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The **31st Annual Grammy Awards** were held on February 22, 1989 at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.

Album of the Year went to George Michael for *Faith*, and Song of the Year went to Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy".

## Award winners

Record of the Year
* Linda Goldstein (producer) & Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy"

Album of the Year
* George Michael (producer & artist) for *Faith*

Song of the Year
* Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy"

Best New Artist
* **Tracy Chapman**

### Blues

* Best Traditional Blues Recording
	+ Willie Dixon for *Hidden Charms*
* Best Contemporary Blues Recording
	+ The Robert Cray Band for *Don't Be Afraid of the Dark*

### Children's

* Best Recording for Children
	+ Ry Cooder (producer & composer), Mark Sottnick (producer) & Robin Williams for *Pecos Bill*

### Classical

* Best Orchestral Recording
	+ Robert Woods (producer), Louis Lane, Robert Shaw (conductors) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for *Rorem: String Symphony; Sunday Morning; Eagles*
* Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
	+ Emerson Buckley (conductor), Luciano Pavarotti & the Symphony Orchestra of Amelia Romangna for *Luciano Pavarotti in Concert*
* Best Opera Recording
	+ Christopher Raeburn (producer), Georg Solti (conductor), Plácido Domingo, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Siegmund Nimsgern, Jessye Norman, Eva Randová, Hans Sotin, & the Vienna State Opera Orchestra for *Wagner: Lohengrin*
* Best Choral Performance (other than opera)
	+ Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for *Verdi: Requiem & Operatic Choruses*
* Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) (with orchestra)
	+ Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor), Vladimir Horowitz & the La Scala Opera Orchestra for *Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23*
* Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist (without orchestra)
	+ Alicia de Larrocha for *Albéniz: Iberia, Navarra, Suite Espagnola*
* Best Chamber Music Performance
	+ David Corkhill, Evelyn Glennie, Murray Perahia & Georg Solti for *Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion*
* Best Contemporary Composition
	+ John Adams (composer), Edo de Waart (conductor) & the Orchestra of St. Luke's for *Adams: Nixon in China*
* Best Classical Album
	+ Robert Woods (producer), Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for *Verdi: Requiem & Operatic Choruses*

### Comedy

* Best Comedy Recording
	+ Robin Williams for *Good Morning Vietnam*

### Composing and arranging

* Best Instrumental Composition
	+ Danny Elfman (composer) for "The *Batman Theme"*
* Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television
	+ Phil Collins and Lamont Dozier (songwriters) for "Two Hearts" performed by Phil Collins
* Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television
	+ David Byrne, Cong Su, and Ryuichi Sakamoto (composers) for *The Last Emperor*
* Best Arrangement on an Instrumental
	+ Roger Kellaway (arranger) for "Memos From Paradise" performed by Eddie Daniels
* Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
	+ Jonathan Tunick (arranger) for "No One Is Alone" performed by Cleo Laine

### Country

* Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
	+ K.T. Oslin for "Hold Me"
* Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
	+ Randy Travis for *Old 8x10*
* Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
	+ The Judds for "Give a Little Love"
* Best Country Vocal Collaboration
	+ k.d. lang & Roy Orbison for "Crying"
* Best Country Instrumental Performance (orchestra, group or soloist)
	+ Asleep at the Wheel for "Sugarfoot Rag"
* Best Country Song
	+ K.T. Oslin (songwriter) for "Hold Me"
* Best Bluegrass Recording (vocal or instrumental)
	+ Bill Monroe for *Southern Flavor*

### Folk

* Best Traditional Folk Recording
	+ Don DeVito, Harold Leventhal, Joe McEwen & Ralph Rinzler (producers) for *Folkways - A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie & Leadbelly* performed by various artists
* Best Contemporary Folk Recording
	+ Tracy Chapman for *Tracy Chapman*

### Gospel

* Best Gospel Performance, Female
	+ Amy Grant for *Lead Me On*
* Best Gospel Performance, Male
	+ Larnelle Harris for *Christmas*
* Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
	+ The Winans for *The Winans Live at Carnegie Hall*
* Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female
	+ Aretha Franklin for *One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism*
* Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male
	+ BeBe Winans for "Abundant Life"
* Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
	+ Take 6 for *Take 6*

### Historical

* Best Historical Album
	+ Bill Levenson (producer) for *Crossroads* performed by Eric Clapton

### Jazz

* Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
	+ Betty Carter for *Look What I Got!*
* Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
	+ Bobby McFerrin for *Brothers*
* Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group
	+ Take 6 for "Spread Love"
* Best Jazz Instrumental Performance Soloist (On a Jazz Recording)
	+ Michael Brecker for *Don't Try This at Home*
* Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group
	+ Roy Haynes, Cecil McBee, David Murray, Pharoah Sanders & McCoy Tyner for *Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane*
* Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band
	+ Gil Evans for *Bud and Bird* performed by Gil Evans & the Monday Night Orchestra
* Best Jazz Fusion Performance
	+ Yellowjackets for *Politics*

### Latin

* Best Latin Pop Performance
	+ Roberto Carlos for *Roberto Carlos*
* Best Tropical Latin Performance
	+ Rubén Blades for *Antecedente*
* Best Mexican-American Performance
	+ Linda Ronstadt for *Canciones de Mi Padre*

### Musical show

* Best Musical Cast Show Album
	+ Stephen Sondheim (composer & lyricist), Jay David Saks (producer), & various artists for *Into the Woods*

### Music video

* Best Concept Music Video
	+ "Weird Al" Yankovic, Jay Levey (director), Susan Zwerman (producer) for Fat
* Best Performance Music Video
	+ U2, Meiert Avis (director), Ben Dossett, Michael Hamlyn (producers) for Where The Streets Have No Name

### New Age

* Best New Age Performance
	+ Shadowfax for *Folksongs for a Nuclear Village* (Band members: Charles Bisharat, Chuck Greenberg, David Lewis, Phil Maggini, Stuart Nevitt, G. E. Stinson).

### Packaging and notes

* Best Album Package
	+ Bill Johnson (art director) for *Tired of Runnin'*  performed by The O'Kanes
* Best Album Notes
	+ Anthony DeCurtis (notes writer) for *Crossroads* performed by Eric Clapton

### Polka

* Best Polka Recording
	+ Jimmy Sturr for *Born to Polka*

### Pop

* Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
	+ Tracy Chapman for "Fast Car"
* Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
	+ Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy"
* Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
	+ The Manhattan Transfer for *Brasil*
* Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Soloist)
	+ David Sanborn for *Close Up*

### Production and engineering

* Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
	+ Tom Lord-Alge (engineer) for *Roll With It* performed by Steve Winwood
* Best Engineered Recording, Classical
	+ Jack Renner (engineer), Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for *Verdi: Requiem & Operatic Choruses*
* Producer of the Year, (Non-Classical)
	+ Neil Dorfsman
* Classical Producer of the Year
	+ Robert Woods

### R&B

* Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
	+ Anita Baker for "Giving You the Best That I Got"
* Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
	+ Terence Trent D'Arby for *Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'arby*
* Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
	+ Gladys Knight & The Pips for "Love Overboard"
* Best R&B Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
	+ Chick Corea for "Light Years"
* Best Rhythm & Blues Song
	+ Anita Baker, Randy Holland & Skip Scarborough (songwriters) for "Giving You the Best That I Got" performed by Anita Baker

### Rap

* Best Rap Performance
	+ "Parents Just Don't Understand"-DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince

### Reggae

* Best Reggae Recording
	+ Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers for *Conscious Party*

### Rock

* Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female
	+ Tina Turner for *Tina Live in Europe*
* Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male
	+ Robert Palmer for "Simply Irresistible"
* Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
	+ U2 for "Desire"
* Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
	+ Carlos Santana for *Blues for Salvador*
* Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental
	+ Jethro Tull for *Crest of a Knave*

### Spoken

* Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Recording
	+ Jesse Jackson for *Speech by Rev. Jesse Jackson*

## Trivia

* The Rap Field was added to the Grammy Awards in 1989.

## References

1. ↑ "Chapman, McFerrin lead Grammy winners". The Milwaukee Sentinel. 23 February 1989. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
2. ↑ "1988 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.