20th GMA Dove Awards

20th GMA Dove Awards
Date	April 13, 1989
Location	Nashville, Tennessee

The 20th Annual GMA Dove Awards were held on April 13, 1989 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 1988. The show was held in Nashville, Tennessee.

Award recipients

Song of the Year
- "Friend Of A Wounded Heart"; Wayne Watson, Claire Cloninger; Word (ASCAP)
Songwriter of the Year
- Steven Curtis Chapman
Male Vocalist of the Year
- Wayne Watson
Female Vocalist of the Year
- Sandi Patty
Group of the Year
- Take 6
Artist of the Year
- Amy Grant
New Artist of the Year
- Take 6
Southern Gospel Album of the Year
- Goin' In Style; The Cathedrals; Lari Goss; Homeland
Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
- "Champion Of Love"; The Cathedrals; Phil Cross, Caroly Cross; RiverSong
Inspirational Album of the Year
- Make His Praise Glorious; Sandi Patty; Greg Nelson, Sandi Patti Helvering*; Word
NOTE: The legal name was not changed until 1994.
Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year
- "In Heaven's Eyes"; Sandi Patty; Phil McHugh; Word
Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year
- Lead Me On; Amy Grant; Brown Bannister; Myrrh
Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
- "His Eyes"; Steven Curtis Chapman; Steven Curtis Chapman; Sparrow
Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year
- Take 6; Take 6; Mark Kibble, Claude V. McKnight III, Mervyn E. Warren; Reunion
Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
- "If We Ever"; Take 6; Public Domain; Reunion
Traditional Gospel Album of the Year
- Live...In Chicago; Shirley Caesar; Bubba Smith, Shirley Caesar; Rejoice
Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year (formerly Traditional Black Gospel)
- "Hold My Mule"; Shirley Caesar; Shirley Caesar Williams; Word
Country Album of the Year
- Richest Man In Town; Bruce Carroll; Bubba Smith; New Canaan
Country Recorded Song of the Year
- "Above And Beyond"; Bruce Carroll; Bruce Carroll, Paul Smith; Word
Rock Album of the Year
- Russ Taff; Russ Taff; Jack Joseph Puig; Myrrh
Rock Recorded Song of the Year
- "Won By One"; Mylon & Broken Heart; Scot Allen, Trent Arganti, Kenneth Bentley, Ben Hewitt, Paul Joseph, Mylon LeFevre, Joe Hardy; Myrrh
Hard Music Album of the Year
- In God We Trust; Stryper; Stryper, Michael Lloyd; Enigma
Hard Music Recorded Song of the Year
- "In God We Trust"; Stryper; Stryper; Benson
Instrumental Album of the Year
- A Symphony Of Praise; Sandi Patti; David T Clydesdale; Word
Praise and Worship Album of the Year
- Praise 10; Maranatha! Singers; Smitty Price, Tom Coomes; Maranatha!
Children's Music Album of the Year
- Wise Guys And Starry Skies; Kathie Hill; Kathie Hill, Randall Dennis; Sparrow
Musical Album
- In His Presence, The Ridden King; Dick and Melodie Tunney; Dick and Melodie Tunney; Genevox
Choral Collection Album
- Sandi Patty Choral Praise; Greg Nelson; Word Music
Short Form Music Video of the Year
- "Lead Me On"; Amy Grant; Tina Silvey; Andrew Doucette; Myrrh
Long Form Music Video of the Year
- Carmen Live...Radically Saved; Carman; Cindy Dupree; George J. Flanigen IV and Robert Deaton; Benson
Recorded Music Packaging of the Year
- PATRICK POLLEI, JOAN TANKERSLEY; PHILLIP DIXON; Russ Taff; Russ Taff

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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