- 29th GMA Dove Awards
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29th GMA Dove Awards Date April 23, 1998 Venue Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TennesseeHost John Tesh
Naomi JuddTV in the United States Network The Nashville Network < 1997 Dove Awards 1999 > The 29th Annual GMA Dove Awards were held on April 23, 1998 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 1997. The show was held in Nashville, Tennessee at the Bridgestone Arena. Live coverage on The Nashville Network was hosted by John Tesh and Naomi Judd, with a one-hour pre-show hosted by Clarence Gilyard and Kathy Troccoli.
Song of the Year
"On My Knees"; David Mullen, Nicole Coleman-Mullen, Michael Ochs; Seat of the Pants Music/Word Music (ASCAP), Ochsongs Music (BMI)
Songwriter of the Year
Male Vocalist of the Year
Female Vocalist of the Year
Group of the Year
Artist of the Year
New Artist of the Year
Producer of the Year
Brown Bannister
Southern Gospel Album of the Year
Light of the World; The Martins; Michael Sykes, Lari Gross; Spring Hill
Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
"Butterfly Kisses"; The Rock Cries Out; Tim Greene, Bob Carlisle, Randy Thomas; New Haven
Inspirational Album of the Year
Artist of My Soul; Sandi Patty; Robbie Buchanan; Word
Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year
"A Baby's Prayer"; Love and Mercy; Kathy Troccoli; Kathy Troccoli, Scott Brasher; Reunion
Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year
Behind the Eyes; Amy Grant; Keith Thomas, Wayne Kirkpatrick; Myrrh
Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
"Let Us Pray"; Signs of Life; Steven Curtis Chapman; Steven Curtis Chapman; Sparrow
Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year (formerly Contemporary Black Gospel)
Pray; Andrae Crouch; Andrae Crouch, Scott V. Smith; Qwest/Warner Bros.
Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year (formerly Contemporary Black Gospel)
"Up Where I Belong"; BeBe & CeCe Winans- Greatest Hits; BeBe & CeCe Winans; Will Jennings, Jack Nitschi, Buffy Sainte Marie; Sparrow
Traditional Gospel Album of the Year (formerly Traditional Black Gospel)
A Miracle in Harlem; Shirley Caesar; Bubba Smith, Shirley Caesar, Michael Mathis; Word Gospel
Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year (formerly Traditional Black Gospel)
"I Go to the Rock"; The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack; Whitney Houston; Dottie Rambo; Arista
Urban Recorded Song of the Year
"Stomp"; God's Property; Kirk Franklin, George Clinton, Jr., Garry Shider, Walter Morrison; B'Rite Music
Country Album of the Year
Hymns from the Ryman; Gary Chapman; Gary Chapman; Word Nashville
Country Recorded Song of the Year
"The Gift"; The Best of Collin Raye- Direct Hits; Collin Raye, Jim Brickman; Tom Douglas, Jim Brickman; Word Nashville
Rock Album of the Year
Conspiracy No. 5; Third Day; Sam Taylor; Reunion
Rock Recorded Song of the Year
"Alien"; Conspiracy No. 5; Third Day; Mac Powell; Mark Lee, Tai Anderson, Brad Avery, David Carr; Reunion
Hard Music Album of the Year
INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF ELIGIBLE ENTRIES
Hard Music Recorded Song of the Year
INSUFFICENT AMOUNT OF ELIGIBLE ENTRIES
Rap/Hip Hop Album
Revived; World Wide Message Tribe; Zarc Porter; Warner Alliance
Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song
"Jumping in the House of God"; Revived; World Wide Message Tribe; Andy Hawthorne, Zarc Porter, Lee Jackson, Justin Thomas; Warner Alliance
Modern Rock Album of the Year
Caedmon's Call; Caedmon's Call; Don McCollister; Warner Alliance
Modern Rock Recorded Song of the Year
"Some Kind of Zombie"; Some Kind of Zombie; The Single; Audio Adrenaline; Mark Stuart; Barry Blair, Will McGinniss, Bob Herdman; Forefront
Instrumental Album of the Year
Invention; Phil Keaggy, Wes King, Scott Dente'; R.S. Field; Sparrow
Praise and Worship Album of the Year
Petra Praise 2; We Need Jesus; Petra; John & Dino Elefante; Word
Children's Music Album of the Year
Sing Me to Sleep Daddy; Billy Gaines, Michael James, Phil Keaggy, Michael O'Brien, Guy Penrod, Peter Penrose, Angelo Petrucci, Michael W. Smith, Randy Stonehill, Wayne Watson; Nathan DiGesare; Brentwood Kids Co.
Musical of the Year
My Utmost for His Highest-A Worship Musical; Gary Rhodes, Claire Cloninger; Word Music
Youth/Children's Musical of the Year
INSUFFICENT AMOUNT OF ELIGIBLE ENTRIES
Choral Collection of the Year
Our Savior Emmanuel; Greg Nelson, Bob Farrell; Word Music: Elijah Chester
Special Event Album of the Year
God with Us- A Celebration of Christmas Carols & Classics; Anointed, Michael W. Smith, Twila Paris, Sandi Patty, Steven Curtis Chapman, Chris Willis, Steve Green, Cheri Keaggy, Avalon, Out of the Grey, Ray Boltz, Clay Crosse, CeCe Winans, Larnelle Harris;
Short Form Music Video of the Year
"Colored People"; dc Talk; Mars Media; Lawrence Carroll; Forefront/Virgin
Long Form Music Video of the Year
A Very Silly Sing Along; Veggie Tales; Mike Nawrocki, Chris Olsen, Kurt Heinecke; Everland Entertainment
Recorded Music Packaging of the Year
Beth Lee; Gina R. Brinkley, Janice Booker; Ben Pearson, D.L. Taylor; Sixpence None the Richer; Sixpence None the Richer; Squint Entertainment
Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year
"Children of the Living God"; This Bright Hour; Fernando Ortega, Alison Krauss; Fernando Ortega; Myrrh
Spanish Language Album of the Year
La Belleze de la Cruz; Crystal Lewis; Brian Ray, Dan Posthuma; Word International
Enhanced CD of the Year
Live the Life; Michael W. Smith; Craig A. Mason; Reunion
Urban Album of the Year
God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation; God's Property; Kirk Franklin; B'Rite Music
BLUEGRASS Album of the Year
Bridges; The Isaacs; Ben Isaacs; Horizon
Here is a list of the songs from the 1998 Dove Awards that were released on "The 1998 Dove Award Nominees" compact disk:[1]
Title Artist Track number "Live the Life" Michael W. Smith 1 "Let Us Pray" Steven Curtis Chapman 2 "Living Water" Bob Carlisle 3 "Elijah" Rich Mullins 4 "Deep Enough to Dream" Chris Rice 5 "Hope to Carry On" Caedmon's Call 6 "People Get Ready . . . Jesus is Comin'" Crystal Lewis 7 "Give It Up" Avalon 8 "He Walked a Mile" Clay Crosse 9 "A Baby's Prayer" Kathy Troccoli 10 References
- ^ "The Gospel Music Association Presents The 1998 Dove Award Nominees," Brentwood Records (1998) #83061-0481-2
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