Grammy Awards of 1995
The 37th Grammy Awards were held in 1995. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.
Award winners: - Record of the Year
- *Bill Bottrell (producer) & Sheryl Crow for "All I Wanna Do"
- Album of the Year
- *David Kahne (producer) & Tony Bennett for MTV Unplugged
- Song of the Year
- *Bruce Springsteen (songwriter) for "Streets of Philadelphia"
- Best New Artist
- *Sheryl Crow
Alternative - Best Alternative Music Performance
- *Green Day for Dookie
Blues - Best Traditional Blues Album
- *Eric Clapton for From the Cradle
- Best Contemporary Blues Album
- *Pops Staples for Father Father
Children's - Best Musical Album for Children
- *Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Chris Thomas, Hans Zimmer (producers) & various artists for The Lion King - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- Best Spoken Word Album for Children
- *Ted Kryczko, Randy Thornton (producers) & Robert Guillaume for The Lion King Read-Along
Classical - Best Orchestral Performance
- *Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Four Orchestral Pieces, Op. 12
- Best Classical Vocal Performance
- *Cecilia Bartoli for The Impatient Lover - Italian Songs by Beethoven, Schubert, Mozart
- Best Opera Recording
- *Martin Sauer (producer), Kent Nagano (conductor), Kenn Chester, Jerry Hadley, Samuel Ramey, Cheryl Studer, & the Orchestre of Opera De Lyon & Chorus for Floyd: Susannah
- Best Choral Performance
- *John Eliot Gardiner (choir director), the Monteverdi Choir & the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique for Berlioz: Messe Solennelle
- Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (with orchestra)
- *David Zinman (conductor), Yo-Yo Ma & the Baltimore Orchestra for The New York Album - Works of Albert, Bartók & Bloch
- Best Instrumental Soloist Performance Without Orchestra
- *Emanuel Ax for Haydn: Piano Sonatas, Nos. 32, 47, 53, 59
- Best Chamber Music Performance
- *Daniel Barenboim, Dale Clevenger, Larry Combs, Daniele Damiano, Hansjorg Schellenberger & the Berlin Philharmonic for Beethoven/Mozart: Quintets (Chicago-Berlin)
- Best Classical Contemporary Composition
- *Stephen Albert (composer), David Zinman (conductor) & Yo-Yo Ma for Albert: Cello Concerto
- Best Classical Album
- *Karl-August Naegler (producer), Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Four Orchestral Pieces, Op. 12
Composing and arranging - Best Instrumental Composition
- *Michael Brecker (composer) for "African Skies"
- Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television
- *Bruce Springsteen (songwriter) for "Streets of Philadelphia"
- Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
- *John Williams (composer) for Schindler's List
- Best Instrumental Arrangement
- *Dave Grusin (arranger) for "Three Cowboy Songs"
- Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocals
- *Hans Zimmer & Lebo Morake (arrangers) for "Circle of Life" performed by Carmen Twillie
Country - Best Female Country Vocal Performance
- *Mary Chapin Carpenter for "Shut Up and Kiss Me"
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance
- *Vince Gill for "When Love Finds You"
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- *Asleep at the Wheel & Lyle Lovett for "Blues for Dixie"
- Best Country Vocal Collaboration
- *Aaron Neville & Trisha Yearwood for "I Fall to Pieces"
- Best Country Instrumental Performance
- *Chet Atkins for "Young Thing"
- Best Country Song
- *Gary Baker & Frank J. Myers for "I Swear"" performed by John Michael Montgomery
- Best Country Album
- *Mary Chapin Carpenter for Stones in the Road
- Best Bluegrass Album
- *Jerry Douglas & Tut Taylor (producers) for The Great Dobro Sessions performed by various artists
Folk - Best Traditional Folk Album
- *Bob Dylan for World Gone Wrong
- Best Contemporary Folk Album
- *Johnny Cash for American Recordings
Gospel - Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
- *Andrae Crouch for Mercy
- Best Rock Gospel Album
- *Petra for Wake-Up Call
- Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
- *Albertina Walker for Songs of the Church - Live in Memphis
- Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
- *Take 6 for Join the Band
- Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album
- *Alison Krauss & The Cox Family for I Know Who Holds Tomorrow
- Best Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus
- *Milton Brunson (choir director) for Through God's Eyes performed by the Thompson Community Singers
- *Hezekiah Walker (choir director) for Live in Atlanta at Morehouse College performed by the Love Fellowship Crusade Choir
Historical - Best Historical Album
- *Michael Lang (producer) for The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books on Verve
Jazz - Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
- *Benny Carter for "Prelude to a Kiss"
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group
- *Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Wallace Roney, Wayne Shorter & Tony Williams for A Tribute to Miles
- Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
- *McCoy Tyner for "Journey"
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance
- *Etta James for Mystery Lady - Songs of Billie Holiday
- Best Contemporary Jazz Performance
- *The Brecker Brothers for "Out of the Loop"
- Best Latin Jazz Performance
- *Arturo Sandoval for "Danzon"
Latin - Best Latin Pop Performance
- *Luis Miguel for "Segundo Romance"
- Best Tropical Latin Performance
- *Cachao for Master Sessions Volume 1
- Best Mexican-American Performance
- *Vikki Carr for "Recuerdo a Javier Solis"
Musical Show - Best Musical Show Album
- *Phil Ramone (producer), Stephen Sondheim (composer & lyricist) & the original cast for Passion
Music Video - Best Music Video, Short Form
- *Cean Chaffin (video producer), David Fincher (video director) & The Rolling Stones for "Love is Strong"
- Best Music Video, Long Form
- *Ned O'Hanlon, Rocky Oldham (video producers), David Mallet (video director) & U2 for Zoo TV - Live From Sidney
New Age - Best New Age Album
- *Paul Winter for Prayer for the Wild Things
Packaging and Notes - Best Recording Package
- *Buddy Jackson (art director) for Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills & the Texas Playboys performed by Asleep at the Wheel
- Best Recording Package - Boxed
- *Chris Thompson (art director) for The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Songbooks performed by Ella Fitzgerald
- Best Album Notes
- *Dan Morgenstern & Loren Schoenberg (notes writers) for Louis Armstrong - Portrait of The Artist as a Young Man 1923-1934 performed by Louis Armstrong
Polka - Best Polka Album
- *Walter Ostanek for Music and Friends performed by the Walter Ostanek Band
Pop - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- *Sheryl Crow for "All I Wanna Do"
- Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- *Elton John for "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- *All-4-One for "I Swear"
- Best Pop Vocal Collaboration
- *Al Green & Lyle Lovett for "Funny How Time Slips Away"
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- *Booker T & the MG's for "Cruisin' "
- Best Pop Album
- *Bonnie Raitt for Longing in Their Hearts
Production and engineering - Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
- *Ed Cherney (engineer) for Longing in Their Hearts performed by Bonnie Raitt
- Best Classical Engineered Recording
- *William Hoekstra (engineer), Leonard Slatkin (conductor) & the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra for Copland: Music for Films (The Red Pony, Our Town, Etc.)
- Producer of the Year
- *Don Was
- Classical Producer of the Year
- *Andrew Cornall
R&B - Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- *Toni Braxton for "Breathe Again"
- Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
- *Babyface for "When Can I See You"
- Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- *Boyz II Men for "I'll Make Love to You"
- Best Rhythm & Blues Song
- *Babyface (songwriter) for "I'll Make Love to You" performed by Boyz II Men
- Best R&B Album
- *Boyz II Men for II
Rap - Best Rap Solo Performance
- *Queen Latifah for "U.N.I.T.Y."
- Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
- *Salt-N-Pepa for "None of Your Business"
Reggae - Best Reggae Album
- *Bunny Wailer for Crucial! Roots Classics
Rock - Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
- *Melissa Etheridge for "Come to My Window"
- Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
- *Bruce Springsteen for "Streets of Philadelphia"
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- *Aerosmith for "Crazy"
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance
- *Pink Floyd for "Marooned"
- Best Hard Rock Performance
- *Soundgarden for "Black Hole Sun"
- Best Metal Performance
- *Soundgarden for "Spoonman"
- Best Rock Song
- *Bruce Springsteen (songwriter) for "Streets of Philadelphia"
- Best Rock Album
- *The Rolling Stones for Voodoo Lounge
Spoken - Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album
- *Henry Rollins for Get in the Van - On the Road With Black Flag
- Best Spoken Comedy Album
- *Sam Kinison for Live From Hell
Trad Pop - Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance
- *Tony Bennett for MTV Unplugged
World - Best World Music Album
- *Ry Cooder & Ali Farka Toure for Talking Timbuktu
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