1983 Grammy Awards

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On February 23, 1983, the American Grammy celebrated its 25th anniversary.

The 1983 Grammy Awards were presented in 62 categories to winners from 20 fields.

Main categories

Single of the year (Record of the Year):

Album of the Year:

Song of the Year:

Best New Artist:

pop

Best female vocal performance - Pop (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female):

Best Male Vocal Performance - Pop (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male):

Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop (Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):

Best Pop Instrumental Performance - Pop :

  • Chariots of Fire Theme (Dance Version) by Ernie Watts

skirt

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Rock (Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female):

Best Male Vocal Performance - Rock (Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male):

Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Rock (Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):

Best performance of a rock instrumentals ( Best Rock Instrumental Performance ):

Rhythm & Blues

Best female vocal performance - R&B (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female):

Best Male Vocal Performance - R&B (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male):

Best performance by a duo or group with vocals - R&B (Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):

Best instrumental performance - R&B (Best R&B Instrumental Performance):

Best R&B Song (Best R&B Song):

Country

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Female):

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Male):

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal):

Best Performance by a Country Instrumentals (Best Country Instrumental Performance):

Best Country Song (Best Country Song):

  • Always On My Mind by Willie Nelson (Authors: Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher, Mark James)

jazz

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female):

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male):

  • An Evening With George Shearing & Mel Tormé by Mel Tormé

Best jazz vocal performance, duo or group (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo Or Group):

Best Jazz Instrumental performance, soloist (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist):

Best Jazz Instrumental performance, Group (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group):

Best Jazz Instrumental performance, Big Band (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band):

Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Singing or Instrumental (Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental):

Gospel

Best traditional gospel performance (Best Gospel Performance, Traditional):

Best contemporary gospel performance (Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary):

Best Traditional Soul Gospel Performance (Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional):

Best Contemporary Soul Gospel performance (Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary):

  • Higher Plane from Al Green

Best Inspirational-performance (Best Inspirational Performance):

Latin

Best Latin Recording (Best Latin Recording)

  • Machito & His Salsa Big Band '82 by Machito

blues

Best Traditional Blues Recording (Best Traditional Blues Recording):

Folk

Best Ethnofolk- or traditional folk recording (Best Ethnic Or Traditional Folk Recording):

  • Queen Ida & The Bon Temps Zydeco Band On Tour by Queen Ida

For children

Best Recording for Children (Best Recording For Children):

  • In Harmony 2 by different artists (producers: David Levine, Lucy Simon )

language

Best recording narration, documentary or drama (Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording):

Comedy

Best Comedy Recording (Best Comedy Recording):

Musical show

Best Cast Show Album (Best Cast Show Album):

  • Dreamgirls by various artists (Music: Henry Krieger; Text: Tom Eyen; Producer: David Foster)

Composition / arrangement

Best Instrumental Composition (Best Instrumental Composition):

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:

  • ET the Extra-Terrestrial (Composer: John Williams)

Best Instrumental Arrangement (Best Arrangement On An Instrumental Recording):

  • Flying - Theme from ET the Extra-Terrestrial (Arranger: John Williams)

Best instrumental arrangement with vocal accompaniment (Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals):

Best Vocal Arrangement for two or more voices (Best Vocal Arrangement For Two Or More Voices):

  • Rosanna von Toto (Arranger: David Paich)

Packages and album text

Best Album Package (Best Album Package):

  • Get Closer by Linda Ronstadt (Artistic Direction: John Kosh, Ron Larson)

Best Album Notes:

Historical recordings

Best Historical Album (Best Historical Album):

  • The Tommy Dorsey / Frank Sinatra Sessions - Vols. 1, 2 & 3 by Frank Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey (Producers: Alan Dell, Ethel Gabriel, Don Wardell)

Production and technology

Best technical recording without classical music (Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical):

Best Technical classical recording (Best Classical Engineered Recording):

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):

Best orchestral performance:

Best Opera Recording (Best Opera Recording):

Best choral performance (without opera) (Best Choral Performance other than opera):

Best solo instrument performances with orchestra (Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist with Orchestra):

Best solo instrument performance without orchestra (Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist without Orchestra):

  • Bach: Goldberg Variations by Glenn Gould

Best chamber music performance (Best Chamber Music Performance):

Best classical solo vocal performance (Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance):

Music video

Best Video of the Year (Best Video of the Year):

Special Merit Awards

The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award was not awarded in 1983.

Trustees Award