Grammy Awards of 1983

Infobox Grammy Awards
name = 25th


imagesize = 125px
date = February 23rd
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host =
network = CBS
next = 1984
last = 1982

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

*Best New Artist
**Men at Work

Blues

*Best Traditional Blues Recording
**Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown for "Alright Again "

Children's

*Best Recording for Children
**David Levine & Lucy Simon (producers) for "In Harmony 2" performed by various artists

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"

Comedy

*Best Comedy Recording
**Richard Pryor for "Live on the Sunset Strip"

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

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

Folk

*Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording
**Queen Ida for "Queen Ida & the Bon Temps Zydeco Band on Tour "

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"

Historical

*Best Historical Album
**Alan Dell, Ethel Gabriel & Don Wardell (producers) for "The Tommy Dorsey/Frank Sinatra Sessions - Vols.1,2 & 3"

Jazz

*Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
**Sarah Vaughan for "Gershwin Live!"
*Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
**Mel Tormé for "An Evening with George Shearing & Mel Tormé"
*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"

Latin

*Best Latin Recording
**Machito for "Machito & His Salsa Big Band '82"

Musical Show

*Best Cast Show Album
**Henry Krieger (composer), Tom Eyen (lyricist), David Foster (producer) & various artists for "Dreamgirls"

Music video

*Best Video of the Year
**Olivia Newton-John for "Physical"

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

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)"

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
**Toto
*Classical Producer of the Year
**Robert Woods

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

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."

poken

*Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording
**Tom Voegeli (producer) for "Raiders of the Lost Ark - The Movie on Record" performed by various artists

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0315109/ 25th Grammy Awards] at the Internet Movie Database

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