The 27th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 26, 1985, at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, and were broadcast live in the United States by CBS. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1984.[1][2]
| 27th Annual Grammy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 26, 1985 |
| Location | Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles |
| Hosted by | John Denver |
| Most awards | Prince, Tina Turner (4) |
| Most nominations | Prince, Tina Turner (5) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBS |
Performers
edit- Huey Lewis & The News - The Heart of Rock & Roll
- Hank Williams Jr. & BB King - All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight
- Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
- Amy Grant - Angels
- Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You
- Debbie Allen, Nia Peeples & The cast of West Side Story - America
- Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It
- Rev. James Cleveland & the Southern California Community Choir, Andrae Crouch, Pops Staples, Deniece Williams, Clark Sisters - Can't Nobody Do Me Like Jesus
- Chaka Khan & Melle Mel - I Feel For You
- Howard Jones, Thomas Dolby, Herbie Hancock, & Stevie Wonder - Synth instrumental
- Kenny Loggins - Footloose
- Julia Migenes-Johnson
- Prince & Sheila E. - Baby I'm A Star
- Shel Silverstein - Unknown
Presenters
edit- Laurie Anderson & Ray Davies - Best New Artist; Hulk Hogan acted as her bodyguard
- Dee Snider & Sheila E. - Best Pop Vocal Performance Male
- Jeffrey Osborne & Wendy & Lisa - Best Long Form Album
- Linda Ronstadt & Michael Tilson Thomas - Presented Leonard Bernstein with the Lifetime Achievement Award
- Julian Lennon & Andy Summers - Best Female Pop Performance
- Henry Mancini & Andrew Lloyd Webber - Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
- The Judds - Best Male Country Vocal Performance
- Anne Murray & Sammy Hagar - Producer of the Year
- Jermaine & Philip Bailey - Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- Andy Williams - Introduced the Grammy Hall of Fame
- Randy Newman & Kim Carnes - Song of the Year
- Diana Ross - Record of the Year
Award winners
edit- "What's Love Got To Do With It" – Tina Turner
- Terry Britten, producer
- "Hard Habit To Break" – Chicago
- David Foster, producer
- "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" – Cyndi Lauper
- Rick Chertoff, producer
- "The Heart Of Rock And Roll" – Huey Lewis and the News
- Huey Lewis and the News, producers
- "Dancing In The Dark" – Bruce Springsteen
- Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Little Steven & Bruce Springsteen, producers
- Can't Slow Down – Lionel Richie
- James Anthony Carmichael & Lionel Richie, producers
- She's So Unusual – Cyndi Lauper
- Rick Chertoff, producer
- Purple Rain – Prince & The Revolution
- Prince & The Revolution, producers
- Born in the U.S.A. – Bruce Springsteen
- Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin & Bruce Springsteen, producers
- Private Dancer – Tina Turner
- Terry Britten, Carter, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Wilton Felder, Rupert Hine, Joe Sample, Greg Walsh & Martyn Ware, producers
- "What's Love Got To Do With It"
- Terry Britten and Graham Lyle, songwriters (Tina Turner)
- "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"
- Phil Collins, songwriter (Phil Collins)
- "Hello"
- Lionel Richie, songwriter (Lionel Richie)
- "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
- Stevie Wonder, songwriter (Stevie Wonder)
- "Time After Time"
- Cyndi Lauper and Rob Hyman, songwriters (Cyndi Lauper)
Blues
editChildren's
edit- Best Recording for Children
- Ron Haffkine (producer) & Shel Silverstein for Where the Sidewalk Ends
Classical
edit- Best Classical Orchestral Recording
- Jay David Saks (producer), Leonard Slatkin (conductor) & the St. Louis Symphony for Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B Flat
- Best Classical Vocal Performance
- Pierre Boulez (conductor), Heather Harper, Jessye Norman & José van Dam, the BBC Symphony Orchestra & the Ensemble InterContemporain for Ravel: Songs of Maurice Ravel
- Best Opera Recording
- Michel Glotz (producer), Lorin Maazel (conductor), Julia Migenes-Johnson, Plácido Domingo, Ruggero Raimondi, Faith Esham, the Choeur de Radio France and Maîtrise 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
editComposing and arranging
edit- Best Instrumental Composition (tie)
- 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 (musician) & Wendy Melvoin (composers) for Purple Rain performed by Prince
- Best Arrangement on an Instrumental
- Quincy Jones & Jeremy Lubbock (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 (band)
- Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices
- Anita Pointer, June Pointer & Ruth Pointer (arrangers) for "Automatic" performed by The Pointer Sisters
Country
edit- 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
edit- Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording
- Elizabeth Cotten for Elizabeth Cotten Live!
Gospel
edit- Best Gospel Performance, Female
- Amy Grant for "Angels"
- Best Gospel Performance, Male
- 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
edit- 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
editLatin
editMusical show
edit- Best Cast Show Album
- Stephen Sondheim (composer & lyricist), Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) & the original cast for Sunday in the Park with George
Music video
editPackaging and notes
edit- 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
editProduction and engineering
edit- Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
- Humberto Gatica (engineer) for Chicago 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 (Tie)
- Producer of the Year, Classical
R&B
edit- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
- Chaka Khan for "I Feel for You"
- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
- Billy Ocean for "Caribbean Queen"
- Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- 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
editRock
editSpoken
edit- Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Recording
- Ben Kingsley for The Words of Gandhi
References
edit- ↑ "Turner, Prince, Richie top out the Grammys". The Deseret News. February 27, 1985. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
- ↑ "1984 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
- ↑ "TURNER, LAUPER, PRINCE LEAD FIELD FOR GRAMMYS". Sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ↑ "Grammys May Offer a Few Surprises". Los Angeles Times. January 11, 1985.
External links
edit- 27th Grammy Awards at the Internet Movie Database