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Juno Awards of 1989

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Date
  
12 March 1989

Network
  
CBC

Hosted by
  
André-Philippe Gagnon

Venue
  
O'Keefe Centre, Toronto, Ontario

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.

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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.

Canadian Entertainer of the Year

(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

    • Best Female Vocalist

    Winner: Céline Dion

    Other Nominees:

  • Johanne Blouin
  • k.d. lang
  • Rita MacNeil
  • Anne Murray

    • Best Male Vocalist

    Winner: Robbie Robertson

    Other Nominees:

  • Bruce Cockburn
  • Leonard Cohen
  • David Wilcox
  • Neil Young

    • Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year

    Winner: Sass Jordan

    Other Nominees:

  • Candi
  • Patti Jannetta
  • Lisa Lougheed
  • Michelle Wright

    • Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year

    Winner: Colin James

    Other Nominees:

  • Art Bergmann
  • Michael Breen
  • Andrew Cash
  • Jeff Healey

    • Best Group

    Winner: Blue Rodeo

    Other Nominees:

  • Glass Tiger
  • Honeymoon Suite
  • Rush
  • Tom Cochrane & Red Rider

    • Most Promising Group of the Year

    Winner: Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts

    Other Nominees:

  • 54-40
  • The Jitters
  • The Northern Pikes
  • The Pursuit of Happiness

    • Composer of the Year

    Winner: Tom Cochrane

    Other Nominees:

  • Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor
  • David Foster
  • Rita MacNeil
  • Jim Vallance

    • Country Female Vocalist of the Year

    Winner: k.d. lang

    Other Nominees:

  • Carroll Baker
  • Sherry Kean
  • Anne Murray
  • Michelle Wright

    • Country Male Vocalist of the Year

    Winner: Murray McLauchlan

    Other Nominees:

  • George Fox
  • Matt Minglewood
  • Patrick Norman
  • Ian Tyson

    • Instrumental Artist of the Year

    Winner: David Foster

    Other Nominees:

  • Canadian Brass
  • Manteca
  • Frank Mills
  • Zamfir

    • 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:

  • Pat Glover, "Paradiso" by Skywalk (band)
  • 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

    • Canadian Music Hall of Fame

    Winner: The Band

    Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award

    Winner: Sam Sniderman

    Lifetime Achievement Award

    Winner: Pierre Juneau

    Album of the Year

    Winner: Robbie Robertson - Robbie Robertson

    Other Nominees:

  • Diamond Sun - Glass Tiger
  • Outskirts - Blue Rodeo
  • Racing After Midnight - Honeymoon Suite
  • Reason to Believe - Rita MacNeil

    • Best Children's Album

    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

    • Best Classical Album: Solo or Chamber Ensemble

    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

    • 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:

  • Berlioz: Harold in Italy, Rob Roy and Corsaire Overtures - Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Charles Dutoit conductor
  • Fauro: Requiem - Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Charles Dutoit conductor
  • Handel: Messiah - Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis conductor
  • Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, Night on Bare Mountain - Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Charles Dutoit conductor

    • 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:

  • 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

    • 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" - Sway

    • Best Classical Composition

    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

    • 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 - Erroll 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

    Juno Awards of 1989 Wikipedia
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