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AWARD WINNERS:

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)

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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 Lutosławski (composer) & Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor) for ''Lutosławski: 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 Instrumental Performance, Soloist

--- Miles Davis for ''Tutu''

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group

--- Wynton Marsalis for ''J Mood''

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band

--- Doc Severinsen for ''The Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen''

Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental

--- Bob James & David Sanborn for ''Double Vision''

Latin

Best Latin Pop Performance

--- Jose Feliciano for "Le Lo Lai"

Best Tropical Latin Performance

--- Rubén Blades for ''Escenas''

Best Mexican-American 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

Best New Age Recording

--- Andreas Vollenweider for ''Down to the Moon''

Packaging and Notes

Best Album Package

--- 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'' performed by Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones

--- Jimmy Sturr for ''I Remember Warsaw'' performed by Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra

Pop

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female

--- Barbra Streisand for ''The Broadway Album''

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male

--- Steve Winwood for "Higher Love"

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

--- Dionne Warwick , Elton John , Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder for "That's What Friends Are For"

Best Pop Instrumental Performance, (Orchestra, Group Or Soloist)

--- Harold Faltermeyer & Steve Stevens for "''Top Gun'' Anthem"

Production and engineering

Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical

--- Jason Corsaro & Tom Lord-Alge (engineers) for ''Back in the High Life'' performed by Steve Winwood

Best Engineered Recording, Classical

--- Paul Goodman (engineer) & Vladimir Horowitz for ''Horowitz - The Studio Recordings, New York 1985''

Producer Of The Year (Non-Classical)

--- Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

Classical Producer Of The Year

--- Thomas Frost

R&B

Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female

--- Anita Baker for ''Rapture''

Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male

--- 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 (Orchestra, Group Or Soloist)

--- Yellowjackets for "And You Know That"

Best Rhythm & Blues Song

--- Anita Baker , Gary Bias & Louis A. Johnson (songwriters) for "Sweet Love" performed by Anita Baker

Reggae

Best Reggae Recording

--- Steel Pulse for ''Babylon the Bandit''

Rock

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female

--- Tina Turner for "Back Where You Started"

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male

--- Robert Palmer for "Addicted to Love"

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

--- Eurythmics for "Missionary Man"

Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Soloist)

--- The Art Of Noise & Duane Eddy for "Peter Gunn"

Spoken

Best Spoken Word Or Non-musical Recording

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

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