GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Arrangement For Voices

Record Of The Year

Album Of The Year

Song Of The Year/New Song Of The Year

Best New Artist

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

Best Pop Solo Performance

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Best Pop Instrumental Album

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Best Pop Vocal Album

Other Pop/Rock&Roll/ Contemporary Awards or Instrumental

Best Disco Recording

Best Dance Recording

Best Dance/Electronica Album

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

Best Rock Performance

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Instrumental

Best Hard Rock Performance

Best Metal Performance

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

Best Rock Song

Best Rock Album

Best Alternative Music Performance

Best R&B Recording - Best Rhythm & Blues Performance

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

Best R&B Group, Vocal Or Instrumental

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

Best R&B Instrumental Performance (orchestra,group or soloist)

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

Best R&B Performance

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

Best R&B Song

Best Contemporary R&B Album

Best Urban Contemporary Album

Best R&B Album

Best Rap Performance

Best Rap Solo Performance

Best Female Rap Solo Performance

Best Male Rap Solo Performance

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

Best Rap Performance

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

Best Rap Song

Best Rap Album

Best Country & Western Performance

Best Country & Western Single and Best Country & Western Recording

Best New Country & Western Artist

Best Country & Western Performance, Duet, Trio Or Group (vocal or instrumental)

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

Best Country Solo Performance

Best Country Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocal

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

Best Country Instrumental Performance

Best Country Song

Best Country Album

Best New Age Album

Best Jazz Fusion Performance

Best Contemporary Jazz Performance, Instrumental - Also cont. Jazz Perf. Vocal or Instrumental

Best Improvised Jazz Solo Performance

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo Or Group

Best Instrumental Jazz Album

Best Jazz Performance, Soloist

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Best Original Jazz Composition

Best Latin Jazz Album

Best Gospel Other: Incl. Sacred, Religious or Inspirational Recording, Musical or Non-Musical

Best Gospel Performance

Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational

Best Gospel Performance, Traditional

Best Soul Gospel Performance

Best Gospel Performance, Female

Best Gospel Performance, Male

Best Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group, Choir or Chorus - Singles, Albums & Tracks

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female - Singles, Albums or Tracks

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male - Singles, Albums or Tracks

Best Soul Gospel Performance By A Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus - Singles, Albums or Tracks

Best Gospel Performance/Song

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

Best Gospel Song

Best Contemporary Christian Music Song

Best Rock Gospel Album incl. Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album

Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album

Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album

Best Gospel Album By Choir Or Chorus

Best Gospel Album

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Best Roots Gospel Album

Best Latin Recording

Best Latin Pop Performance

Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album

Best Latin Urban Album

Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album

Best Salsa/Merengue Album

Best Merengue Performance

Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance

Best Tejano Album

Best Norteño Album

Best Banda Album

Best Regional Mexican or Tejano Album

Best Banda or Norteño Album

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano)

Best Tropical Latin Album

Best American Roots Performance

Best American Roots Song

Best Americana Album

Best Bluegrass Album

Best Traditional Blues Album - or - Best Traditional Blues Recording

Best Contemporary Blues Album - or Contemporary Blues Recording

Best Blues Album

Best Folk Performance or Best Folk Recording

Best Traditional Folk Album incl. Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording/Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording

Best Contemporary Folk Album incl. Best Ethnic or Contemporary Folk Recording

Best Folk Album

Best Native American Music Album

Best Hawaiian Music Album

Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album

Best Regional Roots Album

Best Reggae Album

Best World Music Album

Best Contemporary World Music Album

Best Polka Album

Best Recording For Children - Single or Album, Musical or Spoken

Best Musical Album For Children

Best Spoken Word Album For Children

Best Children's Album

Best Spoken Word Or Non-musical Album

Best Comedy Album

Best Spoken Comedy Album

Best Musical Theater Album

Best Sound Track Album - Original Cast (Not A Composer's Award)

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

Best Song Written For Visual Media

Best Instrumental Composition

Best Instrumental Arrangement

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)/Best Background Arrangement

Best Arrangement Accompanying A Vocalist Or Instrumentalist

Best Arrangement For Voices

Best Album Package - Incl. Album Cover, Graphic Arts, Photography

Best Recording Package - Boxed

Best Album Notes

Best Historical Album

Best Engineered Recording, Non Classical

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Remixer Of The Year

Best Remixed Recording , Non-Classical

Best Immersive Audio Album

Best Classical Engineered Recording

Classical Producer Of The Year

Best Classical Album

Best Classical Orchestral Performance

Best Opera Recording

Best Classical Performance, Operatic or Choral

Best Choral Performance, Classical

Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (with orchestra)

Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (without orchestra)

Best Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (with or without orchestra)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance (With or Without Conductor)

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Best Chamber Music Performance

Best Classical Vocal Performance

Best Classical Compendium

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

Best Classical Crossover Album

Most Promising New Classical Recording Artist

Best Music Video, Short Form

Best Music Video, Long Form

Video of the Year

Best Concept Music Video

Best Performance Music Video

Jump to Year

Best Arrangement For Voices

28th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1985)

winner

Another Night In Tunisia

Cheryl Bentyne & Bobby McFerrin, arrangers (The Manhattan Transfer)

nominees

I Hear Music (Track)

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Phil Mattson, arranger (Phil Mattson And The P.M. Singers)

Track From: Night In The City
Label: Dark Orchid

Nightshift (Single)

–

Dennis Lambert, arranger (Commodores)

Label: Motown

Ray's Rockhouse (Track)

–

Alan Paul, arranger (Manhattan Transfer)

Track From: Vocalese
Label: Atlantic

Blee Blop Blues (Track)

–

Janis Siegel & Dennis Wilson, arrangers (The Manhattan Transfer)

Track From: Vocalese
Label: Atlantic

27th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1984)

winner

Automatic

Pointer Sisters (Anita Pointer, Ruth Pointer & June Pointer-Whitmore), arrangers (The Pointer Sisters)

nominees

Hard Habit To Break (Track)

–

Peter Cetera & David Foster, arrangers (Chicago)

Track From: Chicago 17
Label: Full Moon/Wb

Helter Skelter (Track)

–

Richard Greene & Gunnar Madsen, arrangers (The Bobs)

Track From: Bobs
Label: Kaleidoscope

Leave It (Single)

–

Trevor Rabin & Chris Squire, arrangers (Yes)

Label: Atco/Atlantic

What About Me? (Track)

–

David Foster, arranger (Kenny Rogers, Kim Carnes, James Ingram)

Track From: What About Me?
Label: RCA

26th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1983)

winner

Be Bop Medley

Chaka Khan & Arif Mardin, arrangers (Chaka Khan)

nominees

Code Of Ethics (Track)

–

Alan Paul & Randy Waldman, arrangers (Manhattan Transfer)

Track From: Bodies And Souls
Label: Atlantic

Down South Camp Meetin' (Track)

–

Janis Siegel, arranger (Manhattan Transfer)

Track From: Bodies And Souls
Label: Atlantic

Red Clay (Track)

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Todd Buffa, arranger (Rare Silk)

Track From: New Weave
Label: Polydor

The Night That Monk Returned To Heaven (Track)

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Jeremy Lubbock, arranger (Manhattan Transfer)

Track From: Bodies And Souls
Label: Atlantic

25th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1982)

winner

Rosanna

David Paich, arranger (Toto)

nominees

Lullaby Of Birdland (Track)

–

Gene Puerling, arranger (Singers Unlimited)

Track From: Easy To Love
Label: Pausa

One Night In A Dream (Track)

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Clare Fischer, arranger (Clare Fischer's, 2 + 2)

Track From: And Sometimes Voices
Label: Discovery

Route 66 (Track)

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Al Capps, arranger (The Manhattan Transfer)

Track From: Soundtrack From Burt Reynold's "Sharky's Machine"

Ruby Baby (Track)

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Donald Fagen, arranger (Donald Fagen)

Track From: The Nightfly
Label: Warner Bros.

24th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1981)

winner

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

Gene Puerling, arranger (The Manhattan Transfer)

nominees

(The Word Of) Confirmation (Track)

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Milcho Leviev, arranger (The Manhattan Transfer)

Track From: Mecca For Moderns
Label: Atlantic

Du, Du - 2 + 2 (Track)

–

Clare Fischer, arranger (Clare Fischer's 2+2)

Track From: Clare Fischer And Salsa Picante Present 2 + 2
Label: Pausa

Kafka (Track)

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Jay Graydon & Bernard Kafka, arrangers (Manhattan Transfer)

Track From: Mecca For Moderns
Label: Atlantic

The Night We Called It A Day

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Gene Puerling, arranger (The Hi-Lo's)

Track From: Now
Label: Pausa

23rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1980)

winner

Birdland

Janis Siegel, arranger (Manhattan Transfer)

nominees

Biggest Part Of Me

–

Burleigh Drummond, David Pack & Joe Puerta, arrangers (Ambrosia)

Label: Warner Bros.

Give Me The Night

–

Rod Temperton, arranger (George Benson)

Label: Qwest/Wb

Sweet Georgia Brown

–

Gene Puerling, arranger (The Singers Unlimited)

Label: Pausa

Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone (Single)

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Jay Graydon & Alan Paul, arrangers (Manhattan Transfer)

Label: Atlantic

21st Annual GRAMMY Awards (1978)

winner

Stayin' Alive

(Bee Gees)

nominees

Cry Me A River

–

Gene Puerling, arranger (The Singers Unlimited)

Label: Mps/Capitol

High Clouds

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Mira Shankman, arranger (Vocal Jazz Incorporated)

Label: Grape-vine

Rotunda

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McCoy Tyner, arranger (McCoy Tyner)

Label: Milestone

Stuff Like That

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Nick Ashford, Quincy Jones & Valerie Simpson, arrangers (Quincy Jones)

Label: A&M

20th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1977)

winner

New Kid In Town

Eagles, arrangers (Eagles)

nominees

All You Do Is Dial (Single)

–

Heatwave, arrangers (Heatwave)

Label: Epic

Baby, I'll Give It To You (Single)

–

Jim Seals, arranger (Seals And Crofts)

Label: Warner Bros.

Go Your Own Way

–

Fleetwood Mac, arrangers (Fleetwood Mac)

Label: Warner Bros.

Oh Lord, Come By Here

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James Cleveland, Quincy Jones & Johnny Mandel, arrangers (Quincy Jones)

Label: A&M

19th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1976)

winner

Afternoon Delight

Starland Vocal Band, arrangers (Starland Vocal Band)

nominees

Ain't Misbehavin'

–

Christian Chevallier, arranger (Quire)

Label: RCA

Bohemian Rhapsody

–

Queen, arrangers (Queen)

Label: Elektra

Can't Hide Love

–

Earth, Wind & Fire, arrangers (Earth, Wind & Fire)

Label: Columbia

I Get Along Without You Very Well

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Gene Puerling, arranger (The Singers Unlimited)

Label: Mps