Grammy Award for Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices

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Grammy Award for Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices
Awarded forMusical arrangement for voice
CountryUnited States
Presented by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded1977
Last awarded1986
Website grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices was awarded from 1977 to 1986. From 1977 to 1981 it was called the Grammy Award for Best Arrangement for Voices. [1] The award is presented to the arranger of the music.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

Winners and nominees

YearWinner(s)TitleNomineesRef.
1977 Starland Vocal Band Afternoon Delight [2]
1978 Eagles New Kid in Town
[3]
1979 Bee Gees Stayin' Alive
[4]
1980 No Award Given
1981 Janis Siegel Birdland by The Manhattan Transfer [5]
1982 Gene Puerling A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square by The Manhattan Transfer
[6]
1983 David Paich Rosanna by Toto
[7]
1984 Arif Mardin, Chaka Khan Be Bop Medley by Chaka Khan
  • The Manhattan Transfer for Code of Ethics
  • The Manhattan Transfer for Down South Camp Meetin'
  • Rare Silk for Red Clay
  • The Manhattan Transfer for The Night That Monk Returned to Heaven
 [8]
1985 Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer Automatic by The Pointer Sisters [9]
1986 Bobby McFerrin, Cheryl Bentyne Another Night in Tunisia by The Manhattan Transfer
[10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Winners Best Arrangement for Voices". www.grammy.com. The Recording Academy.
  2. ↑ "Grammy Awards 1977". AwardsandShows. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Grammy Awards 1978". AwardsandShows. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Grammy Awards 1979". AwardsandShows. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Grammy Awards 1981". AwardsandShows. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Grammy Awards 1982". AwardsandShows. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Grammy Awards 1983". AwardsandShows. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Grammy Awards 1984". AwardsandShows. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Grammy Awards 1985". AwardsandShows. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Grammy Awards 1986". AwardsandShows. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
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