Grammy Awards of 1983
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| Date | February 23rd | ||
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The 25th Grammy Awards were held February 23, 1983. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.
- Record of the Year
- Toto (producer & artist) for "Rosanna"
- Album of the Year
- Toto (producer & artist) for Toto IV
- Song of the Year
- Johnny Christopher, Mark James & Wayne Carson (songwriters) for "Always on My Mind" performed by Willie Nelson
[edit] Blues
- Best Traditional Blues Recording
- Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown for Alright Again
[edit] Children's
- Best Recording for Children
- David Levine & Lucy Simon (producers) for In Harmony 2 performed by various artists
[edit] Classical
- Best Orchestral Performance
- Jay David Saks, Thomas Z. Shepard (producers), James Levine (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Sym. No. 7 in E Min. (Song of the Night)
- Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
- Zubin Mehta (conductor), Leontyne Price & the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra for Verdi: Arias (Leontyne Price Sings Verdi)
- Best Opera Recording
- Andrew Kazdin (producer), Pierre Boulez (conductor), Jeannine Altmeyer, Hermann Becht, Peter Hofmann, Siegfried Jerusalem, Gwyneth Jones, Manfred Jung, Donald McIntyre, Matti Salminen, Ortrun Wenkel, Heinz Zednik & the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra for Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
- Best Choral Performance (other than opera)
- Georg Solti (conductor), Margaret Hillis (choir director) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust
- Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist (with orchestra)
- Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Itzhak Perlman & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Elgar: Violin Concerto in B Minor
- Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist (without orchestra)
- Glenn Gould for Bach: The Goldberg Variations
- Best Chamber Music Performance
- Richard Goode & Richard Stoltzman for Brahms: The Sonatas for Clarinet & Piano, Op. 120
- Best Classical Album
- Samuel H. Carter (producer) & Glenn Gould for Bach: The Goldberg Variations
[edit] Comedy
- Best Comedy Recording
- Richard Pryor for Live on the Sunset Strip
[edit] Composing and arranging
- Best Instrumental Composition
- John Williams (composer) for "Flying - Theme From E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"
- Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
- John Williams (composer) for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Best Arrangement on an Instrumental Recording
- John Williams (arranger) for "Flying - Theme From E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"
- Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
- Jerry Hey & David Paich, Jeff Porcaro (arrangers) for "Rosanna" performed by Toto
- Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices
- David Paich (arranger) for "Rosanna" performed by Toto
[edit] Country
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
- Juice Newton for "Break It to Me Gently"
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
- Willie Nelson for "Always on My Mind"
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Alabama for Mountain Music
- Best Country Instrumental Performance
- Roy Clark for "Alabama Jubilee"
- Best Country Song
- Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher & Mark James (songwriters) for "Always on My Mind" performed by Willie Nelson
[edit] Folk
- Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording
- Queen Ida for Queen Ida & the Bon Temps Zydeco Band on Tour
[edit] Gospel
- Best Gospel Performance, Traditional
- Blackwood Brothers for I'm Following You
- Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary
- Amy Grant for Age to Age
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional
- Al Green for Precious Lord
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary
- Al Green for Higher Plane
- Best Inspirational Performance
- Barbara Mandrell for He Set My Life to Music
[edit] Historical
- Best Historical Album
- Alan Dell, Ethel Gabriel & Don Wardell (producers) for The Tommy Dorsey/Frank Sinatra Sessions - Vols.1,2 & 3
[edit] Jazz
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group
- The Manhattan Transfer for "Route 66"
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
- Miles Davis for We Want Miles
- Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Group
- Phil Woods for "More" Live
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band
- Count Basie for Warm Breeze
- Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental
- Pat Metheny Group for Offramp
[edit] Latin
- Best Latin Recording
- Machito for Machito & His Salsa Big Band '82
[edit] Musical Show
- Best Cast Show Album
- Henry Krieger (composer), Tom Eyen (lyricist), David Foster (producer) & various artists for Dreamgirls
[edit] Music video
[edit] Packaging and Notes
- Best Album Package
- John Kosh & Ron Larson (art directors) for Get Closer performed by Linda Ronstadt
- Best Album Notes
- John Chilton & Richard M. Sudhalter (notes writers) for Bunny Berigan - Giants Of Jazz performed by Bunny Berigan
[edit] Pop
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
- Melissa Manchester for "You Should Hear How She Talks About You"
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
- Lionel Richie for "Truly"
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes for "Up Where We Belong"
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- Ernie Watts for "Chariots of Fire Theme (Dance Version)"
[edit] Production and engineering
- Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
- Al Schmitt, David Leonard, Greg Ladanyi & Tom Knox (engineers) for Toto IV performed by Toto
- Best Classical Engineered Recording
- Paul Goodman (engineer), James Levine (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 7 in E Minor (Song of the Night)
- Producer of the Year
- Classical Producer of the Year
[edit] R&B
- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
- Jennifer Holliday for "And I Am Telling You (I'm Not Going)"
- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
- Marvin Gaye for "Sexual Healing"
- Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Dazz Band for "Let It Whip"
- Earth, Wind & Fire for "Wanna Be With You"
- Best R&B Instrumental Performance
- Marvin Gaye for "Sexual Healing (Instrumental Version)"
- Best Rhythm & Blues Song
- Bill Champlin, Jay Graydon & Steve Lukather (songwriters) for "Turn Your Love Around" performed by George Benson
[edit] Rock
- Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female
- Pat Benatar for "Shadows of the Night "
- Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male
- John Cougar Mellencamp for "Hurts So Good"
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Survivor for "Eye of the Tiger "
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance
- A Flock of Seagulls for "D.N.A."
[edit] Spoken
- Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording
- Tom Voegeli (producer) for Raiders of the Lost Ark - The Movie on Record performed by various artists
[edit] External links
- 25th Grammy Awards at the Internet Movie Database
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