Grammy Awards for 1983

By Patrick Mondout

The big winner at the 26th annual Grammy Awards was, not surprisingly, Michael Jackson. Riding high on the strength of the biggest-selling album of all-time, Jackson picked up Rock Male, Pop Male, R&B Male, Album, and Record of the Year honors. Perhaps as a result of splitting the vote between two of his songs, Michael didn't take home Song of the Year. That honor went to Sting for Every Breath You Take.

Note: All nominees are listed and denotes the Grammy winner(s).

Record of the Year
	"All Night Long" - Lionel Richie
	"Beat It" - Michael Jackson
	"Every Breath You Take" - The Police
	"Flashdance... What a Feeling" - Irene Cara
	"Maniac" - Michael Sembello

Song of the Year
	"All Night Long" - Lionel Richie
	"Beat It" - Michael Jackson
	"Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson
	"Every Breath You Take" - Sting
	"Maniac" - Michael Sembello, Dennis Matkosky

Album of the Year
	Flashdance - Original Soundtrack
	An Innocent Man - Billy Joel
	Let's Dance - David Bowie
	Sychronicity - The Police
	Thriller - Michael Jackson

New Artist
	Big Country
	Culture Club
	The Eurythmics
	Men without Hats
	Musical Youth

Pop Male Vocalist
	Billy Joel - "Uptown Girl"
	Michael Jackson - Thriller
	Prince - 1999
	Lionel Richie - "All Night Long"
	Michael Sembello - "Maniac"

Pop Female Vocalist
	Irene Cara - "Flashdance... What a Feeling"
	Sheena Easton - "Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)"
	Linda Ronstadt - What's New
	Donna Summer - "She Works Hard for the Money"
	Bonnie Tyler - "Total Eclipse of the Heart"

Pop Vocal Group
	Culture Club - "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"
	James Ingram, Patti Austin - "How Do You Keep the Music Playing"
	Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney - "The Girl Is Mine"
	The Police - "Every Breath You Take"
	Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton - "Islands in the Stream"

Rock Male Vocalist
	David Bowie - "Cat People (Putting Out the Fire)"
	Phil Collins - "I Don't Care Anymore"
	Michael Jackson - "Beat It"
	Bob Seger - The Distance
	Rick Springfield - "Affair of the Heart"

Rock Female Vocalist
	Joan Armstrong - The Key
	Pat Benatar - "Love Is a Battlefield"
	Kim Carnes - Invisible Hands
	Stevie Nicks - Stand Back
	Bonnie Tyler - Faster Than the Speed of Night

Rock Vocal Group
	Big Country - "In a Big Country"
	Huey Lewis and the News - Heart and Soul
	The Police - Synchonicity
	The Talking Heads - "Burning Down the House"
	ZZ Top - Eliminator

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
	George Benson - "Being with You"
	Herb Alpert - "Blow You Own Horn"
	Larry Carlton - Friends
	Joe Jackson - "Breakdown"
	Helen St. John - "Love Theme from Flashdance"

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
	Sting - "Brimstone & Treacle"
	Allan Holdsworth - "Road Games"
	Rainbow - "Anybody There"
	Pete Townshend - "Unused Piano: Quadrophenia"
	Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - "Rude Mood"

Best Rhythm & Blues Song
	"Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson
	"Ain't Nobody" - Hawk Wolinski
	"Electric Avenue" - Eddy Grant
	"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" - James Ingram, Quincy Jones
	"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" - Michael Jackson

Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male
	Michael Jackson - "Billie Jean"
	Marvin Gaye - Midnight Love
	James Ingram - "Party Animal"
	Jeffrey Osborne - Stay with Me Tonight
	Prince - "International Lover"

Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Female
	Chaka Kahn - Chaka Khan
	Aretha Franklin - Get It Right
	Jennifer Holliday - Feel My Soul
	Patti LaBelle - "The Best Is Yet to Come"
	Stephanie Mills - Merciless
	Deniece Williams - I'm So Proud

Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Duo or Group
	Rufus & Chaka Khan - "Ain't Nobody"
	DeBarge - In a Special Way
	Earth, Wind & Fire - "Fall in Love with Me"
	Shalamar - "Dead Giveaway"
	Weather Girls - "It's Raining Men"

Best Rhythm & Blues Instrumental Performance
	Herbie Hancock - "Rockit"
	James Brown - "Today"
	Gap Band - "Where Are We Going?"
	Quincy Jones, Jerry Hey - "Billie Jean"
	Kashif - "The Mood"

Best Jazz Fusion Performance - Vocal or Instrumental
	Pat Metheny Group - Travels
	Miles Davis - Star People
	Spyro Gyra - City Kids
	Weather Report - Procession
	Yellowjackets - Mirage a Trois

Best Jazz Vocal Performance - Male
	Mel Torme - Top Drawer
	Mose Allison - Lessons in Living
	Dave Fishberg - The Dave Fishberg Songbook, Vol. 2
	Jon Hendricks - Cloudburst
	Jimmy Witherspoon - Jimmy Witherspoon Sings the Blues with Panama Francis and the Savoy Sultans

Best Jazz Vocal Performance - Female
	Ella Fitzgerald - The Best Is Yet to Come
	Ernestine Anderson - Big City
	Betty Carter - Whatever Happened to Love?
	Sue Raney - Sue Raney Sings the Music of Johnny Mandel
	Sarah Vaughan - Crazy and Mixed Up

Best Jazz Vocal Performance - Duo or Group
	Manhattan Transfer - "Why Not!"
	Jackie Cain, Roy Kral - A Stephen Sondheim Collection
	L.A. Jazz Choir - Listen
	L.A. Voices - Supersax and L.A. Voices
	Rare Silk - New Weave

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Soloist
	Wynton Marsalis - Think of One
	Art Blakey - Keystone 3
	Chick Corea - Trio Music
	Sonny Stitt - The Last Stitt Sessions, Vol. I
	Phil Woods - At the Vanguard

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Group
	Phil Woods Quartet - At the Vanguard
	Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - Keystone 3
	Herbie Hancock - Quartet
	Philly Joe Jones/Dameronia - To Tadd with Love
	Wynton Marsalis - Think of One
	Red Rodney, Ira Sullivan Quartet - Sprint

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band
	Rob McConell & the Boss Brass - All in Good Time
	Count Basie Big Band - Farmer's Market Barbecue
	Louie Bellson Big Band - The London Gig
	Gil Evans - Priestess
	Bob Florence Limited Edition - Soaring

Best Country & Western Song
	"Strangers in My House" - Mike Reid
	"Baby I Lied" - Deborah Allen, Rory Bourke, Rafe Van Hoy
	"I.O.U." - Kerry Chater, Austin Roberts
	"Lady Down on Love" - Randy Owen
	"A Little Good News" - Tommy Rocco, Charlie Black, Rory Bourke

Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Male
	Lee Greenwood - "I.O.U."
	Ray Charles - "Born to Love Me"
	Earl Thomas Conley - "Holding Her and Loving You"
	Vern Gosdin - "If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong (Do It Right)"
	Ronnie Milsap - "Stranger in My House"
	Kenny Rogers - "All My Life"

Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female
	Anne Murray - "A Little Good News"
	Deborah Allen - "Baby I Lied"
	Crystal Gayle - "Baby What About You"
	Emmylou Harris - Last Date
	Dolly Parton - Burlap and Satin

Best Country & Western Performance - Duo or Group with Vocal
	Alabama - The Closer You Get
	Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band - "Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)"
	Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson - Pancho and Lefty
	Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings - Take It to the Limit
	Oak Ridge Boys - American Made

Best Country & Western Instrumental Performance
	New South (Ricky Skaggs, Jerry Douglas, Tony Rice, J.D. Crowe, Todd Philips) - "Fireball"
	Chet Atkins - "Tara Theme"
	Roy Clark - "Wildwood Flower"
	Albert Coleman's Atlanta Pops - "Classic Country I"
	Earl Scruggs - "Roller Coaster"
	Doc & Merle Watson - Doc and Merle Watson's Guitar Album

Best Gospel Performance - Male
	Russ Taff - Walls of Glass
	Dion - Chariots of Fire
	Dion - I Put Away My Idols
	Phil Driscoll - I Exalt Thee
	Michael W. Smith - Michael W. Smith Project

Best Gospel Performance - Female
	Amy Grant - "Ageless Medley"
	Cynthia Clawson - "Come Celebrate Jesus"
	Sandi Patti - "The Gift Goes On"
	Michele Pillar - Reign on Me
	Sheila Walsh - War of Love

Best Gospel Performance - Duo or Group
	Sandi Patti, Larnelle Harris - "More Than Wonderful"
	Gaither Vocal Band - "No Other Name but Jesus"
	Imperials - Side by Side
	Mylon LeFevre & Broken Heart - More
	Masters V - The Masters V featuring: Hovie Lister, J.D. Sumner, James Blackwood, Jake Hess, Shaun Neilsen
	White Heart - White Heart

Best Soul Gospel Performance - Male
	Al Green - I'll Rise Again
	Solomon Burke - "Precious Lord, Take My Hand"
	Morris Chapman - Longtime Friends
	Thomas A. Dorsey - "Take My Hand Precious Lord"
	Leon Patillo - "Cornerstone"

Best Soul Gospel Performance - Female
	Sandra Crouch - We Sing Praises
	Vanessa Bell Armstrong - Peace Be Still
	Shirley Caesar - Jesus, I Love Calling Your Name
	Tramaine Hawkins - Determined
	Candi Staton - Make Me an Instrument
	Albertina Walker - God Is Able to Carry You Through

Best Soul Gospel Performance - Duo or Group
	Bobby Jones & New Life with Barbara Mandrell - "I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today"
	Clark Sisters - Sincerely
	Sandra Crouch, Andrae Crouch - "Glad I Heard Your Voice"
	Jean Johnston, Sandra Crouch, Linda McCray, Andrae Crouch - "He's Worthy"
	Winans - Long Time Comin'

Best Inspirational Performance
	Donna Summer - "He's a Rebel"
	Linda Hopkins - "Precious Lord"
	Cristy Lane - "I've Come Back (To Say I Love You One More Time)"
	Leontyne Price - Noel! Noel!
	B.J. Thomas - Peace in the Valley

Best Traditional Blues Recording
	Blues 'n' Jazz - B.B. King
	Blues Train - Big Joe Turner & Roomful of Blues
	One More Mile - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
	San Francisco '83 - Albert King
	"Texas Flood" - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording
	I'm Here - Clifton Chenier & His Red Hot Louisiana Band
	The Grey Fox - Chieftains
	Raga Mishra Piloo - Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan
	Renaissance of the Celtic Harp - Alan Stivell
	Synchro System - King Sunny Ade

Best Latin Pop Performance
	Jose Feliciano - Me Enamore
	Placido Domingo - "Besame Mucho"
	Lana Hall - Lani
	Menudo - Una Aventura Llamada Menudo
	Jose Luis Rodriguez - Ven

Best Tropical Latin Performance
	Tito Puente & His Latin Ensemble - On Broadway
	Ray Barretto, Celia Cruz, Adalberto Santiago - Tremendo Trio
	Ruben Blades - El Que la Hace la Paga
	Willie Colon - Corazon Guerrero
	Mongo Santamaria - Mongo Magic

Best Mexican-American Performance
	Los Lobos - "Anselma"
	Los Bukis - Yo Te Necesito
	Chelo - "A Cambio de Que"
	Vicente Fernandez - La Diferencia
	Juan Gabriel - Todo

Best Instrumental Performance
	"Love Theme from Flashdance" - Giorgio Moroder
	"An Actor's Life" - Dave Grusin
	"Dream Hunter" - Michael Sembello
	"Rockit" - Herbie Hancock, B. Laswell
	"The Thorn Birds Theme" - Henry Mancini

Best Instrumental Arrangement
	Dave Grusin - "Summer Sketches '82" (Dave Grusin & the N.Y./L.A. Dream Band)
	Toshiko Akiyoshi - "Remembering Bud" (Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band)
	Bob Florence - "Afternoon of a Prawn" (Bob Florence)
	Rob McConnell - "I Got Rhythm" (Rob McConnell & the Boss Brass)
	Patrick Williams - "Too Hip for the Room" (Patrick Williams)

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
	Nelson Riddle - "What's New" (Linda Ronstadt)
	David Foster, Jay Graydon, Jeremy Lubbock - "Mornin') (Al Jarreau)
	Jerry Hey, Al Jarreau, Tom Canning, Jay Graydon - "Step by Step" (Al Jarreau)
	Arif Mardin - "Be Bop Medley" (Chaka Khan)
	Lionel Richie, James Anthony - "All Night Long (All Night)" (Lionel Richie)

Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices
	Arif Mardin, Chaka Khan - "Be Bop Medley" (Chaka Khan)
	Todd Buffa - "Red Clay" (Rare Silk)
	Jeremy Lubbock - "The Night That Monk Returned to Heaven" (Manhattan Transfer)
	Alan Paul - "Code of Ethics" (Manhattan Transfer)
	Janis Siegel - "Down South Camp Meetin'" (Manhattan Transfer)

Best Cast Show Album
	Cats (Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording) - Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer; Trevor Nunn, Richard Stilgoe, lyricists
	La Cage aux Folles - Jerry Herman, composer and lyricist
	Little Shop of Horrors - Alan Menken, composer; Howard Ashman, lyricist
	On Your Toes - Richard Rodgers, composer; Lorenz Hart, lyricist
	Zorba - John Kander, composer; Fred Ebb, lyricist

Best Album of Original Score written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
	Flashdance - Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey, Irene Cara, Shandi Sinnamon, Ronald Magness, Douglas Cotler, Richard Gilbert, Michael Boddicker, Jerry Hey, Phil Ramone, Michael Sembello, Kim Carnes, Duane Hitchings, Craig Krampf, Dennis Matkosky
	Gandhi - Ravi Shankar, George Fenton
	Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - John Williams
	Stayin' Alive - Frank Stallone, Bruce Stephen Foster, R. Freeland, V. DiCola, T. Marolda, Joe Bean Esposito, Randy Bishop, Tommy Faragher, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb
	Tootsie - Dave Grusin

Best Classical Album
	Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major - Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony
	Haydn: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E Flat Major; Mozart: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in D Major; Hummel: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E Flat Major - Raymond Leppard conducting the National Philharmonic Orchestra (solos: Wynton Marsalis)
	Leontyne Price and Marilyn Horne in Concert at the Met - James Levine conducting the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (solos: Leontyne Price, Marilyn Horne)
	Verdi: Falstaff - Carlo Maria Giulini conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Los Angeles Master Chorale (solos: Renato Bruson, Katia Ricciarelli, Leo Nucci, Barbara Hendricks, Lucia Valentini Terrani, Dalmacio Gonzalez, Brenda Boozer)
	Vivaldi: The Four Seasons and Concerto for 4 Violins, Op. 3, No. 10; Bach: Double Concerto, BWV 1043; Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364 - Zubin Mehta conducting the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (solos: Itzhak Perlman, Isaac Stern, Shlomo Mintz, Pinchas Zukerman, Ivry Gitlis, Ida Haendel)

Best Classical Orchestral Recording
	Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major - Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
	Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 - Carlo Maria Giulini conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
	Bernstein: West Side Story Symphonic Dances with Candide Overture; Barber: Adagio for Strings; W. Schuman: American Festival Overture - Leonard Bernstein conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
	Del Tredici: In Memory of a Summer Day (Child Alice, Part One) - Leonard Slatkin conducting the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
	Mozart: The Symphonies, Vol 6 - Christopher Hogwood conducting the Academy of Ancient Music (solo: Jaap Schroder)

Best Chamber Music Performance
	Mstislav Rostropovich, Rudolf Serkin - Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano in E Minor, Op. 38, and Sonata in F Major, Op. 99
	The Philip Glass Ensemble (Michael Riesman, conductor) - Glass: The Photographer
	Nancy Allen and the Tokyo String Quarter with Ransom Wilson and David Shifrin - Ravel: Introduction and Allegro
	Juillard String Quartet - Bartok: The String Quartets (6)
	La Salle Quartet - Zemlinksy: The String Quartets
	Itzhak Perlman, Lynn Harrell, Vladimir Ashkenazy - Beethoven: Trio No. 6 in B Flat, Op. 97 ("Archduke")

Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) with Orchestra
	Wynton Marsalis (Leppard conducting the National Philharmonic Orchestra) - Haydn: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E Flat Major; L. Mozart: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in D Major; Hummel: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E Flat Major
	Leonard Bernstein (Bernstein conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra) - Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
	Itzhak Perlman (Levine conducting the Vienna Philharmonic) - Mozart: Concertos for Violin and Orchestra No. 3 in G Major, K. 216, No. 5 in A Major, K. 219
	Rudolf Serkin (Ozawa conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra) - Beethoven: Concerto for Piano No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37
	Simon Standage (Pinnock directing the English Concert) - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
	Isaac Stern, Pinchas Zukerman, Itzhak Perlman, Shlomo Mintz, Ivry Gitlis, Ida Haendel (Mehta conducting the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra) - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons and Concerto for 4 Violins, Op. 3, No. 10
	Richard Stoltzman (Schneider conducting the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra) - Weber: Concerto for Clarinet No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 73; Rossini: Theme and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra; Mozart: Andante in C, K. 315

Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) without Orchestra
	Glenn Gould - Beethoven: Sonatas No. 12 in A Flat Major, Op. 26, and No. 13 in E Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1
	Emil Gilels - Beethoven: Sonatas for Piano No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 ("Pastoral"), and No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3
	Vladimir Horowtiz - Horowitz in London
	Shlomo Mintz - Paganini: Caprices (24)
	Ivo Pogorelich - Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit; Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82

Best Opera Recording
	Verdi: La Traviata (Original Soundtrack) - James Levine conducting the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (solos: Teresa Stratas, Placido Domingo, Cornell MacNeil)
	Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro - Georg Solti conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra (solos: Kiri Te Kanawa, Lucia Popp, Samuel Ramey, Thomas Allen, Kurt Moll, Frederica von Stade)
	Verdi: Aida - Claudio Abbado conducting the La Scala Opera Orchestra and Chorus (solos: Katia Ricciarelli, Placido Domingo, Elena Obraztsova, Leo Nucci, Nicholai Ghiaurov, Ruggero Raimondi)
	Verdi: Falstaff - Carlo Maria Giulini conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Los Angeles Master Chorale (solos: Renato Bruson, Leo Nucci, Katia Ricciarelli, Barbara Hendricks, Lucia Valentini Terrani)
	Wagner: Tristan und Isolde - Leonard Bernstein conducting the Chorus and Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio Symphony (solos: Peter Hoffman, Hildegard Behrens, Yvonne Minton)
	Wagner: Tristan und Isolde - Carlos Kleiber conducting the Dresden State Orchestra and Leipzig Radio Chorus (solos: Rene Kollo, Margaret Price, Brigitte Fassbaender)

Best Choral Performance
	Margaret Hillis, choral director, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chorus; Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Hadyn: The Creation
	Gunter Jena, choral conductor, North German Radio Chorus, Hamburg - The Brahms Edition: Choral Works a Capella (Complete)
	Herbert von Karajan conducting the Vienna Singverein and Vienna Philharmonic - Haydn: The Creation
	Raymond Leppard conducting the NDR Choir and Knabenchor Hannover; NDR Symphony Orchestra - Bach: St. Matthew Passion
	Trevor Pinnock conducting the Choir of Westminster Abbey and English Concert - Handel: Coronation Anthems

Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist
	Leontyne Price, Marilyn Horne (Levine conducting the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra) - Leontyne Price and Marilyn Horne in Concert at the Met
	Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Daniel Barenboim, accompanist) - The Brahms Edition: Lieder (Complete)
	Kiri Te Kanawa (Davis conducting the London Symphony Orchestra) - Mozart Opera Arias
	Jessye Norman (Daniel Barenboim, accompanist) - The Brahms Edition: Lieder
	Frederica von Stade (Jean-Philippe Collard, accompanist) - Faure: 18 Songs

Best Engineered Recording - Classical
	James Lock - Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major (Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
	Marc J. Aubort - Del Tredici: In Memory of a Summer Day (Child Alice, Part One) (Leonard Slatkin conducting the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (solo: Phyllis Bryn-Julson)
	Paul Goodman, William King - Leontyne Price and Marilyn Horne in Concert at the Met (James Levine conducting the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (solos: Leontyne Price, Marilyn Horne)
	Gunter Hermanns - R. Strauss: Metamorphoses; Death and Transfiguration (Herbert von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic)
	James Lock, John Dunkerley - Haydn: The Creation (Georg Solti conducting the Chicgao Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Margaret Hillis, choral director)
	Klaus Scheibe - Verdi: Falstaff (Carlo Maria Giulini conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Los Angeles Master Chorale (solos: Renato Bruson, Leo Nucci, Katia Ricciarelli, Barbara Hendricks, Lucia Valentini Terrani, Dalmacio Gonzalez, Brenda Boozer)

Classical Producer of the Year
	Marc J. Aubort, Joanna Nickrenz
	Andrew Cornall
	Steven Epstein
	Steven Paul
	Jay David Saks

Best Comedy Recording
	Eddie Murphy: Comedian - Eddie Murphy
	Bill Cosby Himself - Bill Cosby
	Monty Python's the Meaning of Life - Monty Python
	Throbbing Python of Love - Robin Williams
	What Becomes a Semi-Legend Most? - Joan Rivers

Best Spoken Word or Nonmusical Recording
	Copland: Lincoln Portrait - William Warfield
	Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Home Computers - Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows
	Jane Fonda's Workout Record for Pregancy, Birth and Recovery - Jane Fonda, Femmy De Lyser
	Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats - John Gielgud, Irene Worth
	The Robots of Dawn - Isaac Asimov

Best Recording for Children
	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - Michael Jackson, narration and vocals
	Born to Add - Sesame Street Muppets
	"Born to Add" - Bruce Stringbean & the Sesame Street Band
	The Music Machine Part II - Candle
	Rocky Mountain Holiday - John Denver, Muppets

Best Engineered Recording
	Bruce Swedien - Thriller (Michael Jackson)
	Tommy Vicari, Thom Wilson, James Gallagher, Peter Chaiken - Bossa Nova Hotel (Michael Sembello)
	Jay Graydon, Ian Eales, Eric Prestis - Jarreau (Al Jarreau)
	Gary Loizzo, Will Rascati, Rob Kingsland - Kilroy Was Here (Styx)
	Allan Sides - Target (Tom Scott)

Best Album Package
	Robert Rauschenberg - Speaking in Tongues (Talking Heads)
	Bob Defrin, Lynn Dreese Breslin - Records (Foreigner)
	Bill Levy, Murray Whiteman - One Night with a Stranger (Martin Briley)
	Michael Ross - The Key (Joan Armatrading)
	Richard Seireeni - Nothing but the Truth (Mac McAnally)

Best Album Notes
	Orrin Keepnews - The "Interplay" Sessions (Bill Evans)
	Lester Bangs - The Fugs Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (Fugs)
	Peter Guralnick - The Okeh Sessions (Big Maybelle)
	Richard B. Hadlock - Giants of Jazz/Joe Sullivan (Joe Sullivan)
	John McDonough - Seven Come Eleven (Benny Goodman)

Best Historical Album
	The Greatest Recordings of Arturo Toscanini Symphonies, Vol. 1 - Arturo Toscanini
	Back in the Saddle Again: American Cowboy Songs - various Country & Western artists. Charles Seemann, producer
	The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Monk
	Kings of New Orleans Jazz - various artists
	The Motown Story: The First 25 Years - various artists

Producer of the Year
	Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson
	James Anthony Carmichael, Lionel Richie
	Jay Graydon
	Quincy Jones
	Phil Ramone

Best Video - Short Form
	Girls on Film/Hungry Like the Wolf - Duran Duran
	Bill Wyman - Bill Wyman
	A Flock of Seagulls - A Flock of Seagulls
	Rod Stewart: Tonight He's Yours - Rod Stewart
	Videosyncracy - Todd Rundgren