Juno Awards of 1989

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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
Date12 March 1989
VenueO'Keefe Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Hosted byAndré-Philippe Gagnon
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBC
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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

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(This award was chosen by a national poll rather than by Juno organisers CARAS.)

Winner: Glass Tiger

Other Nominees:

Winner: Céline Dion

Other Nominees:

Winner: Robbie Robertson

Other Nominees:

Winner: Sass Jordan

Other Nominees:

Winner: Colin James

Other Nominees:

Winner: Blue Rodeo

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Winner: Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts

Other Nominees:

Winner: Tom Cochrane

Other Nominees:

Winner: k.d. lang

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Winner: Murray McLauchlan

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Winner: David Foster

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Winner: U2

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Winner: Daniel Lanois and Robbie Robertson, "Showdown at Big Sky" & "Somewhere Down the Crazy River" from Robbie Robertson by Robbie Robertson

Other Nominees:

Winner: Mike Fraser, "Calling America" & "Different Drummer" from Victory Day by Tom Cochrane&Red Rider

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Winner: The Band

Winner: Sam Sniderman

Lifetime Achievement Award

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Winner: Pierre Juneau

Nominated and winning albums

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Winner: Robbie Robertson - Robbie Robertson

Other Nominees:

Winner (tied): Fred Penner's Place - Fred Penner and Lullaby Berceuse - Connie Kaldor and Carmen Campagne

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Winner: Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata - Ofra Harnoy

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Winner: Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta - Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit conductor

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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:

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

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Nominated and winning releases

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Winner: "Try" - Blue Rodeo

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Winner: Songs of Paradise - Alexina Louie

Winner: "Pump Up the Volume" - MARRS

Other Nominees:

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

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References

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  • 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.
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