Juno Awards of 1989

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

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[]

Canadian Entertainer of the Year[]

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

Winner: Glass Tiger

Other Nominees:

Best Female Vocalist[]

Winner: Céline Dion

Other Nominees:

Best Male Vocalist[]

Winner: Robbie Robertson

Other Nominees:

Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year[]

Winner: Sass Jordan

Other Nominees:

Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year[]

Winner: Colin James

Other Nominees:

Best Group[]

Winner: Blue Rodeo

Other Nominees:

Most Promising Group of the Year[]

Winner: Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts

Other Nominees:

Composer of the Year[]

Winner: Tom Cochrane

Other Nominees:

Country Female Vocalist of the Year[]

Winner: k.d. lang

Other Nominees:

Country Male Vocalist of the Year[]

Winner: Murray McLauchlan

Other Nominees:

Instrumental Artist of the Year[]

Winner: David Foster

Other Nominees:

International Entertainer of the Year[]

Winner: U2

Other Nominees:

  • Crowded House
  • INXS
  • Michael Jackson
  • George Michael

Producer of the Year[]

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

Recording Engineer of the Year[]

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

Other Nominees:

Canadian Music Hall of Fame[]

Winner: The Band

Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award[]

Winner: Sam Sniderman

Lifetime Achievement Award[]

Winner: Pierre Juneau

Nominated and winning albums[]

Album of the Year[]

Winner: Robbie Robertson - Robbie Robertson

Other Nominees:

Best Children's Album[]

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

Other Nominees:

Best Classical Album: Solo or Chamber Ensemble[]

Winner: Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata - Ofra Harnoy

Other Nominees:

Best Classical Album (Large Ensemble)[]

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

Other Nominees:

Best Album Graphics[]

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

International Album of the Year[]

Winner: Dirty Dancing soundtrack - various artists

Other Nominees:

  • Bad - Michael Jackson
  • Cocktail - Various Artists
  • Faith - George Michael
  • Hysteria - Def Leppard

Best Jazz Album[]

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

Best Roots & Traditional Album[]

Winner: The Return of the Formerly Brothers - Amos Garrett, Doug Sahm and Gene Taylor

Other Nominees:

Nominated and winning releases[]

Single of the Year[]

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

Best Classical Composition[]

Winner: Songs of Paradise - Alexina Louie

International Single of the Year[]

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

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

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

Best Reggae/Calypso Recording[]

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

Best Video[]

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[]

  • 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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