1984 Grammy Awards
The 1984 Grammy Awards were the 26th award of the most important US music award.
The Grammy was awarded in 67 categories from 20 fields. After 1972 there was also an honorary gram for the life's work for two other artists for the first time . From now on it should become a permanent establishment.
Main categories
Single of the year (Record of the Year):
Album of the Year:
- Michael Jackson thriller
Song of the Year:
- Every Breath You Take by The Police (Author: Gordon Sumner )
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 :
- Being With You by George Benson
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):
- Synchronicity from The Police
Best performance of a rock instrumentals ( Best Rock Instrumental Performance ):
- Brimstone And Treacle by Sting
Rhythm & Blues
Best female vocal performance - R&B (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female):
- Chaka Khan by Chaka Khan
Best Male Vocal Performance - R&B (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male):
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop (Best R & B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):
- Ain't Nobody by Rufus & Chaka Khan
Best instrumental performance - R&B (Best R&B Instrumental Performance):
- Rockit by Herbie Hancock
Best R&B Song (Best R&B Song):
- Billie Jean by Michael Jackson (Author: Michael Jackson)
Country
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Female):
- A Little Good News by Anne Murray
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Male):
- IOU by Lee Greenwood
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal):
- The Closer You Get ... from Alabama
Best Performance by a Country Instrumentals (Best Country Instrumental Performance):
- Fireball from New South
Best Country Song (Best Country Song):
- I'm Here by Clifton Chenier & His Red Hot Louisiana Band
jazz
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female):
- The Best Is Yet To Come by Ella Fitzgerald
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male):
- Top drawer by Mel Tormé
Best jazz vocal performance, duo or group (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo Or Group):
- Why not! from Manhattan Transfer
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, soloist (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist):
- Think Of One by Wynton Marsalis
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, Group (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group):
- At The Vanguard from the Phil Woods Quartet
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, Big Band (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band):
- All In Good Time by Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass
Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Singing or Instrumental (Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental):
- Travels from the Pat Metheny Group
Gospel
Best female gospel performance (Best Gospel Performance, Female):
- Ageless Medley by Amy Grant
Best male gospel performance (Best Gospel Performance, Male):
- Walls Of Glass by Russ Taff
Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group (Best Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group):
- More Than Wonderful by Larnelle Harris & Sandi Patti
Best female soul gospel performance (Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female):
- We Sing Praises by Sandra Crouch
Best male soul gospel performance (Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male):
- I'll Rise Again by Al Green
Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group (Best Soul Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group):
- I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today by Barbara Mandrell & Bobby Jones
Best Inspirational-performance (Best Inspirational Performance):
- He's A Rebel by Donna Summer
Latin
Best Latin Pop Performance (Best Latin Pop Performance):
- Me enamore by José Feliciano
Best Tropical Latin performance (Best Tropical Latin Performance):
- On Broadway by Tito Puente & His Latin Ensemble
Best Mexican-American performance (Best Mexican-American Performance)
- Anselma from Los Lobos
blues
Best Traditional Blues Recording (Best Traditional Blues Recording):
- Blues' n Jazz by BB King
Folk
Best Ethnofolk- or traditional folk recording (Best Ethnic Or Traditional Folk Recording):
- I'm Here by Clifton Chenier & His Red Hot Louisiana Band
For children
Best Recording for Children (Best Recording For Children):
- ET The Extra-Terrestrial by Michael Jackson (Producer: Quincy Jones )
language
Best spoken or non-music recording (Best Spoken Word Or Non-Musical Recording):
- Aaron Copland: A Lincoln Portrait by William Warfield
Comedy
Best Comedy Recording (Best Comedy Recording):
- Eddie Murphy: Comedian of Eddie Murphy
Musical show
Best Cast Show Album (Best Cast Show Album):
- Cats (Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording) from the original Broadway cast (Producer: Andrew Lloyd Webber )
Composition / arrangement
Best Instrumental Composition (Best Instrumental Composition):
- Love Theme From Flashdance by various artists (composer: Giorgio Moroder )
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:
- Flashdance by various performers (composers: Michael Boddicker, Irene Cara , Kim Carnes , Douglas Cotler, Ketih Forsey, Richard Gilbert, Jerry Hey, Duane Hitchings, Craig Krampf, Ronald Magness, Dennis Matkosky, Giorgio Moroder, Phil Ramone , Michael Sembello , Shandi Sinnamon)
Best Instrumental Arrangement (Best Arrangement On An Instrumental):
- Summer Sketches '82 (Arranger: Dave Grusin )
Best instrumental arrangement with vocal accompaniment (Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals):
- What's new? by Linda Ronstadt (arranger: Nelson Riddle )
Best Vocal Arrangement for two or more voices (Best Vocal Arrangement For Two Or More Voices):
- Be Bop Medley by Chaka Khan (Arrangers: Arif Mardin , Chaka Khan)
Packages and album text
Best Album Package (Best Album Package):
- Speaking In Tongues from the Talking Heads
Best Album Notes:
- The Interplay Sessions by Bill Evans (Author: Orrin Keepnews )
Historical recordings
Best Historical Album (Best Historical Album):
- The Greatest Recordings of Arturo Toscanini - Symphonies, Vol. I by Arturo Toscanini (Producers: Allan Steckler, Stanley Walker)
Production and technology
Best technical recording without classical music (Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical):
- Thriller by Michael Jackson (Technique: Bruce Swedien )
Best Technical classical recording (Best Engineered Recording, Classical):
- Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Georg Solti (technique: James Lock)
Producer of the Year ( Non-Classical):
Classical Producer of the Year (Classical Producer of the Year):
Classical music
Best classical album (Best Classical Album):
- Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Georg Solti
Best orchestral recording:
- Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Georg Solti
Best Opera Recording (Best Opera Recording):
- Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro by Thomas Allen , Kiri Te Kanawa , Kurt Moll , Lucia Popp , Samuel Ramey , Frederica von Stade and the London Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Georg Solti
- Verdi: La Traviata by Plácido Domingo , Cornell MacNeil , Teresa Stratas and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra under the direction of James Levine
Best choral performance (without opera) (Best Choral Performance other than opera):
- Haydn: The Creation by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and choir under the direction of Georg Solti
Best solo instrument performances with orchestra (Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists with Orchestra):
- Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E flat major / Leopold Mozart: Trumpet Concerto in D major / Hummel: Trumpet Concerto in E flat major by Wynton Marsalis and the National Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Raymond Leppard
Best solo instrument performance without orchestra (Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists without Orchestra):
- Beethoven: Piano Sonatas No. 12 and 13 by Glenn Gould
Best chamber music performance (Best Chamber Music Performance):
- Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano in E minor, Op. 38 and Sonata in F major, Op. 99 by Mstislaw Rostropowitsch and Rudolf Serkin
Best classical solo vocal performance (Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance):
- Leontyne Price & Marilyn Horne in Concert at the Met by Leontyne Price and Marilyn Horne
Music video
Best Music Short Video (Best Video, Short Form):
- Girls On Film / Hungry Like The Wolf by Duran Duran
Best Long Music Video (Best Video, Long Form):
- Duran Duran by Duran Duran