1972 Grammy Awards

Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff
Record of the Year“The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” Roberta Flack
Album of the YearThe Concert for Bangla Desh, George Harrison, Ravi Shanker, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton and Klaus Voormann (Apple)
Song of the Year“The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” Ewan MacColl, songwriter
Best New Artist of the YearAmerica
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male“Without You,” Nilsson
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female“I Am Woman,” Helen Reddy
Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Duo, Group or Chorus“Where Is the Love,” Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
Best Pop Instrumental Performance By an Instrumental Performer“Outa-Space,” Billy Preston
Best Pop Instumental Performance With Vocal ColoringBlack Moses, Isaac Hayes
Best Rhythm and Blues Song“Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield, songwriters
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male“Me and Mrs. Jones,” Billy Paul
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, FemaleYoung, Gifted and Black, Aretha Franklin
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance By a Duo, Group, or Chorus“Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” Temptations
Best Jazz Performance By a Soloist“Alone at Last,” Gary Burton
Best Jazz Performance By a Group“First Light,” Freddie Hubbard
Best Jazz Performance By a Big Band“Toga Brava Suite,” Duke Ellington
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female“Happiest Girl in the Whole USA,” Donna Fargo
Best Country Vocal Performance, MaleCharley Pride Sings Heart Songs, Charley Pride
Best Country Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group“Class of '57,” Statler Brothers
Best Country Instrumental PerformanceCharlie McCoy/The Real McCoy, Charlie McCoy
Best Country Song“Kiss an Angel Good Mornin',” Ben Peters, songwriter
Best Gospel PerformanceL-O-V-E, Blackwood Brothers
Best Soul Gospel Performance“Amazing Grace,” Aretha Franklin
Best Inspirational PerformanceHe Touched Me, Elvis Presley
Best Ethnic or Traditional RecordingThe London Muddy Waters Session, Muddy Waters (Chess)
Best Instrumental Arrangement“Theme From The French Connection,” Don Ellis, arranger
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist“What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life,” Michel Legrand, arranger
Best Instrumental Composition“Brian's Song,” Michel Legrand, composer
Best Score From an Original Cast Show AlbumDon't Bother Me, I Can't Cope, Micki Grant, composer (Polydor)
Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television SpecialThe Godfather, Nino Rota, composer
Album of the Year, ClassicalMahler, Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major (Symphony of a Thousand), Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Boys Choir, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Singverein Chorus and Soloists (London)
Best Classical Performance, OrchestraMahler, Symphony No. 7 in E Minor, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Best Chamber Music PerformanceJulian and John, Julian Bream and John Williams
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance, Classical (With Orchestra)Brahms, Concerto No. 2, Artur Rubinstein
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance, Classical (Without Orchestra)Horowitz Plays Chopin, Vladimir Horowitz
Best Opera RecordingBerlioz, Benvenuto Cellini, Colin Davis conducting BBC Symphony and Chorus of Covent Garden (Philips)
Best Choral Performance, ClassicalMahler, Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major (Symphony of a Thousand), Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Boys Choir, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Singverein Chorus and Soloists
Best Vocal Soloist Performance, ClassicalBrahms, Die Schöne Magelone, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Best Comedy RecordingFM and AM, George Carlin (Little David)
Best Spoken Word RecordingLenny, Original Cast (Blue Thumb)
Best Recording for ChildrenThe Electric Company, Lee Chamberlin, Bill Cosby and Rita Moreno (Warner Bros.)
Best Album CoverThe Siegel Schwall Band, Acy Lehman, art director; Harvey Dinnerstein, artist (Wooden Nickel)
Best Album NotesTom T. Hall's Greatest Hits, Tom T. Hall, annotator (Mercury)
Best Album Notes, ClassicalWilliams, Symphony No. 2, James Lyons, annotator (RCA)
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