Juno Awards of 1989

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

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

Winner: Glass Tiger

Other Nominees:

Winner: Céline Dion

Other Nominees:

Winner: Robbie Robertson

Other Nominees:

Winner: Sass Jordan

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Winner: Colin James

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Winner: Blue Rodeo

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Winner: Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts

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Winner: Tom Cochrane

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Winner: k.d. lang

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Winner: Murray McLauchlan

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Winner: David Foster

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Winner: U2

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Winner: Daniel Lanois and Robbie Robertson, "Showdown at Big Sky" & "Somewhere Down the Crazy River" from Robbie Robertson by Robbie Robertson

Other Nominees:

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

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Winner: The Band

Winner: Sam Sniderman

Lifetime Achievement Award

Winner: Pierre Juneau

Nominated and winning albums

Winner: Robbie Robertson - Robbie Robertson

Other Nominees:

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

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Winner: Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata - Ofra Harnoy

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

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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

Winner: Dirty Dancing soundtrack - various artists

Other Nominees:

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

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

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Nominated and winning releases

Winner: "Try" - Blue Rodeo

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Winner: Songs of Paradise - Alexina Louie

Winner: "Pump Up the Volume" - MARRS

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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

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

Winner: Michael Buckley, "Try" - Blue Rodeo

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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.