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 - Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit conductor
Other Nominees: Berlioz: Harold in Italy, Rob Roy and Corsaire Overtures - Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit conductor Fauro: Requiem - Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit conductor Handel: Messiah - Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis conductor Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, Night on Bare Mountain - Montreal Symphony Orchestra, 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
References
External links Juno Awards site