Bryson
- Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
- Alan Menken (composer) for Aladdin performed by various artists
- Best Arrangement on an Instrumental
- Dave Grusin (arranger) for "Mood Indigo"
- Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
- David Foster & Jeremy Lubbock (arrangers) for "When I Fall in Love" performed by Céline Dion & Clive Griffin
Country
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Best Country Vocal Collaboration
- Linda Davis & Reba McEntire for "Does He Love You"
- Best Country Instrumental Performance
- Best Country Song
- Lucinda Williams (songwriter) for "Passionate Kisses" performed by Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Best Bluegrass Album
Folk
- Best Traditional Folk Album
- The Chieftains for The Celtic Harp: A Tribute To Edward Bunting
- Best Contemporary Folk Album
Gospel
- Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
- Steven Curtis Chapman for The Live Adventure
- Best Rock Gospel Album
- dc Talk for Free at Last
- Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
- Shirley Caesar for Stand Still
- Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
- The Winans for All Out
- Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album
- Best Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus
- Carol Cymbala (choir director) for Live...We Come Rejoicing performed by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Historical
- Best Historical Album
- Michael Lang & Phil Schaap (producers) for The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945-1959
Jazz
- Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
- Joe Henderson for "Miles Ahead"
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group
- Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance
- Best Contemporary Jazz Performance (Instrumental)
Latin
Musical show
- Best Musical Show Album
- George Martin (producer), Pete Townshend (composer & lyricist) & the original cast for The Who's Tommy
Music video
- Best Music Video, Short Form
- Prudence Fenton (video producer), Stephen Johnson (video director) & Peter Gabriel for "Steam"
- Best Music Video, Long Form
- Julie Fong (video producer), Doug Nichol (video director) & Sting for Ten Summoner's Tales
New Age
- Best New Age Album
- Paul Winter Consort for Spanish Angel
Packaging and notes
- Best Recording Package
- David Lau (art director) for The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945-1959 performed by Billie Holiday
- Best Album Notes
- Buck Clayton, Joel E. Siegel & Phil Schaap (notes writers) for The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945-1959 performed by Billie Holiday
Polka
- Best Polka Album
- Walter Ostanek for Accordionally Yours performed by Walter Ostanek & His Band
Production and engineering
- Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
- Hugh Padgham (engineer) for Ten Summoner's Tales performed by Sting
- Best Classical Engineered Recording
- Rainer Maillard (engineer), Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Bartók: The Wooden Prince & Cantata Profana
- Producer of the Year
- Classical Producer of the Year
- Judith Sherman
R&B
- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
- Ray Charles for "A Song for You"
- Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Sade for "No Ordinary Love"
- Best Rhythm & Blues Song
- Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (songwriters) for "That's the Way Love Goes" performed by Janet Jackson
Rap
Reggae
Rock
- Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Aerosmith for "Livin' on the Edge"
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance
- Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocal
- Stone Temple Pilots for "Plush"
- Best Metal Performance with Vocal
- Best Rock Song
- David Pirner (songwriter) for "Runaway Train" performed by Soul Asylum
Spoken
Traditional pop
World
Special merit awards
References
- ^ "Houston, Sting rule at Grammys". The Milwaukee Sentinel. 2 March 1994. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ Cariaga, Daniel (March 2, 1994). "The 36th Annual Grammy Awards : Classical : Dual Awards for Chicago Symphony". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 18, 2015.