Grammy Awards of 1991

Infobox Grammy Awards
name = 33rd


imagesize = 125px
date = February 20th
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network = CBS
next = 1992
last = 1990

The 33rd Grammy Awards were held on February 20, 1991. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.

Award winners:

*Record of the Year
**Hugh Padgham (producer) & Phil Collins (producer & artist) for "Another Day in Paradise"
*Album of the Year
**Quincy Jones (producer & artist) for "Back on the Block"
*Song of the Year
**Julie Gold (songwriter) for "From a Distance" performed by Bette Midler
*Best New Artist
**Mariah Carey

Alternative

*Best Alternative Music Performance
**Sinéad O'Connor for "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got"

Blues

*Best Traditional Blues Recording
**B. B. King for "Live at San Quentin"
*Best Contemporary Blues Recording
**Jimmie Vaughan & Stevie Ray Vaughan for "Family Style"

Children's

*Best Recording for Children
**Alan Menken (composer) & Howard Ashman (lyricist) for "The Little Mermaid" performed by various artists

Classical

*Best Orchestral Performance
**Leonard Bernstein (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for "Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 7"
*Best Classical Vocal Performance
**Zubin Mehta (conductor), José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, & the Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale for "Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti in Concert "
*Best Opera Recording
**Cord Garben (producer), James Levine (conductor), Siegfried Jerusalem, Christa Ludwig, Kurt Moll, James Morris, Jan Hendrik Rootering, Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Heinz Zednik & the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for "Wagner: Das Rheingold"
*Best Choral Performance (other than opera)
**Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for "Walton: Belshazzar's Feast/Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Missa Brevis"
*Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist (with orchestra)
**Zubin Mehta (conductor), Itzhak Perlman & the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra for "Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor/ Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A Minor"
* Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist (without orchestra)
**Vladimir Horowitz for "The Last Recording"
*Best Chamber Music or Other Small Ensemble Performance
**Daniel Barenboim & Itzhak Perlman for "Brahms: The Three Violin Sonatas"
*Best Contemporary Composition
**Leonard Bernstein (composer), Judy Kaye & William Sharp for "Bernstein: Arias & Barcarolles"
*Best Classical Album
**Hans Weber (producer), Leonard Bernstein (conductor) & the New York Philharmonic for "Ives: Sym. No. 2; Gong on the Hook and Ladder; Central Park in the Dark; The Unanswered Question"

Comedy

*Best Comedy Recording
**Peter Schickele for "P. D. Q. Bach: Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities"

Composing and arranging

*Best Instrumental Composition
**Pat Metheny (composer) for "Change of Heart" performed by Roy Haynes, Dave Holland & Pat Metheny
*Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television
**Alan Menken (composer) & Howard Ashman (lyricist) for "Under the Sea" performed by various artists
*Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
**James Horner (composer) for "Glory" performed by James Horner & the Boys Choir of Harlem
*Best Arrangement on an Instrumental
**Jerry Hey, Quincy Jones, Ian Prince & Rod Temperton (arrangers) for "Birdland" performed by Quincy Jones
*Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
**Glen Ballard, Jerry Hey, Quincy Jones & Clif Magness (arrangers) for "The Places You Find Love" performed by Siedah Garrett & Chaka Khan

Country

*Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
**Kathy Mattea for "Where've You Been"
*Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
**Vince Gill for "When I Call Your Name"
*Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
**The Kentucky Headhunters for "Pickin' on Nashville"
*Best Country Vocal Collaboration
**Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler for "Poor Boy Blues"
*Best Country Instrumental Performance
**Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler for "So Soft, Your Goodbye"
*Best Country Song
**Don Henry & Jon Vezner (songwriters) for "Where've You Been" performed by Kathy Mattea
*Best Bluegrass Recording
**Alison Krauss for "I've Got That Old Feeling "

Folk

*Best Traditional Folk Recording
**Doc Watson for "On Praying Ground"
*Best Contemporary Folk Recording
**Shawn Colvin for "Steady On"

Gospel

*Best Pop Gospel Album
**Sandi Patti for "Another Time... Another Place"
*Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album
**Petra for "Beyond Belief "
*Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
**Tramaine Hawkins for "Tramaine Hawkins Live"
*Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
**Take 6 for "So Much 2 Say"
*Best Southern Gospel Album
**Bruce Carroll for "The Great Exchange"
*Best Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus
**James Cleveland (choir director) for "Having Church" performed by the Southern California Community Choir

Historical

*Best Historical Album
** [Beryl Cohen Porter] & Stephen Lavere (producers) for "Robert Johnson - The Complete Recordings"

Jazz

* Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
**Ella Fitzgerald for "All That Jazz"
* Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
**Harry Connick Jr. for "We Are In Love"
*Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
**Oscar Peterson for "The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Blue Note"
*Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group
**The Oscar Peterson Trio for "The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Blue Note"
*Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band
**Frank Foster for "Basie's Bag"
*Best Jazz Fusion Performance
**Quincy Jones for "Birdland"

Latin

*Best Latin Pop Performance
**Jose Feliciano for "Por Que Te Tengo Que Olvidar?"
*Best Tropical Latin Performance
**Tito Puente for "Lambada Timbales"
*Best Mexican-American Performance
**The Texas Tornados for "Soy de San Luis"

Musical Show

*Best Musical Cast Show Album
**David Caddick (producer) & cast members with Gary Morris for "Les Misérables - The Complete Symphonic Recording"

Music video

*Best Music Video, Short Form
**Sharon Oreck (video producer), Candice Reckinger, Michael Patterson (video directors) & Paula Abdul for "Opposites Attract"
*Best Music Video, Long Form
**John Oetjen (video producer), Rupert Wainwright (video director) & M.C. Hammer for "Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em - The Movie"

New Age

*Best New Age Performance
**Mark Isham for "Mark Isham "

Packaging and Notes

*Best Album Package
**Jeffrey Gold, Len Peltier & Suzanne Vega (art directors) for "Days of Open Hand" performed by Suzanne Vega
*Best Album Notes
**Dan Morgenstern (notes writer) for "Brownie - The Complete Emarcy Recordings of Clifford Brown" performed by Clifford Brown

Polka

*Best Polka Recording
**Jimmy Sturr for "When It's Polka Time at Your House"

Pop

*Best Vocal Performance, Female
**Mariah Carey "Vision of Love"
*Best Vocal Performance, Male
**Roy Orbison for "Oh Pretty Woman"
*Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
**Aaron Neville & Linda Ronstadt for "All My Life"
*Best Pop Instrumental Performance
**Angelo Badalamenti for "Twin Peaks" Theme"

Production and engineering

*Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
**Bruce Swedien (engineer) for "Back On the Block" performed by Quincy Jones
*Best Engineered Recording, Classical
**Jack Renner (engineer), Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Robert Shaw Festival Singers for "Sergei Rachmaninoff: Vespers"
*Producer of the Year, (Non-Classical)
**Quincy Jones
*Classical Producer of the Year
**Adam Stern

R&B

*Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
**Anita Baker for "Compositions"
*Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
**Luther Vandross for "Here and Now"
*Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
**Ray Charles & Chaka Khan for "I'll Be Good to You"
*Best Rhythm & Blues Song
**M.C. Hammer, Rick James & Alonzo Miller (songwriters) for "U Can't Touch This" performed by M.C. Hammer

Rap

*Best Rap Solo Performance
**M.C. Hammer for "U Can't Touch This"
*Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
**Big Daddy Kane, Ice T, Kool Moe Dee, Melle Mel, Quincy D. III & Quincy Jones for "Back on the Block"

Reggae

*Best Reggae Recording
**Bunny Wailer for "Time Will Tell - A Tribute to Bob Marley"

Rock

*Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female
**Alannah Myles for "Black Velvet"
*Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male
**Eric Clapton for "Bad Love"
*Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
**Aerosmith for "Janie's Got a Gun"
*Best Rock Instrumental Performance
**Vaughan Brothers for "D/FW"
*Best Hard Rock Performance
**Living Colour for "Time's Up"
*Best Metal Performance
**Metallica for "Stone Cold Crazy"

poken

*Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Recording
**George Burns for "Gracie - A Love Story"

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