26th Annual Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards 1984, the 26th presentation of the most important American Music Award.
The Grammy was awarded in 67 categories from 20 fields. After 1972, it was also for the first time for two more artists each have a Ehrengrammy for lifetime achievement. He should be from now on to a fixed base.
Main categories
Single of the Year ( Record of the Year ):
- "Beat It " by Michael Jackson
Album of the Year (Album of the Year ):
- Thriller by Michael Jackson
Song of the Year ( Song of the Year ):
- " Every Breath You Take" by The Police (Author: Gordon Sumner )
Best New Artist ( Best New Artist):
- Culture Club
Pop
Best Female Vocal Performance - Pop ( Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female):
- " Flashdance ... What a Feeling " by Irene Cara
Best Male Vocal Performance - Pop ( Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male):
- Thriller by Michael Jackson
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop ( Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals ):
- " Every Breath You Take" by The Police
Best instrumental performance - Pop ( Best Pop Instrumental Performance ):
- "Being With You " by George Benson
Rock
Best Female Vocal Performance - Rock ( Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female):
- " Love Is a Battlefield " by Pat Benatar
Best Male Vocal Performance - Rock ( Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male):
- "Beat It " by Michael Jackson
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Rock ( Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals ):
- Synchronicity by The Police
Best Performance by 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):
- "Billie Jean " by Michael Jackson
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop ( Best R & B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals ):
- " Is not 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 Vocal Performance - Country ( Best Country Vocal Performance, Female):
- A Little Good News by Anne Murray
Best Male Vocal Performance - Country ( Best Country Vocal Performance, Male):
- I. O. U. 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 ... by Alabama
Best Performance by a Country Instrumentals ( Best Country Instrumental Performance ):
- Fireball of New South
Best Country Song ( Best Country Song):
- Clifton Chenier I'm Here by & 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! 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):
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, vocal or instrumental ( Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental):
- Travels by Pat Metheny Group
Gospel
Best Female Gospel presentation ( Best Gospel Performance, Female):
- Ageless Medley by Amy Grant
Best Male Gospel presentation ( 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 Sandi Patti Larnelle Harris &
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 of Los Lobos
Blues
Best Traditional Blues Recording ( Best Traditional Blues Recording):
- Blues ' n Jazz by BB King
Folk
Best ethno folk or traditional folk recording ( Best Ethnic Or Traditional Folk Recording):
- Clifton Chenier I'm Here by & 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 by Eddie Murphy
Musical Show
Best Cast Show Album ( Best Cast Show Album ):
- Cats (Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording ) by 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 music written for a film or a TV Special ( Best Album Of Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special):
- Flash Dance by various artists (composers: Michael Boddicker, Irene Cara, Kim Carnes, Douglas Cotler, Ketih Forsey, Richrd Gilbert, Jerry Hey, Duane Hitchings, Craig cramp, 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 Sing Along ( Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals):
- What's New? 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 ( arranger Arif Mardin, Chaka Khan)
Packages and accompanying music
Best Album Package ( Best Album Package):
- Speaking In Tongues by Talking Heads
Best music accompanying text ( Best Album Notes ):
- The Interplay Sessions by Bill Evans ( Author: Orrin Keepnews )
Historical Records
Best Historical Album ( Best Historical Album):
- The Greatest Recordings of Arturo Toscanini - Symphonies, Vol I by Arturo Toscanini ( producer: Allan Steckler, Stanley Walker)
Production and Technology
Best technical recording without classical music ( Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical ):
- Thriller by Michael Jackson ( Technology: Bruce Swedien )
Best technical Classical Recording ( Best Engineered Recording, Classical):
- Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Georg Solti ( Technology: James Lock)
Producer of the Year (not classical) ( Producer of the Year, Non-Classical ):
- Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones
Classical Producer of the Year (Classical Producer of the Year ):
- Marc Aubort and Joanna Nick Renz
Classical music
Best classical album ( Best Classical Album):
- Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Georg Solti
Best Orchestral Recording ( Best Orchestral Recording):
- Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by 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 conducted by Georg Solti
- Verdi: La Traviata by Plácido Domingo, Cornell MacNeil, Teresa Stratas and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra conducted by James Levine
Best choral performance (without Opera ) ( Best Choral Performance other than opera):
- Haydn: The Creation of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus under the direction of Georg Solti
Best solo instrument performance 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 conducted by Raymond Leppard
Best solo instrument performance without orchestra ( Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists without Orchestra ):
- Beethoven: Piano Sonata Nos. 12 and 13 of 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 of Mstislav Rostropovich and Rudolf Serkin
Best solo classical vocal performance ( Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance):
Music Video
Best Music Video Short ( Best Video, Short Form ):
- " Girls On Film / Hungry Like The Wolf" by Duran Duran
Best Music - long video ( Best Video, Long Form ):
- Duran Duran Duran Duran
Special Merit Awards
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- Chuck Berry
- Charlie Parker
- Béla Bartók
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