Juno Awards of 1985

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Juno Awards of 1985
Date4 November 1985
VenueHarbour Castle Hilton Hotel, Toronto, Ontario
Hosted byAndrea Martin, Martin Short
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBC

The Juno Awards of 1985, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 4 November 1985 in Toronto. The ceremony was hosted by Andrea Martin and Martin Short at the Harbour Castle Hilton Hotel.

New categories for R&B/Soul and Reggae/Calypso were introduced this year. Nominations in secondary categories (children's, video, producer, recording engineer, classical and jazz) were announced 27 September 1985.

The ceremonies were broadcast nationally on CBC Television from 7pm Eastern Time. These included performances by Liberty Silver, Kim Mitchell and a duet of Tina Turner and Bryan Adams. Prime Minister Brian Mulroney was also in attendance.

Earlier in 1985, most major Canadian music artists joined each other to create the benefit single "Tears Are Not Enough". It was not represented among the year's Juno nominations although it demonstrated strength in the Canadian music industry.

This marked the first year that a black female was awarded a Juno: Liberty Silver.

Nominees and winners[]

Female Vocalist of the Year[]

Winner: Luba

Other nominees:

Male Vocalist of the Year[]

Winner: Bryan Adams

Other nominees:

Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year[]

Winner: k.d. lang

Other nominees:

Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year[]

Winner: Paul Janz

Other nominees:

Group of the Year[]

Winner: Parachute Club

Other nominees:

Most Promising Group of the Year[]

Winner: Idle Eyes

Other nominees:

Composer of the Year[]

Winner: Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance

Other nominees:

Country Female Vocalist of the Year[]

Winner: Anne Murray

Other nominees:

Country Male Vocalist of the Year[]

Winner: Murray McLauchlan

Other nominees:

Country Group or Duo of the Year[]

Winner: The Family Brown

Other nominees:

  • C-Weed Band
  • Kelita Haverland and Gilles Godard
  • Midnite Rodeo Band
  • Anita Perras and Tim Taylor

Instrumental Artist of the Year[]

Winner: Canadian Brass

Other nominees:

Producer of the Year[]

Winner: David Foster, Chicago 17 by Chicago

Other nominees:

Recording Engineer of the Year[]

Winner: Hayward Parrott, Underworld by The Front

Other nominees:

Canadian Music Hall of Fame[]

Winner: Wilf Carter

Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award[]

Winner: A. Hugh Joseph

Nominated and winning albums[]

Album of the Year[]

Winner: Reckless, Bryan Adams

Other nominees:

Best Album Graphics[]

Winner: Rob MacIntyre and Dimo Safari, Strange Animal by Gowan

Other nominees:

Best Children's Album[]

Winner: Murmel Murmel Munsch, Robert Munsch

Other nominees:

  • The Magic Singing Animal Farm, Brad McDonald, Frank Daller, David Waldon
  • Music Builders VI, The Music Builders Chorus
  • Snyder the Spider, Paul Hann
  • Today's Special, Today's Special
  • Wee Rockers, Wee Rockers

Best Classical Album of the Year - Solo or Chamber Ensemble[]

Winner: W.A. Mozart-String Quartets, The Orford String Quartet

Other nominees:

Best Classical Album of the Year - Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) With Large Ensemble Accompaniment[]

Winner: Ravel: Ma Mere L'oye/Pavane Pour un Infante Debunte/Tombeau de Couperin And Valses Nobles et Sentimentales, l'Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, Charles Dutoit conductor

Other nominees:

International Album of the Year[]

Winner: Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen

Other nominees:

  • Like a Virgin, Madonna
  • Make It Big, Wham!
  • Private Dancer, Tina Turner
  • Purple Rain, Prince

Best Jazz Album[]

Winner: A Beautiful Friendship, Don Thompson

Other nominees:

Nominated and winning releases[]

Best Selling Single[]

Winner: "Never Surrender", Corey Hart

Other nominees:

International Single of the Year[]

Winner: "I Want to Know What Love Is", Foreigner

Other nominees:

  • "Careless Whisper", Wham!
  • "I Just Called to Say I Love You", Stevie Wonder
  • "Shout", Tears for Fears
  • "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", Wham!

Best R&B/Soul Recording of the Year[]

Winner: "Lost Somewhere Inside Your Love", Liberty Silver

Other nominees:

  • "Hit and Run Lover", Yvonne Moore
  • "Mega Mix", Something Extra
  • "Memories of Moments", Demo Cates
  • "Two Can Play", Wayne St. John

Best Reggae/Calypso Recording[]

Winner: "Heaven Must Have Sent You", Liberty Silver and Otis Gayle

Other nominees:

  • Camboulay Dub, Mojah
  • Trade Winds '84, Trade Winds
  • Sattalites, Sattalites
  • Higher Love, Syren

Best Video[]

Winner: Rob Quartly, "A Criminal Mind" by Gowan

Other nominees:

  • Robert Bouvier, "Go For Soda" by Kim Mitchell
  • Rob Quartly, "Never Surrender" by Corey Hart
  • Rob Quartly, "You're a Strange Animal" by Gowan
  • Deborah Samuel and Lorraine Segato, "At the Feet of the Moon" by Parachute Club

References[]

  • "Jazz, classical records up for Junos". The Globe and Mail. 28 September 1985. p. 15.
  • Lacey, Liam (2 November 1985). "Juno who's who". The Globe and Mail. pp. D1.
  • Lacey, Liam (2 November 1985). "Jolt of Juno power could do the trick". The Globe and Mail. pp. D3.

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