The Juno Awards of 1989, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 12 March 1989 in Toronto at a ceremony in the O'Keefe Centre. André-Philippe Gagnon was the host for the ceremonies, which were broadcast on CBC Television.
Juno Awards of 1989 | |
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Date | 12 March 1989 |
Venue | O'Keefe Centre, Toronto, Ontario |
Hosted by | André-Philippe Gagnon |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | CBC |
Blue Rodeo won in three of its five nominations: Best Group, Best Single and Best Video. k.d. lang and Robbie Robertson were also notable winners in 1989.
The previous Juno Awards ceremonies were conducted on 2 November 1987. There was no awards event in 1988 due to a decision to restore the Juno scheduling to the earlier portion of each year. The awards had been conducted early each year from its 1970 inception until 1984.
Nominees and winners
edit(This award was chosen by a national poll rather than by Juno organisers CARAS.)
Winner: Glass Tiger
Other Nominees:
- Bryan Adams
- Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts
- Blue Rodeo
- Tom Cochrane & Red Rider
- Bruce Cockburn
- Leonard Cohen
- Colin James
- k.d. lang
- Robbie Robertson
Winner: Céline Dion
Other Nominees:
Winner: Robbie Robertson
Other Nominees:
Winner: Sass Jordan
Other Nominees:
Winner: Colin James
Other Nominees:
Winner: Blue Rodeo
Other Nominees:
Winner: Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts
Other Nominees:
Winner: Tom Cochrane
Other Nominees:
Winner: k.d. lang
Other Nominees:
Winner: Murray McLauchlan
Other Nominees:
Winner: David Foster
Other Nominees:
Winner: U2
Other Nominees:
Winner: Daniel Lanois and Robbie Robertson, "Showdown at Big Sky" & "Somewhere Down the Crazy River" from Robbie Robertson by Robbie Robertson
Other Nominees:
- Bruce Fairbairn, "The Movie" from Permanent Vacation by Aerosmith & "Stick to Your Guns" from New Jersey by Bon Jovi
- David Foster, "Winter Games" from The Symphony Sessions by David Foster
- Jonathan Goldsmith and Kerry Crawford, "Purple Haze" & "Sempre Nel Mio Cuore" from Shaking the Pumpkin by Hugh Marsh
- Jim Vallance, "Diamond Sun" from Diamond Sun by Glass Tiger
Winner: Mike Fraser, "Calling America" & "Different Drummer" from Victory Day by Tom Cochrane&Red Rider
Other Nominees:
- Pat Glover, "Paradiso" by Skywalk
- Noel Golden and Ed Stone, "Never Say Never" from Surveillance by Triumph & "Dance Desire" from Don't Just Stand There by Haywire
- Paul Northfield, "Diamond Sun" & "I'm Still Searching" from Diamond Sun by Glass Tiger
- Bob Rock, "Bad Medicine" from New Jersey by Bon Jovi
Winner: The Band
Winner: Sam Sniderman
Lifetime Achievement Award
editWinner: Pierre Juneau
Nominated and winning albums
editWinner: Robbie Robertson - Robbie Robertson
Other Nominees:
- Diamond Sun - Glass Tiger
- Outskirts - Blue Rodeo
- Racing After Midnight - Honeymoon Suite
- Reason to Believe - Rita MacNeil
Winner (tied): Fred Penner's Place - Fred Penner and Lullaby Berceuse - Connie Kaldor and Carmen Campagne
Other Nominees:
- Diamond and Dragons - Charlotte Diamond
- Qu'il y ait toujours le soleil - Charlotte Diamond
- Mr Bach Comes to Call - Susan Hammond
- Le loup de nord - Matt Maxwell
- The Orchestra - Toronto Philharmonic Orchestra
Winner: Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata - Ofra Harnoy
Other Nominees:
- Beethoven: Music for Cello and Piano - Desmond Hoebig and Andrew Tunis
- Chopin: Piano Works - Jon Kimura Parker
- Masters of the German Baroque - Tafelmusik Baroque Soloists
- Mozart: Piano Pieces - Jane Coop
- Wagner, Francaix, Dvorak - Canadian Chamber Ensemble and Raffi Armenian
Winner: Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta - Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit conductor
Other Nominees:
- Berlioz: Harold in Italy, Rob Roy and Corsaire Overtures - Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit conductor
- Fauro: Requiem - Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit conductor
- Handel: Messiah - Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis conductor
- Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, Night on Bare Mountain - Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit conductor
Winner: Hugh Syme, Levity by Ian Thomas
Other Nominees:
- Taras Chornowol, Beyond Benghazi by Paul Cram Orchestra
- J. Don Blair, Celebration by various artists
- Thomas Balint, Vertigo Tango by The Spoons
- James O'Mara, Walking Through Walls by Body Electric
Winner: Dirty Dancing soundtrack - various artists
Other Nominees:
- Bad - Michael Jackson
- Cocktail - Various Artists
- Faith - George Michael
- Hysteria - Def Leppard
Winner: Looking Up - The Hugh Fraser Quintet
Other Nominees:
- Beyond Benghazi - Paul Cram Orchestra
- Contredanse - Karen Young and Michael Donato
- In Dew Time - Jane Bunnett
- Jean Beaudet Quartet - Jean Beaudet Quartet
Winner: The Return of the Formerly Brothers - Amos Garrett, Doug Sahm and Gene Taylor
Other Nominees:
- Bop 'Til I Drop - Downchild Blues Band
- King Biscuit Boy aka Richard Newell - King Biscuit Boy
- Labour Day - Spirit of the West
- Swinging on a Star - Murray McLauchlan
Nominated and winning releases
editWinner: "Try" - Blue Rodeo
Other Nominees:
- "Diamond Sun" - Glass Tiger
- "When a Man Loves a Woman" - Luba
- "Pop Goes the World" - Men Without Hats
- "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" - Sway
Winner: Songs of Paradise - Alexina Louie
- Concerto for Harpsichord and Eight Wind Instruments - R. Murray Schafer
- River of Fire - Brian Cherney
- Siddartha - Claude Vivier
- Symphonie No 3 - Jacques Hétu
Winner: "Pump Up the Volume" - MARRS
Other Nominees:
- "Faith" - George Michael
- "A Groovy Kind of Love" - Phil Collins
- "I Think We're Alone Now" - Tiffany
- "The Locomotion" - Kylie Minogue
Winner: Angel - Erroll Starr
Other Nominees:
- Crying For Love - Lorraine Scott
- Dancing Under a Latin Moon - Candi
- Private Property - Liberty Silver
- Secret Love - Debbie Johnson and Demo Cates
Winner: Conditions Critical - Lillian Allen
Other Nominees:
- Give Peace a Chance - Errol Blackwood
- I Like Calypso - Elsworth James
- Shadrock - Chester Miller
- War on Drugs - Devon Haughton
Winner: Michael Buckley, "Try" - Blue Rodeo
Other Nominees:
- Ron Berti, "Wait for Me" - The Northern Pikes
- James O'Mara and Kate Ryan, "Our Little Secret" - Art Bergmann
- Donald Robertson, "Ingrid and the Footman" - Jane Siberry
- Jean-Marc Pisapia, "Ordinary People" - The Box
References
edit- Bastien, Mark (2 February 1989). "Blue Rodeo tops Juno list". The Globe and Mail. pp. C5.
- Dafoe, Chris (13 March 1989). "Robertson, Blue Rodeo and a tearful k.d. lang top list of Juno winners". The Globe and Mail. pp. D7.