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Grammy Awards of 1988

Award Winners

* Album of the Year
o Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois (producers) & U2 for The Joshua Tree

* Song of the Year
o Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil & James Horner (songwriters) for Somewhere Out There performed by Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram

* Best New Artist
o Jody Watley

Blues

* Best Traditional Blues Recording
o Professor Longhair for Houseparty New Orleans Style
* Best Contemporary Blues Recording
o The Robert Cray Band for Strong Persuader

Children's

* Best Recording for Children
o Tom Bradshaw, Mark Sottnick (producers), Bobby McFerrin (producer & artist) & Jack Nicholson for The Elephant's Child

Classical

* Best Orchestral Recording
o Michael Haas (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor
* Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
o Kathleen Battle for Kathleen Battle - Salzburg Recital
* Best Opera Recording
o Cord Garben (producer), James Levine (conductor), Agnes Baltsa, Kathleen Battle, Gary Lakes, Hermann Prey, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for R. Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos
* Best Choral Performance (other than opera)
o Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Hindemith: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd
* Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) (with orchestra)
o James Levine (conductor), Itzhak Perlman & the Vienna Philharmonic for Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 2 and 4
* Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) (without orchestra)
o Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz in Moscow
* Best Chamber Music Performance
o Vladimir Ashkenazy, Lynn Harrell, Itzhak Perlman & for Beethoven: The Complete Piano Trios
* Best Contemporary Composition
o Krzysztof Penderecki (composer & conductor), Mstislav Rostropovich & the Philharmonia Orchestra for Penderecki: Cello Concerto No. 2
* Best Classical Album
o Thomas Frost (producer) & Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz in Moscow

Comedy

* Best Comedy Recording
o Robin Williams for A Night at the Met

Composing and arranging

* Best Instrumental Composition
o Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Billy Higgins & Wayne Shorter (composers) for Call Sheet Blues performed by various artists
* Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television
o James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil (songwriters) for Somewhere Out There performed by Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram
* Best Album or Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television
o Ennio Morricone (composer) for The Untouchables
* Best Arrangement on an Instrumental
o Bill Holman (arranger) for Take The "A" Train performed by the Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen
* Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
o Frank Foster (arranger) for Deedles' Blues performed by Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra

Country

* Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
o K. T. Oslin for 80's Ladies
* Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
o Randy Travis for Always & Forever
* Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
o Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt for Trio
* Best Country Vocal Performance, Duet
o Ronnie Milsap & Kenny Rogers for Make No Mistake, She's Mine
* Best Country Instrumental Performance (orchestra, group or soloist)
o Asleep at the Wheel for String of Pars
* Best Country Song
o Paul Overstreet & Don Schlitz (songwriters) for Forever and Ever, Amen performed by Randy Travis

Folk

* Best Traditional Folk Recording
o Ladysmith Black Mambazo for Shaka Zulu
* Best Contemporary Folk Recording
o Steve Goodman for Unfinished Business

Gospel

* Best Gospel Performance, Female
o Deniece Williams for I Believe In You
* Best Gospel Performance, Male
o Larnelle Harris for The Father Hath Provided
* Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
o Mylon LeFevre and Broken Heart for Crack the Sky
* Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female
o CeCe Winans for For Always
* Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male
o Al Green for Everything's Gonna Be Alright
* Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
o Anita Baker & The Winans for Ain't No Need to Worry

Historical

* Best Historical Album
o Orrin Keepnews (producer) for Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings

Jazz

* Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
o banezilla for Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra
* Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
o Bobby McFerrin for What Is This Thing Called Love
* Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
o Dexter Gordon for The Other Side of Round Midnight
* Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group
o Wynton Marsalis for Marsalis Standard Time - Volume I
* Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band
o Mercer Ellington for Digital Duke
* Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental
o Pat Metheny Group for Still Life (Talking)

Latin

* Best Latin Pop Performance
o Julio Iglesias for Un Hombre Solo
* Best Tropical Latin Performance
o Eddie Palmieri for La Verdad - The Truth
* Best Mexican-American Performance
o Los Tigres del Norte for Gracias! America Sin Fronteras

Musical Show

* Best Musical Cast Show Album
o Claude-Michel Schonberg (composer), Herbert Kretzmer (lyricist), Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schonberg (producers), & the original Broadway cast for Les Miserables

Music Video

* Best Concept Music Video
o Genesis for Land of Confusion
* Best Performance Music Video
o Anthony Eaton (video producer) for The Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert performed by various artists

New Age

* Best New Age Performance
o Yusef Lateef for Yusef Lateef's Little Symphony

Packaging and Notes

* Best Album Package
o Bill Johnson (art director) for King's Record Shop performed by Rosanne Cash
* Best Album Notes
o Orrin Keepnews (notes writer) for Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings performed by Thelonious Monk

Polka

* Best Polka Recording
o Jimmy Sturr for A Polka Just For Me

Pop

* Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
o Whitney Houston for I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
* Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
o Sting for Bring on the Night
* Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
o Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes for (I've Had) the Time of My Life
* Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
o Larry Carlton for Minute By Minute

Production and engineering

* Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
o Bruce Swedien & Humberto Gatica (engineers) for Bad performed by Michael Jackson
* Best Engineered Recording, Classical
o Jack Renner (engineer), Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for Fauré: Requiem/Duruflé: Requiem
* Producer of the Year, (Non Classical)
o Narada Michael Walden
* Classical Producer of the Year
o Robert Woods

R&B

* Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
o Aretha Franklin for Aretha
* Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
o 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
o Aretha Franklin & George Michael for I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
* Best R&B Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
o David Sanborn for Chicago Song
* Best Rhythm & Blues Song
o Bill Withers (songwriter) for Lean on Me performed by Club Nouveau

Reggae

* Best Reggae Recording
o Peter Tosh for No Nuclear War

Rock

* Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo
o Bruce Springsteen for Tunnel of Love
* Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
o U2 for The Joshua Tree
* Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
o Frank Zappa for Jazz From Hell

Spoken

* Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Recording
o Garrison Keillor for Lake Wobegon Days