Grammy Awards of 1985
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The 27th Grammy Awards were held in 1985, and were broadcast live on American television. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1984.
Award winners:
- Record of the Year
- Terry Britten (producer) & Tina Turner for "What's Love Got to Do With It"
- Album of the Year
- James Anthony Carmichael (producer) & Lionel Richie (producer & artist) for Can't Slow Down
- Song of the Year
- Terry Britten & Graham Lyle (songwriters) for "What's Love Got to Do With It" performed by Tina Turner
Blues
Children's
- Best Recording for Children
- Ron Haffkine (producer) & Shel Silverstein for Where the Sidewalk Ends
Classical
- Best Classical Orchestral Recording
- Jay David Saks (producer), Leonard Slatkin (conductor) & the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra for Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B Flat
- Best Classical Vocal Performance
- Pierre Boulez (conductor), Heather Harper, Jessye Norman & Jose Van Dam, the BBC Symphony Orchestra & the Ensemble Intercontemporain for Ravel: Songs of Maurice Ravel
- Best Opera Recording
- Michel Glotz (producer), Lorin Maazel (conductor), the Choeurs et Maitrise de Radio France & the Orchestre National de France for Bizet: Carmen (Original Soundtrack)
- Best Choral Performance (other than opera)
- James Levine (conductor), Margaret Hillis (choir director) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Brahms: A German Requiem
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra)
- Raymond Leppard (conductor), Wynton Marsalis & the English Chamber Orchestra for Wynton Marsalis, Edita Gruberova: Handel, Purcell, Torelli, Fasch, Molter
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra)
- Best Chamber Music Performance
- The Juilliard String Quartet for Beethoven: The Late String Quartets
- Best New Classical Composition
- Samuel Barber (composer) & Christian Badea (conductor) for Antony and Cleopatra
- Best Classical Album
- John Strauss (producer), Neville Marriner (conductor), the Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Choristers of Westminster Abbey & the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields for Amadeus (Original Soundtrack)
Comedy
- Best Comedy Recording
- "Weird Al" Yankovic for "Eat It"
Composing and arranging
- Best Instrumental Composition
- Randy Newman (composer) for "The Natural"
- John Williams (composer) for "Olympic Fanfare and Theme" the official music of the XXIII Olympiad
- Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or A Television Special
- Lisa Coleman, John L. Nelson, Prince & Wendy Melvoin (composers) for Purple Rain performed by Prince & the Revolution
- Best Arrangement on an Instrumental
- Jeremy Lubbock & Quincy Jones (arrangers) for "Grace (Gymnastics Theme)" performed by Quincy Jones
- Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
- David Foster & Jeremy Lubbock (arrangers) for "Hard Habit to Break" performed by Chicago
- Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices
- The Pointer Sisters (arrangers) for "Automatic"
Country
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
- Emmylou Harris for "In My Dreams"
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
- Merle Haggard for "That's the Way Love Goes"
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- The Judds for "Mama He's Crazy"
- Best Country Instrumental Performance
- Ricky Skaggs for "Wheel Hoss"
- Best Country Song
- Steve Goodman (songwriter) for "City of New Orleans" performed by Willie Nelson
Folk
- Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording
- Elizabeth Cotton for Elizabeth Cotten Live!
Gospel
- Best Gospel Performance, Female
- Amy Grant for "Angels"
- Best Gospel Performance, Male
- Michael W. Smith for Michael W. Smith
- Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group
- Debby Boone & Phil Driscoll for "Keep The Flame Burning"
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female
- Shirley Caesar for Sailin'
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male
- Andrae Crouch for "Always Remember"
- Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group
- Shirley Caesar & Al Green for "Sailin' on the Sea of Your Love"
- Best Inspirational Performance
- Donna Summer for "Forgive Me"
Historical
- Best Historical Album
- J.R. Taylor (producer) for Big Band Jazz performed by Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Fletcher Henderson, Chick Webb, Paul Whiteman & others
Jazz
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
- Wynton Marsalis for Hot House Flowers
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group
- Art Blakey for "New York Scene" performed by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band
- Count Basie for 88 Basie Street
- Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental
- Pat Metheny Group for First Circle
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance
- Joe Williams for Nothin' But the Blues
Latin
- Best Latin Pop Performance
- Plácido Domingo for Always in My Heart (Siempre en Mi Corazon)
- Best Tropical Latin Performance
- Eddie Palmieri for Palo Pa Rumba
- Best Mexican-American Performance
- Sheena Easton & Luis Miguel for "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres"
Musical Show
- Best Cast Show Album
- Stephen Sondheim (composer & lyricist), Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) & the original cast for Sunday In the Park With George
Music Video
- Best Video, Short Form
- David Bowie for "David Bowie"
- Best Video Album
- Michael Jackson for Making Michael Jackson's Thriller
Packaging and Notes
- Best Album Package
- Janet Perr (art director) for She's So Unusual performed by Cyndi Lauper
- Best Album Notes
- Gunther Schuller & Martin Williams (notes writers) for Big Band Jazz performed by Paul Whiteman, Fletcher Henderson, Chick Webb, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Benny Goodman & others
Pop
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
- Tina Turner for "What's Love Got to Do With It"
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
- Phil Collins for "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- The Pointer Sisters for "Jump (For My Love)"
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- Ray Parker Jr. for "Ghostbusters (Instrumental)"
Production and engineering
- Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
- Humberto Gatica (engineer) for 17 performed by Chicago
- Best Engineered Recording, Classical
- Paul Goodman (engineer), Leonard Slatkin (conductor) & the Saint Louis Symphony for Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B Flat, Op. 100
- Producer of the Year (Non-Classical)
- Classical Producer of the Year
R&B
- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
- Chaka Khan for "I Feel for You"
- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
- Billy Ocean for "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)"
- Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- James Ingram & Michael McDonald for "Yah Mo B There"
- Best R&B Instrumental Performance
- Herbie Hancock for Sound System
- Best Rhythm & Blues Song
- Prince (songwriter) for "I Feel For You" performed by Chaka Khan
Reggae
- Best Reggae Recording
- Black Uhuru for Anthem
Rock
- Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female
- Tina Turner for "Better Be Good to Me"
- Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male
- Bruce Springsteen for "Dancing in the Dark"
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Prince & the Revolution for Purple Rain - Music From the Motion Picture
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance
- Yes for "Cinema"
Spoken
- Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Recording
- Ben Kingsley for The Words of Gandhi