Who won the Record of the Year Grammy in 2005 for "Here We Go Again"?

Ray Charles and Norah Jones won the 2005 Record of the Year Grammy for “Here We Go Again.” The award was presented at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards on February 13, 2005, honoring recordings released during the 2003–04 eligibility period.

The winning recording is a duet from Charles’s 2004 album Genius Loves Company, a collection built around collaborations with prominent singers. “Here We Go Again” is a country-soul song originally associated with Don Lanier and Red Steagall; Charles’s version became especially notable for pairing his seasoned vocal style with Jones’s warm, understated delivery.

The victory was part of a remarkable posthumous Grammy run for Charles, who died in June 2004, before Genius Loves Company was released. The album also won Album of the Year, while the duet earned Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. A common mix-up is confusing Record of the Year with Song of the Year: Record of the Year honors the recorded performance and production, whereas Song of the Year recognizes songwriting. In 2005, Song of the Year went to John Mayer for “Daughters.”