31st Annual Grammy Awards | |
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Date | February 22, 1989 |
Location | Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles |
Hosted by | Billy Crystal |
Most awards | Bobby McFerrin (4) |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | CBS |
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.[1][2]
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".
Artist(s) | Song(s) |
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Whitney Houston | "One Moment in Time" |
The Manhattan Transfer | "She's the Most" |
Luther Vandross | "She Won't Talk to Me" |
Sinéad O'Connor | "Mandinka" |
Linda Ronstadt | "Rogaciano El Huapanguero" |
Bobby McFerrin & Billy Crystal | A capella and jokes |
Melissa Etheridge | "Bring Me Some Water" |
Dan Seals | "Addicted" |
K. T. Oslin | "Hold Me" |
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band | "She's Hot to Go" |
Buck Owens & Dwight Yoakam | "Streets of Bakersfield" |
Take 6 | "If We Ever Needed the Lord Before (We Sure Do Need Him Now)" |
Ronald Winans Family & Friends Choir | "Gotta Keep Dancin'" |
Toni Childs | "Don't Walk Away" |
Leontyne Price | "Tu? Tu? Piccolo Iddio!" (from Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini) |
Dizzy Gillespie | |
Sarah Vaughan | "So Many Stars" |
Metallica | "One" |
Itzhak Perlman | |
Tracy Chapman | "Fast Car" |