The 16th Annual GMA Dove Awards were held on 1985 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 1984. The show was held in Nashville, Tennessee.
16th GMA Dove Awards | |
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Date | 1985 |
Location | Nashville, Tennessee |
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Award recipients
edit- Song of the Year
- "Upon This Rock"; Gloria Gaither, Dony McGuire; Gaither Music, lt's-N-Me Music, Lexicon Music (ASCAP)
- Songwriter of the Year
- Male Vocalist of the Year
- Female Vocalist of the Year
- Artist of the Year
- Southern Gospel Album of the Year
- The Best Of And A Whole Lot More; Rex Nelon Singers; Ken Harding; Canaan
- Inspirational Album of the Year
- Songs from the Heart; Sandi Patti; Greg Nelson, Sandi Patti Helvering; Impact
- Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year
- Straight Ahead; Amy Grant; Brown Bannister; Myrrh Records
- Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year (formerly Contemporary Black Gospel)
- No Time To Lose; Andrae Crouch; Bill Maxwell; Light
- Traditional Gospel Album of the Year (formerly Traditional Black Gospel)
- Sailin'; Shirley Caesar; Sanchez Harley, Shirley Caesar, David Lehman; Myrrh
- Instrumentalist
- Praise and Worship Album of the Year
- The Praise In Us; Neal Joseph; Myrrh
- Children's Music Album of the Year
- Ten New Songs With Kids For Kids About Life; Ron W. Griffin; Word
- Musical Album
- The Race Is On; Steve Taylor; Word
- Recorded Music Packaging of the Year
- Eddie Yip; Stan Evenson; Don Putnam; Kingdom Of Love; Scott Wesley Brown
- Album by a Secular Artist
- You Were Loving Me; Lulu Roman Smith; Gary McSpadden; Canaan