1983 Grammy Awards
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:
- Toto IV by Toto
Song of the Year:
- Always on My Mind by Willie Nelson (Authors: Johnny Christopher, Mark James, Wayne Carson)
Best New Artist:
pop
Best female vocal performance - Pop (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female):
- You Should Hear How She Talks About You by Melissa Manchester
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
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Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Rock (Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female):
- Shadows of the Night by Pat Benatar
Best Male Vocal Performance - Rock (Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male):
- Hurts So Good by John Cougar Mellencamp
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 ):
- DNA from A Flock of Seagulls
Rhythm & Blues
Best female vocal performance - R&B (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female):
- And I Am Telling You (I'm Not Going) by Jennifer Holliday
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):
- Let It Whip from the Dazz Band and
- Wanna Be With You by Earth, Wind & Fire
Best instrumental performance - R&B (Best R&B Instrumental Performance):
- Sexual Healing (Instrumental version) by Marvin Gaye
Best R&B Song (Best R&B Song):
- Turn Your Love Around by George Benson (Authors: Bill Champlin , Jay Graydon , Steve Lukather )
Country
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Female):
- Break It to Me Gently by Juice Newton
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Male):
- Always On My Mind by Willie Nelson
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal):
- Mountain Music of Alabama
Best Performance by a Country Instrumentals (Best Country Instrumental Performance):
- Alabama Jubilee by Roy Clark
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):
- Gershwin Live! by Sarah Vaughan
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):
- Route 66 from Manhattan Transfer
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, soloist (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist):
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, Group (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group):
- More Live by Phil Woods
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, Big Band (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band):
- Warm Breeze by Count Basie
Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Singing or Instrumental (Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental):
- Offramp from the Pat Metheny Group
Gospel
Best traditional gospel performance (Best Gospel Performance, Traditional):
- I'm Following You from the Blackwood Brothers
Best contemporary gospel performance (Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary):
- Age to Age by Amy Grant
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Performance (Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional):
- Precious Lord by Al Green
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel performance (Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary):
- Higher Plane from Al Green
Best Inspirational-performance (Best Inspirational Performance):
- He Set My Life to Music by Barbara Mandrell
Latin
Best Latin Recording (Best Latin Recording)
- Machito & His Salsa Big Band '82 by Machito
blues
Best Traditional Blues Recording (Best Traditional Blues Recording):
- Alright Again by Clarence Gatemouth Brown
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):
- Raiders of the Lost Ark - The Movie on Record by various artists (Producer: Tom Voegeli)
Comedy
Best Comedy Recording (Best Comedy Recording):
- Live on the Sunset Strip by Richard Pryor
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):
- Flying - Theme from ET the Extra-Terrestrial (Composer: John Williams )
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):
- Rosanna von Toto (Arrangers: Jerry Hey , David Paich , Jeff Porcaro )
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:
- Bunny Berigan - Giants of Jazz by Bunny Berigan (Author: John Chilton, Richard M. Sudhalter )
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):
- Toto IV by Toto
Best Technical classical recording (Best Classical Engineered Recording):
- Mahler: Symphony No. 7 in E Minor (song of the night). From the Chicago Symphony Orchestra , conducted by James Levine (technology: Paul Goodman)
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):
- Bach: Goldberg Variations by Glenn Gould
Best orchestral performance:
- Mahler: Symphony No. 7 in E minor (Song of the Night) by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of James Levine
Best Opera Recording (Best Opera Recording):
- Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen by Jeannine Altmeyer , Hermann Becht , Peter Hofmann , Siegfried Jerusalem , Gwyneth Jones , Manfred Jung , Donald McIntyre , Matti Salminen , Ortrun Wenkel , Heinz Zednik and the orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival under the direction of Pierre Boulez
Best choral performance (without opera) (Best Choral Performance other than opera):
- Berlioz: La damnation de Faust by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and choir under the direction of Georg Solti
Best solo instrument performances with orchestra (Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist with Orchestra):
- Elgar: Violin Concerto in B flat minor by Itzhak Perlman and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Daniel Barenboim
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):
- Brahms: The Sonatas for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 120 by Richard Goode and Richard Stoltzman
Best classical solo vocal performance (Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance):
- Verdi: Arias (Leontyne Price Sings Verdi) by Leontyne Price and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Zubin Mehta
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.