Grammy Awards of 1987

The 29th Grammy Awards were held in 1987. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.

Record of the Year
- Russ Titelman (producer), Steve Winwood (producer & artist) for "Higher Love"
Album of the Year
- Paul Simon (producer & artist) for Graceland
Song of the Year
- Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager (songwriters) for "That's What Friends Are For" performed by Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder
Best New Artist
- Bruce Hornsby & the Range

Blues

Best Traditional Blues Recording
- Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland & Robert Cray for Showdown!

Children's

Best Recording for Children
- Jim Henson, Kathryn King & Geri Van Rees (producers) for The Alphabet performed by the Sesame Street cast

Classical

Best Classical Orchestral Recording
- Michael Haas (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Liszt: A Faust Symphony
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
- Andre Previn (conductor), Kathleen Battle & the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for Kathleen Battle Sings Mozart
Best Opera Recording
- Elizabeth Ostrow (producer), John Mauceri (conductor), James Billings, Joyce Castle, Maris Clement, David Eisler, Jack Harrold, John Lankston, Erie Mills, Scott Reeve & the New York City Opera Orchestra for Bernstein: Candide''
Best Choral Performance (other than opera)
- James Levine (conductor), Margaret Hillis (choir director) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Orff: Carmina Burana
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with or without orchestra)
- Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz - The Studio Recordings, New York 1985
Best Chamber Music Performance
- Emanuel Ax & Yo-Yo Ma for Beethoven: Cello and Piano Sonata No. 4 in C & Variations
Best Contemporary Composition
- Witold Lutoslawski (composer) & Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor) for Lutoslawski: Symphony No. 3
Best Classical Album
- Thomas Frost (producer) & Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz - The Studio Recordings, New York 1985

Comedy

Best Comedy Recording
- Bill Cosby for Those of You With or Without Children, You'll Understand

Composing and arranging

Best Instrumental Composition
- John Barry (composer) for Out of Africa
Best Arrangement on an Instrumental
- Patrick Williams (arranger) for "Suite Memories" performed by Bill Watrous & Patrick Williams
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals
- David Foster (arranger) for "Somewhere" performed by Barbra Streisand

Country

Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
- Reba McEntire for "Whoever's in New England"
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
- Ronnie Milsap for Lost in the Fifties Tonight
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- The Judds for "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days)"
Best Country Instrumental Performance (orchestra, group or soloist)
- Ricky Skaggs for "Raisin' the Dickins"
Best Country Song
- Jamie O'Hara (songwriter) for "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days)" performed by The Judds

Folk

Best Traditional Folk Recording
- Doc Watson for Riding the Midnight Train
Best Contemporary Folk Recording
- Al Bunetta, Dan Einstein & Hank Neuberger (producers) for Tribute to Steve Goodman performed by various artists

Gospel

Best Gospel Performance, Female
- Sandi Patti for Morning Like This
Best Gospel Performance, Male
- Philip Bailey for Triumph
Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
- Deniece Williams & Sandi Patti for "They Say"
Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female
- Deniece Williams for "I Surrender All"
Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male
- Al Green for "Going Away"
Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
- The Winans for Let My People Go

Historical

Best Historical Album
- Aziz Goksel & Bob Porter (producers) for Atlantic Rhythm and Blues 1947-1974, Vols. 1-7 performed by various artists

Jazz

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
- Diane Schuur for Timeless
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
- Bobby McFerrin for "Round Midnight"
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group
- 2+2 Plus for Free Fall
Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental
- Bob James & David Sanborn for Double Vision
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
- Miles Davis for Tutu
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Group
- Wynton Marsalis for J Mood
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Big Band
- Doc Severinsen for The Tonight Show Band With Doc Severinsen

Latin

Best Latin Pop Performance
- Jose Feliciano for "Le Lo Lai"
Best Tropical Latin Performance
- Rub�n Blades for Escenas
Best Mexican-American Music Performance
- Flaco Jimenez for Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio

Musical Show

Best Cast Show Album
- Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) & the original 1986 cast for Follies in Concert

Music Video

Best Music Video, Short Form
- Dire Straits for "Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms"
Best Music Video, Long Form
- Michael Apted (video director) & Sting for "Bring on the Night"

New Age

Packaging and Notes

Best Album Package - Incl. Album Cover, Graphic Arts, Photography
- Eiko Ishioka (art director) for Tutu performed by Miles Davis
Best Album Notes
- Andrew Sarris, Frank Conroy, Gary Giddins, Jonathan Schwartz, Murray Kempton, Stephen Holden & Wilfrid Sheed for The Voice - The Columbia Years 1943-1952 performed by Frank Sinatra

Polka

Best Polka Recording
- Eddie Blazonczyk for Another Polka Celebration
- Jimmy Sturr for I Remember Warsaw

Pop

Production and engineering

Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
- Jason Corsaro & Tom Lord-Alge (engineers) for "Back in the High Life"
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
- Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Best Classical Engineered Recording
- Paul Goodman (engineer) & Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz - The Studio Recordings, New York 1985
Classical Producer of the Year
- Thomas Frost

R&B

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- Anita Baker for Rapture
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
- James Brown for "Living in America"
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Prince & the Revolution for "Kiss"
Best R&B Instrumental Performance
- Yellowjackets for "And You Know That"
Best R&B Song
- Anita Baker, Gary Bias & Louis A. Johnson (songwriters) for "Sweet Love" performed by Anita Baker

Reggae

Rock

Spoken

Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album
- Carl Perkins, Chips Moman, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Ricky Nelson, Roy Orbison & Sam Phillips for Interviews From the Class of '55 Recording Sessions