Cérémonie 23th Grammy award -Award 1980 :Award winners:Record of the YearMichael Omartian (producer) & Christopher Cross for "Sailing"Album of the YearMichael Omartian (producer) & Christopher Cross for Christopher CrossSong of the YearChristopher Cross for "Sailing"Best New ArtistChristopher Cross[edit]Children'sBest Recording for ChildrenDavid Levine & Lucy Simon (producers) for In Harmony A Sesame Street Record performed by various artists[edit]ClassicalBest Classical Orchestral RecordingRaymond Minshull (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in ABest Classical Vocal Soloist PerformanceHenry Lewis (conductor), Leontyne Price & the Philharmonia Orchestra for Prima Donna, Vol. 5 - Great Soprano Arias From Handel to BrittenBest Opera RecordingGunther Breest, Michael Horwath (producers), Pierre Boulez (conductor), Toni Blankenheim, Franz Mazura, Yvonne Minton, Teresa Stratas & the Orchestre de l'Opera de Paris for Berg: LuluBest Choral Performance, ClassicalCarlo Maria Giulini (conductor), Norbert Balatsch (chorus master) & the Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus for Mozart: RequiemBest 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 DBest Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra)Itzhak Perlman for The Spanish AlbumBest Chamber Music PerformanceItzhak Perlman & Pinchas Zukerman for Music for Two Violins (Moszkowski: Suite For Two Violins/Shostakovich: Duets/Prokofiev: Sonata for Two Violins)Best Classical AlbumGunther 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[edit]ComedyBest Comedy RecordingRodney Dangerfield for No Respect[edit]Composing and arrangingBest Instrumental CompositionJohn Williams (composer) for The Empire Strikes BackBest Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television SpecialJohn Williams (composer) for The Empire Strikes BackBest Instrumental ArrangementJerry Hey & Quincy Jones (arrangers) for "Dinorah, Dinorah" performed by George BensonBest Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)Christopher Cross & Michael Omartian (arrangers) for "Sailing" performed by Christopher CrossBest Arrangement for VoicesJanis Siegel (arranger) for "Birdland" performed by The Manhattan Transfer[edit]CountryBest Country Vocal Performance, FemaleAnne Murray for "Could I Have This Dance?"Best Country Vocal Performance, MaleGeorge Jones for "He Stopped Loving Her Today"Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or GroupEmmylou Harris & Roy Orbison for "That Lovin' You Feelin' Again"Best Country Instrumental PerformanceGilley's Urban Cowboy Band for "Orange Blossom Special/Hoedown"Best Country SongWillie Nelson (songwriter) for "On the Road Again"[edit]FolkBest Ethnic or Traditional RecordingNorman Dayron (producer) for Rare Blues performed by various artists[edit]GospelBest Gospel Performance, TraditionalBlackwood Brothers for We Come to WorshipBest Gospel Performance, Contemporary or InspirationalThe Archers, Cynthia Clawson, Andrae Crouch, Tramaine Hawkins, Walter Hawkins, Dony McGuire, Reba Rambo & B.J. Thomas for The Lord's PrayerBest Soul Gospel Performance, TraditionalJames Cleveland & the Charles Fold Singers for Lord, Let Me Be an InstrumentBest Soul Gospel Performance, ContemporaryShirley Caesar for RejoiceBest Inspirational PerformanceDebby Boone for With My Song I Will Praise Him[edit]HistoricalBest Historical Reissue AlbumKeith Hardwick (producer) for Segovia - The EMI Recordings 1927-39[edit]JazzBest Jazz Vocal Performance, FemaleElla Fitzgerald for A Perfect Match - Ella and BasieBest Jazz Vocal Performance, MaleGeorge Benson for "Moody's Mood"Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, SoloistBill Evans for I Will Say GoodbyeBest Instrumental Jazz Performance, GroupBill Evans for We Will Meet AgainBest Instrumental Jazz Performance, Big BandCount Basie for On the RoadBest Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or InstrumentalThe Manhattan Transfer for "Birdland"[edit]LatinBest Latin RecordingCal Tjader for La Onda Va Bien[edit]Musical ShowBest Cast Show AlbumAndrew Lloyd Webber (producer and composer), Tim Rice (producer and lyricist) & the original cast with Patti Lupone & Mandy Patinkin for Evita - Premier American Recording[edit]Packaging and NotesBest Album PackageRoy Kohara (art director) for Against the Wind performed by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet BandBest Album NotesDavid McClintick (notes writer) for Trilogy: Past, Present and Future performed by Frank Sinatra[edit]PopBest Pop Vocal Performance, FemaleBette Midler for "The Rose"Best Pop Vocal Performance, MaleKenny Loggins for "This Is It"Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with VocalBarbra Streisand & Barry Gibb for "Guilty"Best Pop Instrumental PerformanceBob James & Earl Klugh for One on One[edit]Production and engineeringBest Engineered Recording, Non-ClassicalJames Guthrie (engineer) for The Wall performed by Pink FloydBest Engineered Recording, ClassicalKarl-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 RamoneClassical Producer of the YearRobert Woods[edit]R&BBest R&B Vocal Performance, FemaleStephanie Mills for "Never Knew Love Like This Before"Best R&B Vocal Performance, MaleGeorge Benson for Give Me the NightBest R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with VocalThe Manhattans for "Shining Star"Best R&B Instrumental PerformanceGeorge Benson for "Off Broadway "Best Rhythm & Blues SongJames Mtume & Reggie Lucas (songwriters) for "Never Knew Love Like This Before" performed by Stephanie Mills[edit]RockBest Rock Vocal Performance, FemalePat Benatar for Crimes of PassionBest Rock Vocal Performance, MaleBilly Joel for Glass HousesBest Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with VocalBob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band for Against the WindBest Rock Instrumental PerformanceThe Police for "Reggatta de Blanc"[edit]SpokenBest Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama RecordingPat Carroll for Gertrude Stein, Ge