Best Country Album

One More Day, Diamond Rio Set This Circus Down, Tim McGraw Rainbow Connection, Willie Nelson Timeless, Various Inside Out, Trisha Yearwood

SURVEY SAYS...Trisha Yearwood. "She's a Grammy darling. She's the only woman here. She has so many nominations, and to voters outside of Nashville that means a lot." Timeless, the Hank Williams tribute, could steal votes, but suffers from lack of hype. "As an overall package, the Williams tribute album is a home run, but it hasn't had the sales you'd hope for." That makes it a two-horse race, because "Tim McGraw, Willie, and Diamond Rio wipe each other out."

Best Spoken Word Album For Children

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole..., Various Mama Don't Allow, Tom Chapin Oscar Wilde..., Vanessa Redgrave, Stephen Fry A Series of Unfortunate Events..., Tim Curry Timeless Tales and Music..., Dr. Ruth Westheimer

SURVEY SAYS...Dr. Ruth. "This is a really scary category," says one voter with a shudder. "I never in my life would cast a vote against Oscar Wilde," says another. But in the end, most everyone agrees sex therapy and children's literature are a match made in heaven: "You have to give Dr. Ruth the award. It's like what they did for Bob Dylan a couple of years ago. She's been underappreciated by the Academy for far too long."

Originally posted Mar 01, 2002 Published in issue #642 Mar 01, 2002 Order article reprints
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