Anita Perras
# Anita Perras

Anita Perras (born 17 March 1960) is a Canadian country music singer.

Perras has released six solo albums, three duo albums with former husband Tim Taylor, and charted twenty-six songs on the RPM Country Tracks chart between 1981 and 1995. Her top 10 singles include "Heads You Win, Tails I Lose" (#10, 1986), "Isn't That the Strangest Thing" (with Tim Taylor, No. 10, 1988), "One Smokey Rose" (#9, 1988), "The Tip of My Fingers" (#9, 1989), "Touch My Heart" (#10, 1990) "Here Comes My Baby" (#9, 1990) and "It Might as Well Be Me" (#10, 1993).

As a solo artist, Perras won the award for Female Artist of the Year in 1986 and 1987, her single "One Smokey Rose" was named Single of the Year in 1988, and she was also nominated for Most Promising Female Vocalist in 1990 and Best Country Female Vocalist in 1994.

Perras and Taylor received the Canadian Country Music Association award for Duo of the Year in 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988, and were nominated for the Juno Award for Country Group or Duo of the Year in 1985 and 1987.

Perras has continued to record, releasing the album Those Classic Country Songs in September 2008 on True North Records.

## Discography

### Albums

| Year | Album | CAN Country | Label |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1989 | Touch My Heart | — | Savannah |
| 1993 | Way Beyond the Blue | 26 | Savannah |
| 1995 | Live (By Request) | — | K-Tel |
| 1997 | The Greatest Hits Collection | — | 3KO Entertainment |
| 2004 | Think Again | — | Pine Ridge |
| 2008 | Those Classic Country Songs | — | True North |

### Albums with Tim Taylor

| Year | Album | Label |
| - | - | - |
| 1981 | Bought and Paid For | Snocan |
| 1985 | This Is Our Night | Tailspin |
| 1987 | Anita & Tim | Savannah |

### Singles

| Year | Title | Peak positions | Album |
| - | - | - | - |
| Year | Title | CAN Country | Album |
| 1981 | "Over the Line Again" | 41 | — |
| 1983 | "Somebody Said It Was Me" | 40 | — |
| 1983 | "You Got What You Want" | 35 | — |
| 1984 | "How's a Girl to Know" | 39 | This Is Our Night |
| 1985 | "Mutual Acquaintance" | 29 | This Is Our Night |
| 1986 | "Heads You Win (Tails I Lose)" | 10 | Anita & Tim |
| 1987 | "I've Found Someone Too" | 20 | Anita & Tim |
| 1988 | "One Smokey Rose" | 9 | Touch My Heart |
| 1989 | "Hello Again" | 30 | Touch My Heart |
| 1989 | "The Tip of My Fingers" | 9 | Touch My Heart |
| 1989 | "Touch My Heart" | 10 | Touch My Heart |
| 1990 | "Here Comes My Baby" | 9 | Touch My Heart |
| 1990 | "After All" | 20 | Touch My Heart |
| 1991 | "I've Got a Travelin' Heart" | 41 | Way Beyond the Blue |
| 1992 | "Can't You Just Stay Gone" | 23 | Way Beyond the Blue |
| 1992 | "Somewhere Under the Rainbow" | 41 | Way Beyond the Blue |
| 1993 | "It Might as Well Be Me" | 10 | Way Beyond the Blue |
| 1993 | "If I Didn't Have You in My World" | 25 | Way Beyond the Blue |
| 1993 | "Way Beyond the Blue" | 17 | Way Beyond the Blue |
| 1995 | "If I Were You" | 22 | Live (By Request) |

**Singles with Tim Taylor**

| Year | Title | Peak positions | Album |
| - | - | - | - |
| Year | Title | CAN Country | Album |
| 1984 | "We Get By" | 34 | This Is Our Night |
| 1985 | "This Is Our Night" | 29 | This Is Our Night |
| 1986 | "Something Good" | 19 | Anita & Tim |
| 1986 | "Heading in the Wrong Direction" | 23 | Anita & Tim |
| 1987 | "Isn't That the Strangest Thing" | 10 | Anita & Tim |
| 1988 | "You're Too Much" | * | Anita & Tim |
| * denotes unknown peak positions ||||

**Guest singles**

| Year | Title | Artist | Peak positions | Album |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Title | Artist | CAN Country | Album |
| 1994 | "Trace Back" | Gary Fjellgaard | 50 | Believe in Forever |

## Awards

### Canadian Country Music Association

* 1985 – Duo of the Year (with Tim Taylor)
* 1986 – Female Artist of the Year
* 1986 – Duo of the Year (with Tim Taylor)
* 1987 – Female Artist of the Year
* 1987 – Duo of the Year (with Tim Taylor)
* 1988 – Single of the Year ("One Smokey Rose")
* 1988 – Duo of the Year (with Tim Taylor)
