The 20th Annual

GMA Dove Award A Dove Award is an accolade by the Gospel Music Association (GMA) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the Christian music industry. The awards are presented annually. Formerly held in Nashville, Tennessee, the Dove Awards ...

s were held on April 13, 1989, recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 1988. The show was held in

Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ...

Award recipients

*Song of the Year **"Friend Of A Wounded Heart";

Wayne Watson Wayne may refer to: People with the given name and surname * Wayne (given name) * Wayne (surname) Geographical Places with name ''Wayne'' may take their name from a person with that surname; the most famous such person was Gen. "Mad" Antho ...

Claire Cloninger Claire Cloninger (August 12, 1942 – August 15, 2019) was an American songwriter of contemporary Christian music, author and speaker. She (co-)wrote hundreds of songs, including "You Gave Me Love When Nobody Gave Me A Prayer" with Archie Jordan ...

; Word (ASCAP) *Songwriter of the Year **

Steven Curtis Chapman Steven Curtis Chapman (born November 21, 1962) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, author, and social activist. Chapman began his career in the late 1980s as a songwriter and performer of conte ...

*Male Vocalist of the Year **

*Female Vocalist of the Year **

Sandi Patty Sandra Faye "Sandi" Patty (born July 12, 1956) is an American Christian music singer, known for her wide soprano vocal range and expressive flexibility. Biography Early life Patty was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, into a family of musician ...

*Group of the Year **

Take 6 Take 6 is an American a cappella gospel music, gospel sextet formed in 1980 on the campus of Oakwood University, Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama. The group integrates jazz with spiritual and inspirational lyrics. Take 6 has received seve ...

*Artist of the Year **

Amy Grant Amy Lee Grant (born November 25, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She began in contemporary Christian music (CCM) before crossing over to pop music in the 1980s and 1990s. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christia ...

*New Artist of the Year **

*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 **''

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; Mark Kibble, Claude V. McKnight III, Mervyn E. Warren;

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*Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year **"If We Ever";

; Public Domain; Reunion *Traditional Gospel Album of the Year **''Live...In Chicago'';

Shirley Caesar Shirley Ann Caesar-Williams (born October 13, 1938), known professionally as Shirley Caesar, is an American gospel singer whose career has spanned seven decades. She has won 11 Grammys in addition to Dove Awards and Stellar Awards; Caesar is kno ...

; 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 Russell Taff (born November 11, 1953) is an American gospel singer and songwriter who grew up in Farmersville, California. He has sung a variety of musical styles throughout his career including: pop rock, traditional Southern gospel, contempora ...

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; 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 Mylon R. LeFevre (born October 6, 1944) is an American Christian rock singer best known for his work with his band Mylon and Broken Heart. He is a member of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. He travels around the United States, ministering, teachi ...

, Joe Hardy; Star Song *Hard Music Album of the Year **''

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Stryper Stryper is an American Christian metal band from Orange County, California. The group's lineup consists of Michael Sweet (lead vocals, guitar), Oz Fox (guitar), Perry Richardson (bass guitar), and Robert Sweet (drums). Formed in 1983 as Roxx ...

; 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 In Celtic mythology, Carman or Carmun was a warrior and sorceress from Athens who tried to invade Ireland in the days of the Tuatha Dé Danann, along with her three sons, Dub ("black"), Dother ("evil") and Dian ("violence"). She used her magical ...

; 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

References

External links

* https://doveawards.com/awards/past-winners/ {{Dove Award years GMA Dove Awards 1989 music awards 1989 in American music 1989 in Tennessee GMA