16th GMA Dove Awards

16th GMA Dove Awards
Date	1985
Location	Nashville, Tennessee

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.

Award recipients

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
- Michael W. Smith
Male Vocalist of the Year
- Steve Green
Female Vocalist of the Year
- Sandi Patti
Artist of the Year
- Sandi Patti
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
- Phil Driscoll
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

External links

GMA Dove Awards

Major awards	Song of the Year Songwriter of the Year New Artist of the Year Vocalist of the Year

Years	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

NOTE: The 1971 winners (except GMA Hall of Fame members) were nullified because of voting irregularities; no awards show was held in 1979, as the Gospel Music Association moved the awards show from September to April.

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