16th GMA Dove Awards
# 16th GMA Dove Awards

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
