Juno Awards of 1989
| Juno Awards of 1989 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12 March 1989 |
| Venue | O'Keefe Centre, Toronto, Ontario |
| Hosted by | André-Philippe Gagnon |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBC |
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.
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
[edit]Winner: Pierre Juneau
Nominated and winning albums
[edit]Winner: 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
[edit]Winner: "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.