Juno Awards of 1989
# Juno Awards of 1989

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:

* 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
* 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

## Nominated and winning albums

### 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

## 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

* 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 - 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
