Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

The Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical has been awarded since 1959. The award had several minor name changes: In 1959, the award was known as Best Engineered Record – Non-Classical In 1960, it was awarded as Best Engineering Contribution – Other Than Classical or Novelty From 1961 to 1962, it was awarded as Best Engineering Contribution – Popular Recording In 1963, it was awarded as Best Engineering Contribution – Other Than Novelty and Other Than Classical In 1964, it was awarded as Best Engineered Recording – Other Than Classical From 1965 to 1991, it returned to the title Best Engineered Recording – Non-Classical Since 1992, it has been awarded as Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

This award is presented alongside the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical. From 1960 to 1965 a further award was presented for Best Engineered Recording – Special or Novel Effects.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year. The award is presented to the audio engineer(s) (and, since 2012, also to the mastering engineer[s]) on the winning work, not to the artist or performer, except if the artist is also a credited engineer.

Winners and nominees 1950s Year Work Recipient(s) Artist(s)1959(May) "The Chipmunk Song" Ted Keep, engineer David Seville Billy May's Big Fat Brass Hugh Davies, engineer Billy May Come Fly with Me Luis P. Valentin, engineer Frank Sinatra Other Worlds, Other Sounds Rafael O. Valentin, engineer Esquivel "Witchcraft" Marvin Schwartz, engineer Frank Sinatra1959(November) Belafonte at Carnegie Hall Robert Simpson, engineer Harry Belafonte Big Band Guitar Robert Simpson, engineer Buddy Morrow Compulsion to Swing Henri René New Sounds at the Roosevelt Larry Elgart Strings Aflame Ernest Oelrich, engineer Esquivel

1960s Year Work Recipient(s) Artist(s)1961 Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook Luis P. Valentin, engineer Ella Fitzgerald Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall Robert Simpson, engineer Harry Belafonte Infinity in Sound John Norman, engineer Esquivel Louis Bellson Swings Jule Styne Luis P. Valentin, engineer Louis Bellson Persuasive Percussion No. 2 Robert Fine, engineer Enoch Light Wild Is Love John Kraus, engineer Nat King Cole Wild Percussion and Horns A'Plenty Robert Simpson, engineer Dick Schory1962 Judy at Carnegie Hall Robert Arnold, engineer Judy Garland Breakfast at Tiffany's: Music from the Motion Picture Al Schmitt, engineer Henry Mancini Cozy Bill MacMeekin, engineer Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé Great Band with Great Voices Al Schmitt, engineer The Johnny Mann Singers Stereo 35/MM Robert Fine, engineer Enoch Light1963 Hatari! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Al Schmitt, engineer Henry Mancini Adventures in Jazz Carson C. Taylor, engineer Stan Kenton Great Band with Great Voices Swing the Great Voices of the Great Bands Al Schmitt, engineer Si Zentner Orchestra and The Johnny Mann Singers "I Can't Stop Loving You" Bill Putnam, engineer Ray Charles Jonah Jones and Glen Gray Hugh Davies, engineer Jonah Jones and Glen Gray "Route 66 Theme" John Kraus, engineer Nelson Riddle Stereo Spectacular William Hamilton, engineer Various Artists1964 Charade (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) James Malloy, engineer Henry Mancini The Barbra Streisand Album Frank Laico, engineer Barbra Streisand Ella and Basie! Luis P. Valentin, engineer Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie Exotic Sounds of Bali Harold Chapman, engineer Mantle Hood The Many Moods of Christmas Anthony J. Salvatore, engineers Robert Shaw Chorale Our Man in Hollywood Al Schmitt, engineer Henry Mancini Politely Percussive Ronald A. Steele, engineer Dick Schory The Second Barbra Streisand Album Frank Laico, engineer Barbra Streisand Supercussion Ronald A. Steele, engineer Dick Schory1965 Getz/Gilberto Phil Ramone, engineer Stan Getz and João Gilberto Artistry in Voices and Brass John Kraus, engineer Stan Kenton The Pink Panther (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) James Malloy, engineer Henry Mancini "Pops" Goes the Trumpet Bernie Keville, engineers Al Hirt, Arthur Fiedler and Boston Pops Orchestra Sugar Lips Chuck Seitz, engineer Al Hirt Who Can I Turn To George Kneurr and Frank Laico, engineers Tony Bennett1966 "A Taste of Honey" Larry Levine, engineer Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass The Latin Sound of Henry Mancini Dick Bogert, engineer Henry Mancini More of That Guitar Country Al Pachucki and Chuck Seitz, engineers Chet Atkins My Name Is Barbra Frank Laico, engineer Barbra Streisand September of My Years Lowell Frank, engineer Frank Sinatra That Honey Horn Sound Chuck Seitz and William Vandevort, engineers Al Hirt1967 Strangers in the Night Eddie Brackett and Lee Herschberg, engineers Frank Sinatra Arabesque (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Dick Bogert, engineer Henry Mancini The Last Word in Lonesome James Malloy, engineer Eddy Arnold Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, the Jazz Orchestra Phil Ramone, engineer Joe Williams and The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra Presenting Thad Jones/Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra1968 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Geoff Emerick, engineer The Beatles Chet's Tune William Vandevort, engineer Some of Chet's Friends How Great Thou Art James Malloy, engineer Elvis Presley Music from Mission: Impossible Hank Cicalo, engineer Lalo Schifrin Ode to Billie Joe Joe Polito, engineer Bobbie Gentry1969 Wichita Lineman Hugh Davies and Joe Polito, engineers Glen Campbell Daktari Dave Wiechman, engineer Shelly Manne The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Richard Bogert, engineer Hugo Montenegro Man of La Mancha (Original London Cast Recording) Jerry Boys and Peter Vince, engineers Various Artists Rotary Connection Doug Brand, engineer Rotary Connection

1970s Year Work Recipient(s) Artist(s)1970 Abbey Road Geoff Emerick and Phil McDonald, engineers The Beatles The Age of Aquarius Bones Howe, engineers The 5th Dimension Blood, Sweat & Tears Roy Halee, engineer Blood, Sweat & Tears Moog Groove Doug Brand, Chuck Lishon, Bruce Swedien and Hans Wurman, engineers Electronic Concept Orchestra Velvet Voices and Bold Brass Chuck Britz, Larry Cox and Lee Herschberg, engineers Anita Kerr Quartet1971 Bridge Over Troubled Water Roy Halee, engineer Simon & Garfunkel Close to You Dick Bogert and Ray Gerhardt, engineers The Carpenters The Kaempfert Touch Peter Klemt, engineer Bert Kaempfert and Orchestra Tap Root Manuscript Armin Steiner, engineer Neil Diamond To Our Children's Children's Children Adrian Martins, Robin Thompson and Derek Vernals, engineers The Moody Blues1972 "Theme from Shaft" Henry Bush, Ron Capone and Dave Purple, engineers Isaac Hayes Carpenters Dick Bogert and Ray Gerhardt, engineers The Carpenters The 5th Dimension Live! Bones Howe, engineer The 5th Dimension Stones Armin Steiner, engineer Neil Diamond Wings Larry Levine and Roger Roche, engineers Michel Colombier1973 Moods Armin Steiner, engineer Neil Diamond Baby I'm-a Want You Armin Steiner, engineer Bread Fragile Eddy Offord, engineer Yes Honky Château Ken Scott, engineer Elton John Son of Schmilsson Robin Geoffrey Cable, Ken Scott and Phil McDonald, engineers Harry Nilsson1974 Innervisions Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff, engineers Stevie Wonder The Dark Side of the Moon Alan Parsons, engineer Pink Floyd Goodbye Yellow Brick Road David Hentschel, engineer Elton John "Long Train Runnin'" Donn Landee, engineer The Doobie Brothers No Secrets Robin Geoffrey Cable and Bill Schnee, engineers Carly Simon1975 Band on the Run Geoff Emerick, engineer Paul McCartney and Wings Crime of the Century John Jansen and Ken Scott, engineers Supertramp Lincoln Mayorga and Distinguished Colleagues, Vol. 3 Bill Schnee, engineer Lincoln Mayorga Powerful People Larry Forkner and Tommy Vicari, engineers Gino Vannelli Southern Comfort Peter Granet and Rik Pekkonen, engineers The Crusaders1976 Between the Lines Brooks Arthur, Larry Alexander and Russ Payne, engineers Janis Ian Ambrosia Chuck Johnson, Alan Parsons, Freddie Piro, Billy Taylor and Tom Trefethen, engineers Ambrosia I've Got the Music in Me Bill Schnee, engineer Thelma Houston and Pressure Cooker The Original Soundtrack Eric Stewart, engineer 10cc Storm at Sunup Tommy Vicari, engineer Gino Vannelli1977 Breezin' Al Schmitt, engineer George Benson The Dream Weaver Jay Lewis, engineer Gary Wright The King James Version Ron Hitchcock, engineer Harry James Somewhere I've Never Travelled Alan Parsons and Tom Trefethen, engineers Ambrosia Tales of Mystery and Imagination Alan Parsons, engineer The Alan Parsons Project1978 Aja Roger Nichols, Elliot Scheiner, Al Schmitt and Bill Schnee, engineers Steely Dan Discovered Again! Bill Schnee, engineer Dave Grusin JT Val Garay, engineer James Taylor Rumours Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut, engineers Fleetwood Mac Simple Dreams Val Garay, engineer Linda Ronstadt1979 "FM (No Static at All)" Roger Nichols and Al Schmitt, engineers Steely Dan All 'n All George Massenburg, engineer Earth, Wind & Fire Close Encounters of the Third Kind John Neal, engineer John Williams Pyramid Alan Parsons, engineer The Alan Parsons Project Sounds...and Stuff Like That!! Bruce Swedien, engineer Quincy Jones A Tribute to Ethel Waters Alan Sides and John Neal, engineers Diahann Carroll

1980s