Grammy Awards 1982
On February 24, 1982, the Grammy , the most important US music award , was awarded for the 24th time .
There were 62 categories to be won in 19 different fields at the 1982 Grammy Awards .
Main categories
Single of the year (Record of the Year):
Album of the Year:
Song of the Year:
- Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes (Authors: Donna Weiss, Jackie DeShannon )
Best New Artist:
pop
Best female vocal performance - Pop (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female):
- Lena Horne - The Lady And Her Music, Live On Broadway by Lena Horne
Best Male Vocal Performance - Pop (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male):
- Breakin 'Away by Al Jarreau
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop (Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):
- The Boy From New York City by Manhattan Transfer
Best Pop Instrumental Performance - Pop :
- Theme From Hill Street Blues by Larry Carlton & Mike Post
skirt
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Rock (Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female):
- Fire And Ice by Pat Benatar
Best Male Vocal Performance - Rock (Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male):
- Jessie's Girl by Rick Springfield
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Rock (Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):
- Don't Stand So Close To Me by The Police
Best performance of a rock instrumentals ( Best Rock Instrumental Performance ):
- Behind My Camel from The Police
Rhythm & Blues
Best female vocal performance - R&B (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female):
- Hold On I'm Comin ' by Aretha Franklin
Best Male Vocal Performance - R&B (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male):
- One Hundred Ways by James Ingram
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop (Best R & B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):
Best instrumental performance - R&B (Best R&B Instrumental Performance):
- All I Need Is You by David Sanborn
Best R&B Song (Best R&B Song):
- Just The Two Of Us by Grover Washington Jr. & Bill Withers (Authors: Bill Withers, Ralph MacDonald , William Salter )
Country
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Female):
- 9 To 5 from Dolly Parton
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Male):
- (There's) No Gettin 'Over Me by Ronnie Milsap
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal):
- Elvira of the Oak Ridge Boys
Best Performance by a Country Instrumentals (Best Country Instrumental Performance):
- Country After All These Years by Chet Atkins
Best Country Song (Best Country Song):
- 9 To 5 from Dolly Parton
jazz
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female):
- Digital III At Montreaux by Ella Fitzgerald
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male):
- Blue Rondo A La Turk by Al Jarreau
Best jazz vocal performance, duo or group (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo Or Group):
- Until I Met You (Corner Pocket) by Manhattan Transfer
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, soloist (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist):
- Bye Bye Blackbird by John Coltrane
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, Group (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group):
- Chick Corea & Gary Burton In Concert - Zurich, October 28, 1979 by Chick Corea & Gary Burton
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, Big Band (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band):
- Walk On The Water by Gerry Mulligan
Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Singing or Instrumental (Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental):
- Winelight by Grover Washington junior
Gospel
Best traditional gospel performance (Best Gospel Performance, Traditional):
- The Masters V by The Masters V
Best Contemporary or Inspirational Gospel Performance (Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary Or Inspirational):
- Priority from the Imperials
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Performance (Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional):
- The Lord Will Make A Way by Al Green
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel performance (Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary):
- Don't Give Up by Andraé Crouch
Best Inspirational-performance (Best Inspirational Performance):
- Amazing Grace by BJ Thomas
Latin
Best Latin Recording (Best Latin Recording)
- Guajira pa 'la jeva by Clare Fischer
Folk
Best Ethnofolk- or traditional folk recording (Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording):
- There Must Be A Better World Somewhere by BB King
For children
Best Recording for Children (Best Recording For Children):
- Sesame Country by the Muppets , Glen Campbell , Crystal Gayle , Loretta Lynn & Tanya Tucker (Producers: Dennis Scott, Jim Henson )
language
Best recording narration, documentary or drama (Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording):
- Curt Siodmak : Donovan's Brain by Orson Welles
Comedy
Best Comedy Recording (Best Comedy Recording):
- Rev. Du Rite by Richard Pryor
Musical show
Best Cast Show Album (Best Cast Show Album):
- Lena Horne - The Lady And Her Music, Live On Broadway by Lena Horne (Producer: Quincy Jones )
Composition / arrangement
Best Instrumental Composition (Best Instrumental Composition):
- The Theme From Hill Street Blues (Composer: Mike Post )
Best Album Of Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special: Best Original Music Album Written For A Movie Or A Television Special:
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (Composer: John Williams )
Best Instrumental Arrangement (Best Instrumental Arrangement):
- Velas by Quincy Jones (Arrangers: Quincy Jones, Johnny Mandel )
Best instrumental arrangement with vocal accompaniment (Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals):
- Ai no corrida by Quincy Jones (Arrangers: Jerry Hey , Quincy Jones)
Best Vocal Arrangement for two or more voices (Best Vocal Arrangement For Two Or More Voices):
- A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square by Manhattan Transfer (Arranger: Gene Puerling)
Packages and album text
Best Album Package (Best Album Package):
- Tattoo You of the Rolling Stones (Artistic Director: Peter Corriston)
Best Album Notes:
- Erroll Garner - Master Of The Keyboard by Erroll Garner (Author: Dan Morgenstern)
Historical recordings
Best Historical Album (Best Historical Album):
- Hoagy Carmichael - From Stardust To Ole Buttermilk Sky by Hoagy Carmichael (Producers: Michael Brooks, George Spitzer)
Production and technology
Best technical recording without classical music (Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical):
- Gaucho by Steely Dan (Technique: Bill Schnee, Elliot Scheiner, Jerry Garszva, Roger Nichols)
Best Technical classical recording (Best Engineered Recording, Classical):
- Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary Celebration by Isaac Stern , Itzhak Perlman , Pinchas Zukerman and the New York Philharmonic under the direction of Zubin Mehta (Technique: Andrew Kazdin, Edward T. Graham, Ray Moore)
Producer of the Year (Producer Of The Year):
Classical Producer of the Year (Classical Producer Of The Year):
Classical music
Best classical album (Best Classical Album):
- Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and choir under the direction of Georg Solti
Best classical orchestral recording (Best Classical Orchestral Recording):
- Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and choir under the direction of Georg Solti
Best Opera Recording (Best Opera Recording):
- Janáček: From a House of the Dead by Jiri Zahradniced, Ivo Zidek, Vaclav Zitek and the Vienna Philharmonic under the direction of Charles Mackerras
Best choral performance (without opera) (Best Choral Performance other than opera):
- Haydn: The Creation of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and Choir under the direction of Neville Marriner
Best solo instrument performances with orchestra (Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist with Orchestra):
- Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary Celebration by Itzhak Perlman , Isaac Stern , Pinchas Zukerman and the New York Philharmonic under the direction of Zubin Mehta
Best solo instrument performance without orchestra (Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist without Orchestra):
- The Horowitz Concerts 1979/80 by Vladimir Horowitz
Best chamber music performance (Best Chamber Music Performance):
- Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor by Wladimir Aschkenasi , Lynn Harrell and Itzhak Perlman
Best classical solo vocal performance (Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance):
- Live From Lincoln Center - Sutherland / Horne / Pavarotti by Marilyn Horne , Luciano Pavarotti , Joan Sutherland and the New York City Opera Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge
Music video
Video of the Year:
- Michael Nesmith In Elephant Parts by Michael Nesmith
Special Merit Awards
The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Trustees Award were not presented in 1982.