Name: Dove Awards
Start: 1981-04-15

Date of show 15 April 19811981-04-15
Multiple Awards Taken
Cynthia Clawson
Recorded Music Packaging
Inspirational Album
Female Vocalist
The Imperials
Contemporary Album
Group
Multiple Nominations, No Awards
Jimmy Swaggart Children's Music Album Instrumentalist Praise & Worship Album Southern Gospel Album
Walter Hawkins Group Male Vocalist Traditional Black Gospel Album
Dallas Holm Group Male Vocalist Songwriter
Tramaine Hawkins Contemporary Black Gospel Album Female Vocalist Recorded Music Packaging
Joe English Contemporary Album Recorded Music Packaging
Donald Miller Recorded Music Packaging Recorded Music Packaging
Joel Hemphill Song Songwriter
Andrus, Blackwood, and Co. Contemporary Album Group
Rusty Goodman Male Vocalist Song
Lanny Wolfe Song Songwriter
Amy Grant Contemporary Album Female Vocalist

12^th Dove Awards

Song
W	"Praise The Lord" Brown Bannister
N	"Leaving On My Mind" Rusty Goodman
N	"Father's Eyes" Gary Chapman
N	"One More Song For You" Michael Omartian, Stormie Omartian
N	"He's Still Workin' On Me" Joel Hemphill
N	"Surley the Presence of the Lord Is In This Place" Lanny Wolfe
N	"Got To Tell Somebody" Don Francisco
N	"Eagle Song" Russ Taff, Tori Taff
N	"Highest Praise" Chris Waters, John Randolph Cox
N	"Behold the Lamb" Dottie Rambo
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Album by a Secular Artist
W	With My Song I Will Praise Him, Debby Boone
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Children's Music Album
W	The Very Best Of The Very Best For Kids, Bill Gaither Trio
N	The Birthday Party, Candle
N	Color Me A Story, Jimmy Swaggart
N	Twinkle Twinkle Little Star A Christmas Musical For Everyone, Cam Floria
N	Super Gang!, Tom & Robin Brooks
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Contemporary Album
W	One More Song for You, The Imperials
N	Live, Andrus, Blackwood, and Co.
N	Lights In The World, Joe English
N	Never Alone, Amy Grant
N	This Ain't Hollywood, DeGarmo and Key
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Contemporary Black Gospel Album
W	Give Me More Love in My Heart, Larnelle Harris
N	I Can't Let Go, Kristle Murden
N	Live Wires, Donn Thomas
N	Tramaine, Tramaine Hawkins
N	Caught Up, Bobby Jones & New Life
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Inspirational Album
W	You're Welcome Here, Cynthia Clawson
N	Can't Stop The Music, Lanny Wolfe Trio
N	Harmony, The Cruse Family
N	Interceding, The Speers
N	What's It Gonna Take, Doug Oldham
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Inspirational Black Gospel Album
W	Rejoice, Shirley Caesar
N	Brand New, The Voices Supreme
N	Take Me Higher, Beverly Glenn
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Praise & Worship Album
W	The Lord's Prayer, Rambo/McGuire
N	Come to the Quiet, John Michael Talbot
N	Rise Again... He's Alive, Paul Johnson
N	4: In His Time, Maranatha Praise
N	Worship, Jimmy Swaggart
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Recorded Music Packaging
W	You're Welcome Here; Bill Barnes, Clark Thomas, Cynthia Clawson
N	Lights In The World; Stan Evenson, Donald Miller, Donald Miller, Joe English
N	Rush Hour; Dave Pavol, Robin Hendrick, Rhonda Dempsey, Dino Kartsonakis
N	Tramaine; Alan Bergman, Thel Eichmann, Tramaine Hawkins
N	Workin'; Bill Barnes, Clark Thomas, The Hemphills
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Southern Gospel Album
W	Workin', The Hemphills
N	Better Hurry Up, The Happy Goodman Family
N	Homeward Bound, Jimmy Swaggart
N	Expressions of Love, The Nelons
N	Crossing Over, The Rambos
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Traditional Black Gospel Album
W	Incredible, Teddy Huffam & the Gems
N	A Praying Spirit, Rev. James Cleveland
N	The Walter Hawkins Family, Walter Hawkins
N	Mother Why, Willie Banks
N	Savior Lead Me When I Stray, Rev. Cleophus Robinson
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Musical Album
W	The Messiah, London Philharmonic Orchestra
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Dove Awards 1981