27th Annual Grammy Awards
On February 26, 1985, the American Music Grammy was awarded for the 27th time.
67 winners were distributed at the Grammy Awards 1985 at the 21 fields, a Ehrengrammy was awarded for lifetime achievement.
Main categories
Single of the Year ( Record of the Year ):
- "What's Love Got to Do with It" by Tina Turner
Album of the Year (Album of the Year ):
- Can not Slow Down by Lionel Richie
Song of the Year ( Song of the Year ):
- "What's Love Got to Do with It" by Tina Turner (Authors: Terry Britten, Graham Lyle )
Best New Artist ( Best New Artist):
Pop
Best Female Vocal Performance - Pop ( Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female):
- "What's Love Got to Do with It" by Tina Turner
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 ):
- " Jump ( For My Love )" by the Pointer Sisters
Best instrumental performance - Pop ( Best Pop Instrumental Performance ):
- " Ghostbusters (Instrumental )" by Ray Parker Jr.
Rock
Best Female Vocal Performance - Rock ( Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female):
- "Better Be Good to Me" by Tina Turner
Best Male Vocal Performance - Rock ( Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male):
- "Dancing in the Dark" by Bruce Springsteen
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Rock ( Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals ):
- Purple Rain by Prince and the Revolution
Best Performance by a rock instrumentals ( Best Rock Instrumental Performance ):
- "Cinema" by Yes
Rhythm & Blues
Best Female Vocal Performance - R & B ( Best R & B Vocal Performance, Female):
- " I Feel for You" 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 ):
- " Yah Mo B There" by James Ingram & Michael McDonald
Best instrumental performance - R & B ( Best R & B Instrumental Performance ):
- Sound System by Herbie Hancock
Best R & B Song ( Best R & B Song):
- " I Feel for You" by Chaka Khan (Author: Prince)
Country
Best Female Vocal Performance - Country ( Best Country Vocal Performance, Female):
- In My Dreams by Emmylou Harris
Best Male Vocal Performance - Country ( Best Country Vocal Performance, Male):
- That's The Way Love Goes by Merle Haggard
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal ( Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal):
- Mama He's Crazy by the Judds
Best Performance by a Country Instrumentals ( Best Country Instrumental Performance ):
- Wheel Hoss by Ricky Skaggs
Best Country Song ( Best Country Song):
- City Of New Orleans by Willie Nelson (Author: Steve Goodman)
Jazz
Best Jazz Vocal Performance ( Best Jazz Vocal Performance):
- Nothin 'But The Blues by Joe Williams
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, soloist ( Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist ):
- Hot House Flowers by Wynton Marsalis
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, group ( Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group):
- New York Scene by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, Big Band ( Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band ):
- 88 Basie Street by Count Basie
Best jazz fusion performance, vocal or instrumental ( Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental):
- First Circle by Pat Metheny Group
Gospel
Best Female Gospel presentation ( Best Gospel Performance, Female):
- Angels by Amy Grant
Best Male Gospel presentation ( Best Gospel Performance, Male):
- Michael W. Smith Michael W. Smith
Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group ( Best Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group):
- Keep The Flame Burning by Debby Boone & Phil Driscoll
Best female soul gospel performance ( Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female):
- Sailin ' by Shirley Caesar
Best Male Soul Gospel performance ( Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male):
- Always Remember by Andrae Crouch
Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group ( Best Soul Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group):
- Sailin 'On The Sea Of Your Love by Shirley Caesar & Al Green
Best Inspirational performance ( Best Inspirational Performance):
- Forgive Me by Donna Summer
Latin
Best Latin Pop performance ( Best Latin Pop Performance):
- Always In My Heart ( Siempre en mi corazon ) by Plácido Domingo
Best Tropical Latin performance ( Best Tropical Latin Performance):
- Palo pa Rumba by Eddie Palmieri
Best Mexican -American performance ( Best Mexican - American Performance)
- Me gustas tal como eres by Sheena Easton & Luis Miguel
Blues
Best Traditional Blues Recording ( Best Traditional Blues Recording):
- Blues Explosion by Sugar Blue, John P. Hammond, JB Hutto & The New Hawks, Luther Johnson, Koko Taylor & The Blues Machine and Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
Folk
Best ethno folk or traditional folk recording ( Best Ethnic Or Traditional Folk Recording):
- Elizabeth Cotten Live! by Elizabeth Cotten
Reggae
Best Reggae Recording ( Best Reggae Recording):
- Anthem by Black Uhuru
For children
Best Recording for Children ( Best Recording For Children ):
- Where The Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein ( Producer: Ron Haffkine )
Language
Best spoken or non-music recording ( Best Spoken Word Or Non- Musical Recording):
- The Words of Gandhi by Ben Kingsley
Comedy
Best Comedy Recording ( Best Comedy Recording):
- Eat It by Weird Al Yankovic
Musical Show
Best Cast Show Album ( Best Cast Show Album ):
- Sunday in the Park With George from the original cast ( music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Producer: Thomas Z. Shepard )
Composition / Arrangement
Best Instrumental Composition ( Best Instrumental Composition ):
- The Natural by Randy Newman
- Olympic Fanfare and Theme ( the official music of the 23 Olympics ) by John Williams
Best album of original music written for a film or a TV Special ( Best Album Of Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special):
- Purple Rain by Prince and the Revolution ( composer: Lisa Coleman, Wendy Melvoin, Prince, John L. Nelson)
Best Instrumental Arrangement ( Best Arrangement On An Instrumental):
- Grace ( Gymnastics Theme) by Quincy Jones ( Arrangement: Jeremy Lubbock, Quincy Jones)
Best Instrumental Arrangement with Sing Along ( Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals):
- Hard Habit To Break by Chicago ( Arrangement: David Foster, Jeremy Lubbock )
Best Vocal Arrangement for two or more voices ( Best Vocal Arrangement for Two Or More Voices):
- Automatic by Pointer Sisters
Packages and music accompanying
Best Album Package ( Best Album Package):
- She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper ( Artistic Director: Janet Perr )
Best music accompanying text ( Best Album Notes ):
- Big Band Jazz by Paul Whiteman, Fletcher Henderson, Chick Webb, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Benny Goodman and others ( Producer: JR Taylor)
Historical Records
Best Historical Album ( Best Historical Album):
- Big Band Jazz by Paul Whiteman, Fletcher Henderson, Chick Webb, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Benny Goodman and others ( Author: Gunther Schuller, Martin Williams)
Production and Technology
Best technical recording without classical music ( Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical ):
Best technical Classical Recording ( Best Engineered Recording, Classical):
- Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in Bes of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra under Leonard Slatkin ( Producer: Jay David Saks )
Producer of the Year (not classical) (Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical ):
- James Anthony Carmichael and Lionel Richie
- David Foster
Classical Producer of the Year (Classical Producer of the Year ):
- Steven Epstein
Classical music
Best classical album ( Best Classical Album):
- Amadeus ( Original Soundtrack) by Ambrosian Opera Chorus, the Choristers of Westminster Abbey and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Best Classical Orchestral Recording ( Best Classical Orchestral Recording):
- Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in Bes of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra under Leonard Slatkin
Best Opera Recording ( Best Opera Recording):
- Bizet: Carmen ( Original Soundtrack) by Choeurs et Maitrise de Radio France and the Orchestre National de France under the direction of Lorin Maazel
Best choral performance (without Opera ) ( Best Choral Performance other than opera):
- Brahms: A German Requiem from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus under the direction of James Levine
Best solo instrument performance with orchestra ( Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists with Orchestra ):
- Handel, Purcell, Torelli, Fasch, Molter of Wynton Marsalis and the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Raymond Leppard
Best solo instrument performance without orchestra ( Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists without Orchestra ):
- Bach: Cello Suites unaccompanied by Yo- Yo Ma
Best chamber music performance ( Best Chamber Music Performance ):
- Beethoven: The Late String Quartets by Juilliard String Quartet
Best Classical Vocal Performance ( Best Classical Vocal Performance ):
- Ravel: Songs of Maurice Ravel by Heather Harper, Jessye Norman, Jose van Dam, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Ensemble L' intercontemporain under the direction of Pierre Boulez
Best New Classical Composition ( Best New Contemporary Composition ):
- Antony And Cleopatra by Spolet Festival Orchestra, conducted by Christian Badea ( Composer: Samuel Barber)
Music Video
Best Music Video Short ( Best Video, Short Form ):
- " David Bowie (Video) " by David Bowie
Best Video Album ( Best Album ):
- Making Michael Jackson's Thriller by Michael Jackson
Special Merit Awards
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- Leonard Bernstein
- Eldridge Johnson