Grammy Awards of 1985

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
Best New Artist
Cyndi Lauper

Blues
Best Traditional Blues Recording
Sugar Blue, John P. Hammond, J.B. Hutto & the New Hawks, Luther 'Guitar Junior' Johnson, Koko Taylor & the Blues Machine & Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble for Blues Explosion

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)
Yo-Yo Ma for Bach: The Unaccompanied Cello Suites
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)
James Anthony Carmichael & Lionel Richie
David Foster
Classical Producer of the Year
Steven Epstein

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