Grammy Awards of 1981

Grammy Awards of 1981

Infobox Grammy Awards
name = 23rd


imagesize = 125px
date = February 25th
venue =
host =
network = CBS
next = 1982
last = 1980

The 23rd Grammy Awards were held February 25, 1981, and were broadcast live on American television. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1980.

Award winners:

*Record of the Year
**Michael Omartian (producer) & Christopher Cross for "Sailing"

*Album of the Year
**Michael Omartian (producer) & Christopher Cross for "Christopher Cross"

*Song of the Year
**Christopher Cross for "Sailing"

*Best New Artist
**Christopher Cross

Children's

*Best Recording for Children
**David Levine & Lucy Simon (producers) for "In Harmony A Sesame Street Record" performed by various artists

Classical

*Best Classical Orchestral Recording
**Raymond Minshull (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for "Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A"
*Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
**Henry Lewis (conductor), Leontyne Price & the Philharmonia Orchestra for "Prima Donna, Vol. 5 - Great Soprano Arias From Handel to Britten"
*Best Opera Recording
**Gunther Breest, Michael Horwath (producers), Pierre Boulez (conductor), Toni Blankenheim, Franz Mazura, Yvonne Minton, Teresa Stratas & the Orchestre de l'Opera de Paris for "Berg: Lulu"
*Best Choral Performance, Classical
**Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor), Norbert Balatsch (chorus master) & the Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus for "Mozart: Requiem"
* Best Classical Performance- Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra)
**Bernard Haitink (conductor), Itzhak Perlman, Mstislav Rostropovich & the Concertgebouw Orchestra for "Brahms: Violin and Cello Concerto in A Minor (Double Concerto)"
**Seiji Ozawa (conductor), Itzhak Perlman & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for "Berg: Violin Concerto/Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D"
*Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra)
**Itzhak Perlman for "The Spanish Album"
*Best Chamber Music Performance
**Itzhak Perlman & Pinchas Zukerman for "Music for Two Violins (Moszkowski: Suite For Two Violins/Shostakovich: Duets/Prokofiev: Sonata for Two Violins)"
*Best Classical Album
**Gunther Breest, Michael Horwath (producers), Pierre Boulez (conductor), Toni Blankenheim, Franz Mazura, Yvonne Minton, Teresa Stratas, & the Orchestre de l'Opera de Paris for "Berg: Lulu"

Comedy

*Best Comedy Recording
**Rodney Dangerfield for "No Respect"

Composing and arranging

*Best Instrumental Composition
**John Williams (composer) for "The Empire Strikes Back"
*Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
**John Williams (composer) for "The Empire Strikes Back"
*Best Instrumental Arrangement
**Jerry Hey & Quincy Jones (arrangers) for "Dinorah, Dinorah" performed by George Benson
*Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
**Christopher Cross & Michael Omartian (arrangers) for "Sailing" performed by Christopher Cross
*Best Arrangement for Voices
**Janis Siegel (arranger) for "Birdland" performed by The Manhattan Transfer

Country

*Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
**Anne Murray for "Could I Have This Dance?"
*Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
**George Jones for "He Stopped Loving Her Today"
*Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
**Emmylou Harris & Roy Orbison for "That Lovin' You Feelin' Again"
*Best Country Instrumental Performance
**Gilley's Urban Cowboy Band for "Orange Blossom Special/Hoedown"
*Best Country Song
**Willie Nelson (songwriter) for "On the Road Again"

Folk

*Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording
**Norman Dayron (producer) for "Rare Blues" performed by various artists

Gospel

*Best Gospel Performance, Traditional
**Blackwood Brothers for "We Come to Worship"
*Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational
**The Archers, Cynthia Clawson, Andrae Crouch, Tramaine Hawkins, Walter Hawkins, Dony McGuire, Reba Rambo & B.J. Thomas for "The Lord's Prayer"
*Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional
**James Cleveland & the Charles Fold Singers for "Lord, Let Me Be an Instrument"
*Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary
**Shirley Caesar for "Rejoice"
*Best Inspirational Performance
**Debby Boone for "With My Song I Will Praise Him"

Historical

*Best Historical Reissue Album
**Keith Hardwick (producer) for "Segovia - The EMI Recordings 1927-39"

Jazz

*Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
**Ella Fitzgerald for "A Perfect Match - Ella and Basie"
*Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
**George Benson for "Moody's Mood"
*Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
**Bill Evans for "I Will Say Goodbye"
*Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Group
**Bill Evans for "We Will Meet Again"
*Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Big Band
**Count Basie for "On the Road"
*Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental
**The Manhattan Transfer for "Birdland"

Latin

*Best Latin Recording
**Cal Tjader for "La Onda Va Bien "

Musical Show

*Best Cast Show Album
**Andrew Lloyd Webber (producer and composer), Tim Rice (producer and lyricist) & the original cast with Patti Lupone & Mandy Patinkin for "Evita - Premier American Recording"

Packaging and Notes

*Best Album Package
**Roy Kohara (art director) for "Against the Wind" performed by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
*Best Album Notes
**David McClintick (notes writer) for "Trilogy: Past, Present and Future" performed by Frank Sinatra

Pop

*Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
**Bette Midler for "The Rose"
*Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
**Kenny Loggins for "This Is It"
*Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
**Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb for "Guilty"
*Best Pop Instrumental Performance
**Bob James & Earl Klugh for "One on One"

Production and engineering

*Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
**James Guthrie (engineer) for "The Wall" performed by Pink Floyd
*Best Engineered Recording, Classical
**Karl-August Naegler (engineer), Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Orchestre de l'Opera de Paris for "Berg: Lulu (Complete Version)"
*Producer of the Year, (Non-Classical)
**Phil Ramone
*Classical Producer of the Year
**Robert Woods

R&B

*Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
**Stephanie Mills for "Never Knew Love Like This Before"
*Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
**George Benson for "Give Me the Night"
*Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
**The Manhattans for "Shining Star"
*Best R&B Instrumental Performance
**George Benson for "Off Broadway "
*Best Rhythm & Blues Song
**James Mtume & Reggie Lucas (songwriters) for "Never Knew Love Like This Before" performed by Stephanie Mills

Rock

*Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female
**Pat Benatar for "Crimes of Passion"
*Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male
**Billy Joel for "Glass Houses "
*Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
**Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band for "Against the Wind"
*Best Rock Instrumental Performance
**The Police for "Reggatta de Blanc"

poken

*Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording
**Pat Carroll for "Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein"

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343331/ 23rd Grammy Awards] at the Internet Movie Database

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