The25th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 23, 1983, atShrine Auditorium,Los Angeles. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.^[1][2]

Album of the Year went toToto forToto IV, andSong of the Year went toJohnny Christopher,Mark James andWayne Carson for "Always on My Mind".

Record of the Year

• "Rosanna" –Toto
  • Toto, producer

Album of the Year

• Toto IV –Toto
  • Toto, producer

Song of the Year

• "Always on My Mind"
  • Johnny Christopher,Mark James &Wayne Carson, songwriters (Willie Nelson)

Best New Artist

• Men at Work
• Asia
• Jennifer Holliday
• The Human League
• Stray Cats

• Best Traditional Blues Recording
  • Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown forAlright Again

• Best Recording for Children
  • David Levine &Lucy Simon (producers) forIn Harmony 2 performed by various artists

• Best Orchestral Performance
  • Jay David Saks,Thomas Z. Shepard (producers),James Levine (conductor) & theChicago Symphony Orchestra forMahler: Sym. No. 7 in E Min. (Song of the Night)
• Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
  • Zubin Mehta (conductor),Leontyne Price & theIsrael Philharmonic Orchestra forVerdi: Arias (Leontyne Price Sings Verdi)
• Best Opera Recording
  • Andrew Kazdin (producer),Pierre Boulez (conductor),Jeannine Altmeyer,Hermann Becht,Peter Hofmann,Siegfried Jerusalem,Gwyneth Jones,Manfred Jung,Donald McIntyre,Matti Salminen,Ortrun Wenkel,Heinz Zednik & theBayreuth Festival Orchestra forWagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
• Best Choral Performance (other than opera)
  • Georg Solti (conductor),Margaret Hillis (choir director) & theChicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus forBerlioz: La Damnation de Faust
• Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist (with orchestra)
  • Daniel Barenboim (conductor),Itzhak Perlman & theChicago Symphony Orchestra forElgar: Violin Concerto in B Minor
• Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist (without orchestra)
  • Glenn Gould forBach: The Goldberg Variations
• Best Chamber Music Performance
  • Richard Goode &Richard Stoltzman forBrahms: The Sonatas for Clarinet & Piano, Op. 120
• Best Classical Album
  • Samuel H. Carter (producer) &Glenn Gould forBach: The Goldberg Variations

• Best Comedy Recording
  • Richard Pryor forLive on the Sunset Strip

• Best Instrumental Composition
  • John Williams (composer) for "Flying - Theme From "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"
• Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
  • John Williams (composer) forE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
• Best Arrangement on an Instrumental Recording
  • John Williams (arranger) for "Flying - Theme From "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"
• Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
  • Jerry Hey &David Paich,Jeff Porcaro (arrangers) for "Rosanna" performed byToto
• Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices
  • David Paich (arranger) for "Rosanna" performed byToto

• Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
  • Juice Newton for "Break It to Me Gently"
• Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
  • Willie Nelson for "Always on My Mind"
• Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • Alabama forMountain Music
• Best Country Instrumental Performance
  • Roy Clark for "Alabama Jubilee"
• Best Country Song
  • Wayne Carson,Johnny Christopher &Mark James (songwriters) for "Always on My Mind" performed byWillie Nelson

• Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording
  • Queen Ida forQueen Ida & the Bon Temps Zydeco Band on Tour

• Best Gospel Performance, Traditional
  • Blackwood Brothers forI'm Following You
• Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary
  • Amy Grant forAge to Age
• Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional
  • Al Green forPrecious Lord
• Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary
  • Al Green forHigher Plane
• Best Inspirational Performance
  • Barbara Mandrell forHe Set My Life to Music

• Best Historical Album
  • Alan Dell,Ethel Gabriel &Don Wardell (producers) forTheTommy Dorsey/Frank Sinatra Sessions - Vols.1,2 & 3

• Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
  • Sarah Vaughan forGershwin Live!
• Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
  • Mel Tormé forAn Evening with George Shearing & Mel Tormé
• Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group
  • The Manhattan Transfer for "Route 66"
• Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
  • Miles Davis forWe Want Miles
• Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Group
  • Phil Woods for"More" Live
• Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band
  • Count Basie forWarm Breeze
• Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental
  • Pat Metheny Group forOfframp

• Best Latin Recording
  • Machito forMachito & His Salsa Big Band '82

• Best Cast Show Album
  • Henry Krieger (composer),Tom Eyen (lyricist),David Foster (producer) & various artists forDreamgirls

• Best Video of the Year
  • Olivia Newton-John forPhysical

• Best Album Package
  • John Kosh &Ron Larson (art directors) forGet Closer performed byLinda Ronstadt
• Best Album Notes
  • John Chilton &Richard M. Sudhalter (notes writers) forBunny Berigan - Giants Of Jazz performed byBunny Berigan

• Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
  • Melissa Manchester for "You Should Hear How She Talks About You"
• Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
  • Lionel Richie for "Truly"
• Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • Joe Cocker &Jennifer Warnes for "Up Where We Belong"
• Best Pop Instrumental Performance
  • Ernie Watts for "Chariots of Fire Theme (Dance Version)"

• Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
  • Al Schmitt,David Leonard,Greg Ladanyi & Tom Knox (engineers) forToto IV performed byToto
• Best Classical Engineered Recording
  • Paul Goodman (engineer),James Levine (conductor) & theChicago Symphony Orchestra forMahler: Symphony No. 7 in E Minor (Song of the Night)
• Producer of the Year
  • Toto
• Classical Producer of the Year
  • Robert Woods

• Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
  • Jennifer Holliday for "And I Am Telling You (I'm Not Going)"
• Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
  • Marvin Gaye for "Sexual Healing"
• Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • Dazz Band for "Let It Whip"
  • Earth, Wind & Fire for "Wanna Be with You"
• Best R&B Instrumental Performance
  • Marvin Gaye for "Sexual Healing (Instrumental Version)"
• Best Rhythm & Blues Song
  • Bill Champlin,Jay Graydon &Steve Lukather (songwriters) for "Turn Your Love Around" performed byGeorge Benson

• Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female
  • Pat Benatar for "Shadows of the Night"
• Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male
  • John Cougar Mellencamp for "Hurts So Good"
• Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • Survivor for "Eye of the Tiger"
• Best Rock Instrumental Performance
  • A Flock of Seagulls for "D.N.A."

• Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording
  • Tom Voegeli (producer) forRaiders of the Lost Ark- The Movie on Record performed by various artists

• "25th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations".Billboard. Vol. 95, no. 3. January 22, 1983. p. 67.ISSN 0006-2510.

• 25th Grammy Awards at the Internet Movie Database

• Grammy Awards ceremonies
• 1983 in California
• 1983 music awards
• 1983 in Los Angeles
• 1983 in American music
• 1983 awards in the United States
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