The Grammy Award for "Best Surround Sound Album" was first handed out in 2005. The award recognizes the engineer(s) and producer(s) along with the artist. “Genius Loves Company” by Ray Charles & Various Artists was the first album to win this award.
Winners: Grammys Best Surround Sound Album
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Year
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Album
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Winner/s
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2010
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Transmigration
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Michael Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Elaine Martone, surround producer (Robert Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Choruses) [Telarc]
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2009
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Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition; Night On Bald Mountain; Prelude To Khovanshchina
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Michael Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Robert Woods, surround producer (Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)[Telarc]
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2008
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The Beatles: Love
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Paul Hicks, surround mix engineer; Tim Young, surround mastering engineer; George Martin & Giles Martin, surround producers (The Beatles) [Apple/Capitol Records]
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2007
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Donald Fagen: Morph The Cat
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Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Donald Fagen, surround producer [Reprise Records]
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2006
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Dire Straits: Brothers In Arms - 20th Anniversary Edition
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Chuck Ainlay, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Chuck Ainlay & Mark Knopfler, surround producers [Warner Bros.]
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2005
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Ray Charles & Various Artists: Genius Loves Company
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Al Schmitt, surround mix engineer; Robert Hadley & Doug Sax, surround mastering engineers; John Burk, Phil Ramone & Herbert Waltl, surround producers [Concord Records/Hear Music]
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