14th Annual Grammy Awards
The 14th Annual Grammy Awards were held on March 14, 1972, and were broadcast live on television in the United States by ABC; the following year, they would move the telecasts to CBS, where they remain to this date. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1971.
Performers
- The cast of Godspell - Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord/Day By Day
Presenters
- Anthony Newley & Florence Henderson - Best Score From An Original Cast Show Album
- The 5th Dimension - Best Pop Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group
- Ed Sullivan - Best Comedy Recording
- Andy Williams - Presented the Trustees Award to The Beatles and presented a preview of the upcoming film The Concert For Bangladesh
- The Carpenters & Herb Alpert - Record of the Year
- Richard Harris - Best Original Score
- The Temptations - Best R&B Vocal Performance
- Bobby Darin & Aretha Franklin - Best Jazz Performance
Award winners
General field
- Record of the Year
- *Lou Adler & Carole King for "It's Too Late"
- Album of the Year
- *Lou Adler & Carole King for Tapestry
- Song of the Year
- *Carole King for "You've Got a Friend"
- Best New Artist
- *Carly Simon
Children's
Classical
- Best Classical Performance – Orchestra
- *Carlo Maria Giulini & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D
- Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
- *Leontyne Price for Leontyne Price Sings Robert Schumann
- Best Opera Recording
- *Richard Mohr, Erich Leinsdorf, Grace Bumbry, Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes, Leontyne Price, Ruggero Raimondi, the John Aldis Choir & the London Symphony Orchestra for Verdi: Aida
- Best Choral Performance, Classical
- *Colin Davis, Russell Burgess, Arthur Oldham the Wandsworth School Boys Choir & the London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Berlioz: Requiem
- Best Classical Performance – Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra)
- *André Previn, Julian Bream & the London Symphony Orchestra for Villa-Lobos: Concerto for Guitar
- Best Classical Performance – Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra)
- *Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz Plays Rachmaninoff
- Best Chamber Music Performance
- *The Juilliard String Quartet for Debussy: Quartet in G Minor/Ravel: Quartet in F
- Album of the Year, Classical
- *Thomas Frost, Richard Killough & Vladimir Horowitz for ''Horowitz Plays Rachmaninoff ''
Comedy
Composing and arranging
- Best Instrumental Composition
- *Michel LeGrand for "Theme From Summer of '42"
- Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
- *Isaac Hayes for Shaft
- Best Instrumental Arrangement
- *Isaac Hayes & Johnny Allen for "Theme From Shaft" performed by Isaac Hayes
- Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
- *Paul McCartney for "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" performed by Paul & Linda McCartney
Country
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
- *Sammi Smith for "Help Me Make It Through the Night"
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
- *Jerry Reed for "When You're Hot, You're Hot"
- Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
- *Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty for "After the Fire Is Gone"
- Best Country Instrumental Performance
- *Chet Atkins for "Snowbird"
- Best Country Song
- *Kris Kristofferson for "Help Me Make It Through the Night" performed by Sammi Smith
Folk
- Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording
- *Muddy Waters for ''They Call Me Muddy Waters''
Gospel
- Best Gospel Performance (other than soul gospel)
- *Charley Pride for "Let Me Live"
- Best Soul Gospel Performance
- *Shirley Caesar for Put Your Hand in the Hand of the Man From Galilee
- Best Sacred Performance
- *Charley Pride for ''Did You Think to Pray''
Jazz
- Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist
- *Bill Evans for The Bill Evans Album performed by the Bill Evans Trio
- Best Jazz Performance by a Group
- *Bill Evans for The Bill Evans Album performed by the Bill Evans Trio
- Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band
- *Duke Ellington for "New Orleans Suite"
Musical show
- Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album
- *Stephen Schwartz & the original cast for ''Godspell''
Packaging and notes
- Best Album Cover
- *Dean O. Torrence & Gene Brownell for Pollution performed by Pollution
- Best Album Notes
- *Sam Samudio for Sam, Hard and Heavy performed by Sam Samudio
Pop
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
- *Carole King for Tapestry
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
- *James Taylor for "You've Got a Friend"
- Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
- * The Carpenters for Carpenters
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- *Quincy Jones for ''Smackwater Jack''
Production and engineering
- Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
- *Henry Bush, Ron Capone & Dave Purple for "Theme From Shaft" performed by Isaac Hayes
- Best Classical Engineered Recording
- *Vittorio Negri, Colin Davis, the Wandsworth School Boys Choir & the London Symphony Orchestra for ''Berlioz: Requiem''
R&B
- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
- *Aretha Franklin for "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
- *Lou Rawls for "A Natural Man"
- Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Group
- *Ike & Tina Turner for "Proud Mary"
- Best Rhythm & Blues Song
- *Bill Withers for "Ain't No Sunshine"
Spoken
- Best Spoken Word Recording
- *'''Les Crane for Desiderata'''