Grammy nominees – albums

The 50th Annual Grammy Awards is Sunday night on CBS. Here are all of the album nominees.

In Album of the Year, the first name is the performing artist(s) and the names that follow are those who also will win an award.

Album of the Year

“Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace” (Foo Fighters; Producer: Gil Norton; Engineers/Mixers: Adrian Bushby and Rich Costey; Mastering engineer: Brian Gardner)

“These Days” (Vince Gill; Producers: Vince Gill, John Hobbs and Justin Niebank; Engineers/Mixers: Neal Cappelino and Justin Niebank; Mastering engineer: Adam Ayan)

“River: The Joni Letters” (Herbie Hancock; Producers: Herbie Hancock and Larry Klein; Engineer/Mixer: Helik Hadar; Mastering engineer: Bernie Grundman)

“Graduation” (Kanye West; Producers: Warryn “Baby Dubb” Campbell, Eric Hudson, Brian “Allday” Miller, Nottz, Patrick “Plain Pat” Reynolds, Gee Roberson, Toomp and Kanye West; Engineers/Mixers: Bruce Beuchner, Andrew Dawson, Mike Dean, Anthony Kilhoffer, Greg Koller, Manny Marroquin, Nottz Raw, Tony Rey, Seiji Sekine, Paul Sheehy and D. Sloan; Mastering engineer: Vlado Meller)

“Back to Black” (Amy Winehouse; Producers: Mark Ronson and Salaamremi; Engineers/Mixers: Tom Elmhirst, Gary Noble and Franklin Socorro; Mastering engineer: Mark Ronson)

POP AND DANCE

Pop Instrumental Album

“The Mix-Up” (Beastie Boys)

“Italia” (Chris Botti)

“At the Movies” (Dave Koz)

“Good to Go-Go” (Spyro Gyra)

Pop Vocal Album

“Lost Highway” (Bon Jovi)

“The Reminder” (Feist)

“It Won’t Be Soon Before Long” (Maroon 5)

“Memory Almost Full” (Paul McCartney)

“Back to Black” (Amy Winehouse)

Electronic/Dance Album

“We Are the Night” (The Chemical Brothers)

“D.A.N.C.E.” (Justice)

“Sound of Silver” (LCD Soundsystem)

“We Are Pilots” (Shiny Toy Guns)

“Elements of Life” (Ti‰sto)

Traditional Pop Vocal Album

“Call Me Irresponsible” (Michael Bublé)

“Cool Yule” (Bette Midler)

“Trav’lin’ Light” (Queen Latifah)

“Live in Concert 2006” (Barbra Streisand)

“James Taylor at Christmas” (James Taylor)

ROCK AND ALTERNATIVE

Rock Album

“Daughtry” (Daughtry)

“Revival” (John Fogerty)

“Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace” (Foo Fighters)

“Magic” (Bruce Springsteen)

“Sky Blue Sky” (Wilco)

Alternative Music Album

“Alright, Still…” (Lily Allen)

“Neon Bible” (Arcade Fire)

“Volta” (Bjork)

“Wincing the Night Away” (The Shins)

“Icky Thump” (The White Stripes)

R&B AND RAP

R&B Album

“Funk This” (Chaka Khan)

“Lost & Found” (Ledisi)

“Luvanmusiq” (Musiq Soulchild)

“The Real Thing” (Jill Scott)

“Sex, Love & Pain” (Tank)

Contemporary R&B Album

“Konvicted” (Akon)

“Just Like You” (Keyshia Cole)

“Fantasia” (Fantasia)

“East Side Story” (Emily King)

“Because of You” (Ne-Yo)

Rap Album

“Finding Forever” (Common)

“Kingdom Come” (Jay-Z)

“Hip Hop Is Dead” (Nas)

“T.I. vs T.I.P.” (T.I.)

“Graduation” (Kanye West)

COUNTRY

Country Album

“Long Trip Alone” (Dierks Bentley)

“These Days” (Vince Gill)

“Let It Go” (Tim McGraw)

“5th Gear” (Brad Paisley)

“It Just Comes Natural” (George Strait)

GOSPEL

Rock or Rap Gospel Album

“Before the Daylight’s Shot” (Ashley Cleveland)

“HIStory: Our Place In His Story” (The Cross Movement)

“Open Book” (Da’ T.R.U.T.H.)

“The Reckoning” (Pillar)

“Comatose” (Skillet)

Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

The Altar and the Door” (Casting Crowns)

A Deeper Level” (Israel and New Breed)

True Beauty” (Mandisa)

Stand” (Michael W. Smith)

Portable Sounds” (TobyMac)

Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album

“Amazing Grace” (Bill & Gloria Gaither and The Homecoming Friends)

“Journey of Joy” (Karen Peck and New River)

“Everybody’s Brother” (Billy Joe Shaver)

“Salt of the Earth” (Ricky Skaggs and The Whites)

“Tell Someone” (Kenny & Amanda Smith Band)

“I’ll Fly Away: Country Hymns & Songs of Faith” (Various artists, Producer: Ed Cash)

Traditional Soul Gospel Album

“Live – One Last Time” (The Clark Sisters)

“The Grand Finale’: Encourage Yourself” (Donald Lawrence and The Tri-City Singers)

“Life Changing” (Smokie Norful)

“Thirsty” (Marvin Sapp)

“Cherch” (Bebe Winans)

Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

“Grateful” (Coko)

“Free to Worship” (Fred Hammond)

“V2…” (J. Moss)

“T57” (Trin-I-Tee 5:7)

“Alone But Not Alone” (Marvin Winans)

JAZZ

Contemporary Jazz Album

“Party Hats” (Will Bernard)

“Downright Upright” (Brian Bromberg)

“Re-imagination” (Eldar)

“River: The Joni Letters” (Herbie Hancock)

“He Had a Hat” (Jeff Lorber)

Jazz Vocal Album

“Avant Gershwin” (Patti Austin)

“Red Earth – A Malian Journey” (Dee Dee Bridgewater)

“Music Maestro Please” (Freddy Cole)

“Nightmoves” (Kurt Elling)

“On the Other Side” (Tierney Sutton)

Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

“Pilgrimage” (Michael Brecker)

“Live at the Village Vanguard” (The Bill Charlap Trio)

“Kids: Live at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola” (Joe Lovano and Hank Jones)

“Line by Line” (John Patitucci)

“Back East” (Joshua Redman)

Large Jazz Ensemble Album

“A Tale of God’s Will” (A Requiem for Katrina) (Terence Blanchard)

“Eternal Licks & Grooves” (The Bob Florence Limited Edition)

“Hommage” (The Bill Holman Band)

“Sky Blue” (Maria Schneider Orchestra)

“With Love” (Charles Tolliver Big Band)

Latin Jazz Album

“Funk Tango” (Paquito D’Rivera Quintet?)

“The Magician” (Sammy Figueroa and His Latin Jazz Explosion)

“Borrowed Time” (Steve Khan)

“Refugee” (Hector Martignon)

“Big Band Urban Folktales” (Bobby Sanabria Big Band)

LATIN, MEXICAN, TEJANO, NORTENO AND BANDA

Latin Pop Album

“Papito” (Miguel Bosé and Varios Artistas)

“12 Segundos De Oscuridad” (Jorge Drexler)

“Navidades Luis Miguel” (Luis Miguel)

“Dicen Que el Tiempo” (Jennifer Peña)

“El Tren de los Momentos” (Alejandro Sanz)

Latin Rock/Alternative Album

“No Hay Espacio” (Black:Guayaba)

“Adelantando” (Jarabe De Palo)

“Amantes Sunt Armentes” (Panda)

“Kamikaze” (Rabanes)

“Memo Rex Commander y el Corazón Atómico de la Via Láctea” (Zoé)

Latin Urban Album

“E.S.L.” (Akwid)

“El Abayarde Contra-Ataca” (Tego Calderón)

“Residente O Visitante” (Calle 13)

“El Cartel: The Big Boss” (Daddy Yankee)

“Vacaneria!” (Fulanito)

Traditional Tropical Latin Album

“Greetings From Havana” (Cubanismo)

“En Primera Plana” (Issac Delgado)

“Arroz Con Habichuela” (El Gran Comgo de Puerto Rico)

“La Llave de Mi Corazón” (Juan Luis Guerra)

“United We Swing” (Spanish Harlem Orchestra)

Mexican/Mexican-American Album

“100% Mexicano” (Pepe Aguilar)

“El Indomable” (Cristian Castro)

“Para Siempre” (Vicente Frenández)

“Puro Dolor” (Paquita la del Barrio)

“Esta Tierra Es Tuya (This Land Is Your Land)” (Sones de México Ensemble)

Tejano Album

“Ram Herrera and the Outlaw Band 2007” (Ram Herrera and the Outlaw Band)

“Before the Next Teardrop Falls” (Little Joe and La Familia)

“Corazon de Oro” (David Marez)

“35th Anniversary” (Ruben Ramos)

“Vagar Libremente” (Sunny Sauceda)

Norteno Album

“El Amor Que Nunca Fue” (Conjunto Primavera)

“Crossroads” (Intocable)

“Ven y Dime” (Los Rieleros del Norte)

“Detalles y Emociones” (Los Tigres del Norte)

“Gracias Por Tu Amor” (Pesado)

Banda Album

“Te Va a Gustar” (El Chapo)

“Los Mejores” Corridos (El Potro de Sinaloa)

“Lobo Domesticado” (Valentin Elizalde)

“Conquistando Corazones” (K-PAZ De La Sierra)

“Entre Copas y Botellas” (Lupillo Rivera)

BLUES

Traditional Blues Album

“Pinetop Perkins on the 88’s – Live In Chicago” (Pinetop Perkins)

“Live…And in Concert from San Francisco” (Otis Rush)

“10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads” (Kenny WayneShepard featuring various artists)

“Old School” (Koko Taylor)

“Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live In Dallas” (Henry James Townsend, Joe Willie “Pinetop” Perkins, Robert Lockwood, Jr. and David “Honeyboy” Edwards)

Contemporary Blues Album

“Into the Blues” (Joan Armatrading)

“Is It News” (Doyle Bramhall)

“The Road to Escondido” (JJ Cale and Eric Clapton)

“Truth” (Robben Ford)

“The Scene of the Crime” (Bettye LaVette)

BLUEGRASS AND FOLK

Bluegrass Album

“Cherryholmes II Black and White” (Cherryholmes)

“Lefty’s Old Guitar” (J. D. Crowe and The New South)

“The Bluegrass Diaries” (Jim Lauderdale)

“Scenechronized” (Seldom Scene)

“Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular” (Tony Trischika)

Traditional Folk Album

“Try Me One More Time” (David Bromberg)

“Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John” (Peter Case)

“Banjo Talkin'” (Cathy Fink)

“Dirt Farmer” (Levon Helm)

“Charlie Louvin” (Charlie Louvin)

Contemporary Folk/Americana Album

“The Calling” (Mary Chapin Carpenter)

“My Name Is Buddy” (Ry Cooder)

“Washington Square Serenade” (Steve Earle)

“Children Running Through” (Patty Griffin)

“Orphans” (Tom Waits)

NATIVE AMERICAN, HAWAIIAN, ZYDECO AND CAJUN

Native American Music Album

“Oklahoma Style” (Walter Ahhaitty & Friends)

“Watch This Dancer!” (Black Lodge)

“The Ballad of Old Times” (Davis Mitchell)

“Reconnections” (R. Carlos Nakai, Cliff Sarde, William Eaton and Randy Wood)

“Totemic Flute Chants” (Johnny Whitehorse)

Hawaiian Music Album

“Ka Hikina O Ka Hau (The Coming of the Snow)” (Keola Beamer)

“Hawaiiana” (Tia Carrere)

“He’eia” (Cyril Pahinui)

“Hawaiian Blossom” (Raiatea)

“Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar” (Various artists; Producers: Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Paul Konwiser and Wayne Wong)

Zydeco or Cajun Music Album

“Le Cowboy Creole” (Geno Delafose and French Rockin’ Boogie)

“King Cake” (Lisa Haley)

“Live: Á la Blue Moon” (Lost Bayou Ramblers)

“Blues de Musicien” (Pine Leaf Boys)

“Racines” (Racines)

“The La Louisianne Sessions” (Roddie Romero and the Hub City All-Stars)

“Live! Worldwide” (Terrance Simien and The Zydeco Experience)

POLKA

Polka Album

“Polka’s Revenge” (Brave Combo)

“Bulletproof Polkas” (Jon Gora and Gorale)

“Polka Freak Out” (Bubba Hernandez and Alex Meixner)

“Dueling Polkas” (Walter Ostanek and His Band and Brian Sklar and the Western Senators)

“Come Share the Wine” (Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra)

RAGGAE

Reggae Album

“The Burning Spear Experience” (Burning Spear)

“Mind Control” (Stephen Marley)

“The End of an American Dream” (Lee “Scratch” Perry)

“Anniversary” (Sly & Robbie and the Taxi Gang)

“Light Your Light” (Toots and The Maytals)

NEW AGE AND WORLD MUSIC

New Age Album

“Faces of the Sun” (Peter Kater)

“Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai, Volume 3” (Kitaro)

“One Guitar” (Ottmar Liebert)

“Southwest” (Eric Tingstad)

“Crestone” (Paul Winter)

Traditional World Music Album

“When the Soul Is Settled: Music of Iraq” (Rahim Al Haj With Souhail Kaspar)

“From Mali to America” (Cheick Hamala Diabate and Bob Carlin)

“Live at Couleur Café” (Konono Nø1)

“African Spirit” (Soweto Gospel Choir)

“Singing for Life: Songs of Hope, Healing, and HIV/AIDS In Uganda” (Various artists, Gregory Barz, producer)

Contemporary World Music Album

“Céu” (Céu)

“Gil Luminoso” (Gilberto Gil)

“Momento” (Bebel Gilberto)

“Djin Djin” (Angelique Kidjo)

“An Ancient Muse” (Loreena McKennitt)

HISTORICAL

Historical Album

“Actionable Offenses: Indecent Phonograph Recordings from the 1890s”

“Forever Changing: The Golden Age of Elektra Records 1963-1973 (Deluxe Edition)”

“The Live Wire – Woody Guthrie In Performance 1949”

“Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970”

“People Take Warning! Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs 1913-1938”

SOUNDTRACKS AND MUSICALS

Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

“Across the Universe” (Various artists)

“Dreamgirls” (Various artists)

“Hairspray” (Various artists)

“Love” (The Beatles)

“Once” (Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova)

Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

“Babel” (Gustavo Santaolalla)

“Blood Diamond” (James Newton Howard)

“The Departed” (Howard Shore)

“Happy Feet” (John Powell)

“Pan’s Labyrinth” (Javier Navarrette)

“Ratatouille” (Michael Giacchino)

Musical Show Album

“A Chorus Line” (Producer: David Caddick)

“Company” (Producer: Tommy Krasker)

“Grey Gardens” (Producer: Steven Epstein)

“Spring Awakening” (Producer: Duncan Sheik)

“West Side Story” (Producer: Nick Patrick)

CLASSICAL AND OPERA

Classical Album

“Cherubini: Missa Solemnis In E” (Ildar Abdrazakov, Herbert Lippert, Marianna Pizzolato and Ruth Ziesak, Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)

“Grechaninov: Passion Week” (Kansas City Chorale and Phoenix Bach Choir)

“Homage: The Age of the Diva” (Valery Gergiev, Orchestra of the Murinsky Theatre)

“Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson Neruda Songs” (James Levine, Boston Symphony Orchestra)

“Tower: Made In America” (Nashville Symphony)

Classical Crossover Album

“The Jazz Album – Watch What Happens” (Thomas Quasthoff)

“A Love Supreme: The Legacy of John Coltrane” (Turtle Island Quartet)

“Spirit of the Season” (Mormon Tabernacle Choir)

“Whirled Chamber Music” (Quartet San Francisco)

“Wolfgang’s Big Night Out” (The Brian Setzer Orchestra)

Opera Recording

“Albéniz: Pepita Jiménez” (Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Mardid)

“Donizetti: Dom Sébastie, Roi de Portugal” (The Royal Opera Chorus, The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)

“Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel” (Sarah Coppen, Diana Montague and Sarah Tynan, New London Children’s Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra)

“Lully: Thésée” (Boston Early Music Festival Chorus, Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra)

“Verdi: La Traviata” (Choir of the Bavarian State Opera, Bavarian State Orchestra)

COMEDY AND SPOKEN WORD

Comedy Album

“American’s Mexican” (George Lopez)

“Dirty Girl” (Lisa Lampanelli)

“The Distant Future” (Flight of the Conchords)

“I Still Have a Pony.” (Steven Wright)

“Songs Pointed & Pointless” (Harry Shearer)

Spoken Word Album

“The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts On Reclaiming the American Dream” (Barack Obama)

“Celebrations” (Maya Angelou)

“Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World” (Bill Clinton)

“Sunday Mornings In Plains: Bringing Peace to a Changing World” (Jimmy Carter)

“Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself” (Alan Alda)

CHILDREN’S

Spoken Word Album for Children

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” (Jim Dale)

“Making the Heart Whole Again: Stories for a Wounded World” (Milbre Burch)

“The One and Only Shrek” (Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci)

“Who’s Got Game? The Ant or the Grasshopper? The Lion or the Mouse?” Poppy or the Snake? (Toni Morrison)

“Wickety Whack – Brer Rabbit Is Back” (Diane Ferlatte)

Musical Album for Children

“Chickens” (Buck Howdy with BB)

“Experience…101” (Sweet Honey In the Rock)

“A Green and Red Christmas” (The Muppets; Producers: Ted Kryczko and Ed Mitchel)

“I Wanna Play” (Bill Harly)

“My Green Kite” (Peter Himmelman)

“The Velveteen Rabbit – Love Can Make You Real” (Various artists; Producers: Don Sebesky and Janina Serden)

OTHER

Engineered Album, Non-Classical

“Beauty & Crime” (Suzanne Vega)

“Destination Moon” (Deborah Cox)

“Don’t Mess With the Dragon” (Ozomatli)

“Floratone” (Floratone)

Engineered Album, Classical

“Garden of Dreams” (Jerry Junkin and Dallas Wind Symphony)

“Grechaninov: Passion Week” (Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Bach Choir and Kansas City Chorale)

“Nielsen: Clarinet & Flute Concertos” (Sabine Meyer, Emmanuel Pahud and Simon Rattle)

“Spirit of the Season” (Craig Jessop, Mack Wilberg and Mormon Tabernacle Choir)

Strauss: Don Juan, Death and Transfiguration (Lorin Maazel and New York Philharmonic)

Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

“Angelicus” (Delerium featuring Isabel Bayrakdarian)

“Bring the Noise (Benny Benassi Sfaction Remix)” (Public Enemy)

“Like a Child (Carl Craig Remix)” (Junior Boys)

“Proper Education (Club Mix – Radio Edit)” (Eric Prydz Vs. Pink Floyd)

“Sorry (Dirty South Mix)” (Kaskade)

Album Notes

“Actionable Offenses: Indecent Phonograph Recording from the 1890s” (Various artists)

“Classic Chu Berry Columbia and Victor Sessions” (Chu Berry)

“John Work, III: Recording Black Culture” (Various artists)

“Off the Record: The Complete 1923 Jazz Band Recordings” (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band)

“Ricky Jay Play’s Poker” (Various artists)

Surround Sound Album

“At War With the Mystics 5.1”

“Fear of a Blank Planet”

“Grechaninov: Passion Week”

“Love”

“Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5; Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis; Serenade to Music”

Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

“The Black Parade – Special Edition” (My Chemical Romance)

“A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out – Limited Edition Collectible Deluxe Box” (Panic! At the Disco)

“Icky Thump – Limited Edition USB Flash Drive” (The White Stripes)

“Venus Doom” (Him)

“What It Is!: Funky Soul and Rare Grooves (1967-1977)” (Various artists)

Recording Package

“Cassadaga” (Bright Eyes)

“The Dio Years” (Black Sabbath)

“Friend & Foe” (Menomena)

“Secrets Keep You Sick” (The Fold)

“White Horse” (GTS)