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Grammy Awards of 1982

Winners List

* Album of the Year
o Jack Douglas (producer), John Lennon & Yoko Ono (producers and artists) for Double Fantasy

* Song of the Year
o Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon (songwriters) for "Bette Davis Eyes" performed by Kim Carnes

* Best New Artist
o Sheena Easton

Children's

* Best Recording for Children
o Dennis Scott & Jim Henson (producers) for Sesame Country perfomed by The Muppets, Glen Campbell, Crystal Gayle, Loretta Lynn & Tanya Tucker

Classical

* Best Classical Orchestral Recording
o James Mallinson (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor
* Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
o Richard Bonynge (conductor), Marilyn Horne, Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland & the New York City Opera Orchestra for Live From Lincoln Center - Sutherland/Horne/Pavarotti
* Best Opera Recording
o James Mallinson (producer), Charles Mackerras (conductor), Jiri Zahradnicek, Ivo Zidek, Vaclav Zitek & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for Janáček: From the House of the Dead
* Best Choral Performance (other than opera)
o Neville Marriner (conductor) & the Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Chorus for Haydn: The Creation
* Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra)
o Zubin Mehta (conductor), Itzhak Perlman, Isaac Stern, Pinchas Zukerman & the New York Philharmonic for Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary Celebration
* Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra)
o Vladimir Horowitz for The Horowitz Concerts 1979/80
* Best Chamber Music Performance
o Vladimir Ashkenazy, Lynn Harrell & Itzhak Perlman for Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor
* Best Classical Album
o James Mallinson (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor

Comedy

* Best Comedy Recording
o Richard Pryor for Rev. Du Rite

Composing and arranging

* Best Instrumental Composition
o Mike Post (composer) for "The Theme From Hill Street Blues"
* Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
o John Williams (composer) for Raiders of the Lost Ark
* Best Instrumental Arrangement
o Quincy Jones & Johnny Mandel (arrangers) for "Velas" performed by Quincy Jones
* Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
o Jerry Hey & Quincy Jones (arrangers) for "Ai No Corrida" performed by Quincy Jones
* Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices
o Gene Puerling (arranger) for "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" performed by The Manhattan Transfer

Country

* Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
o Dolly Parton for "9 to 5"
* Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
o Ronnie Milsap for "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me"
* Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
o The Oak Ridge Boys for "Elvira"
* Best Country Instrumental Performance
o Chet Atkins for Country After All These Years
* Best Country Song
o Dolly Parton (songwriter) for "9 to 5"

Folk

* Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording
o B. B. King for There Must Be a Better World Somewhere

Gospel

* Best Gospel Performance, Traditional
o The Masters V for The Masters V
* Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational
o The Imperials for Priority
* Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional
o Al Green for The Lord Will Make a Way
* Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary
o Andrae Crouch for Don't Give Up
* Best Inspirational Performance
o B.J. Thomas for Amazing Grace

Historical

* Best Historical Album
o Michael Brooks & George Spitzer (producers) for Hoagy Carmichael - From Stardust to Ole Buttermilk Sky

Jazz

* Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
o Ella Fitzgerald for Digital III at Montreaux
* Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
o Al Jarreau for "Blue Rondo a la Turk"
* Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group
o The Manhattan Transfer for "Until I Met You (Corner Pocket)"
* Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
o John Coltrane for Bye Bye Blackbird
* Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Group
o Chick Corea & Gary Burton for Chick Corea & Gary Burton in Concert - Zurich, October 28, 1979
* Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band
o Gerry Mulligan for Walk on the Water
* Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental
o Grover Washington, Jr. for Winelight

Latin

* Best Latin Recording
o Clare Fischer for "Guajira Pa la Jeva"

Musical Show

* Best Cast Show Album
o Quincy Jones (producer) & Lena Horne for Lena Horne - The Lady and Her Music, Live on Broadway

Music Video

* Video of the Year
o Michael Nesmith for Michael Nesmith in Elephant Parts

Packaging and Notes

* Best Album Package
o Peter Corriston (art director) for Tattoo You performed by The Rolling Stones
* Best Album Notes
o Dan Morgenstern (notes writer) for Erroll Garner - Master of the Keyboard performed by Erroll Garner

Pop

* Best Vocal Performance, Female
o Lena Horne for Lena Horne - The Lady and Her Music, Live on Broadway
* Best Vocal Performance, Male
o Al Jarreau for Breakin' Away
* Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
o The Manhattan Transfer for "Boy From New York City"
* Best Pop Instrumental Performance
o Larry Carlton & Mike Post for "The Theme From Hill Street Blues"

Production and engineering

* Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
o Bill Schnee, Elliot Scheiner, Jerry Garszva & Roger Nichols (engineers) for Gaucho performed by Steely Dan
* Best Engineered Recording, Classical
o Andrew Kazdin, Edward (Bud) T. Graham, Ray Moore (engineers), Zubin Mehta (conductor), Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, & the New York Philharmonic for Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary Celebration
* Producer of the Year
o Quincy Jones
* Classical Producer of the Year
o James Mallinson

R&B

* Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
o Aretha Franklin for "Hold On I'm Comin'"
* Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
o James Ingram for "One Hundred Ways"
* Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
o Quincy Jones for The Dude
* Best R&B Instrumental Performance
o David Sanborn for "All I Need Is You"
* Best Rhythm & Blues Song
o Bill Withers, Ralph MacDonald & William Salter (songwriters) for "Just the Two of Us" performed by Grover Washington, Jr. & Bill Withers

Rock

* Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female
o Pat Benatar for "Fire and Ice"
* Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male
o Rick Springfield for "Jessie's Girl"
* Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
o The Police for "Don't Stand So Close to Me"
* Best Rock Instrumental Performance
o The Police for "Behind My Camel"

Spoken

* Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording
o Orson Welles for Donovan's Brain