
About The Show
The Junos recognize excellence in the Canadian Music Industry by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Tune in to watch some of your favorite Canadian artists, with a few international stars mixed in.
Host: Andre-Philippe Gagnon
Date: March 11, 1989
City: Toronto, Ontario
The Nominees
Album Of The Year
Best Album Graphics
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Winner:
Ian Thomas Levity - Body Electric Walking Through Walls
- Spoons Vertigo Tango
- Paul Cram Orchestra Beyond Benghazi
- 13 Different Multicultural Groups Celebration
Best Children's Album
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Winner:
Connie Kaldor, Carmen Campagne Lullaby Berceuse -
Winner:
Fred Penner Fred Penner's Place - Toronto Philharmonic Orchestra The Orchestra
- Susan Hammond, The Toronto Boy's Choir, The Studio Arts Orchestra Mr. Bach Comes to Call
- Matt Maxwell Le Loup Du Nord
- Charlotte Diamond Diamonds & Dragons
- Charlotte Diamond Qu'il Y Ait Toujours Le Soleil
Best Classical Album - Large Ensemble
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Winner:
Montreal Symphony Orchestra Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra, Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta - Toronto Symphony, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Handel: Messiah
- Montreal Symphony Orchestra Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Night on Bare Moutain
- Montreal Symphony Orchestra Faure: Requiem
- Montreal Symphony Orchestra Berlioz: Harold in Italy; Rob Roy & Corsaire Overtures
Best Classical Album - Solo Or Chamber Ensemble
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Winner:
Ofra Harnoy Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata - Jane Coop Mozart - Piano Pices
- Tafelmusik Baroque Soloists Master of the German Baroque
- Jon Kimura Parker Chopin: Piano Works
- Desmond Hoebig, Andrew Tunis Beethoven: Music for Cello and Piano
- Canadian Chamber Ensemble Wagner, Francaix, Dvorak
Best Classical Composition
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Winner:
Alexina Louie Songs of Paradise Songs of Paradise - R. Mrray Schafer Concerto for Harpsichord & Eight Wind Instruments Masquerade
- Jacques Hetu Symphonie No. 3 Canadian Classics Vol. 2
- Claude Vivier Siddartha Orchestre Metropolitain
- Brian Cherney River of Fire Fire of Fire
Best Jazz Album
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Winner:
The Hugh Fraser Quintet Looking Up - Paul Cram Orchestra Beyond Benhazi
- Karen Young & Michel Donato Contredanse
- Jean Beaudet Quartet Jean Beaudet Quartet
- Jane Bunnett In Dew Time
Best R&b / Soul Recording
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Winner:
Erroll Starr Angel - Lorraine Scott Crying for Love
- Liberty Silver Private Property
- Candi Dancing Under a Latin Moon
- Debbie Johnson & Demo Cates Secret Love
Best Reggae / Calypso Recording
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Winner:
Lillian Allen Conditions Critical - Errol Blackwood Give Peace a Chance
- Elsworth James I Like Calypso
- Devon Haughton War on Drugs
- Chester Miller Shedrock
Best Roots & Traditional Album
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Winner:
The Amos Garrett, Doug Sahm, Gene Taylor Band The Return of the Formily Brothers - Spirit Of The West Labour Day
- Murray McLauchlan Swingin on a Star
- King Biscuit Boy King Biscuit Boy AKA Richard Newell
- Downchild It's Been So Long
Best Video
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Winner: Blue Rodeo
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- Northern Pikes Wait for Me
- Art Bergmann Our Little Secret
- The Box Ordinary People
- Jane Siberry Ingrid And The Footman
Canadian Entertainer Of The Year
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Winner: Glass Tiger
- Bruce Cockburn
- Tom Cochrane & Red Rider
- Leonard Cohen
- Barney Bentall & The Legendary Hearts
- Blue Rodeo
- Robbie Robertson
- K. D. Lang
- Bryan Adams
- Colin James
Canadian Music Hall Of Fame
Composer Of The Year
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Winner: Tom Cochrane
- Eddie Schwartz
- Rita MacNeil
- Jim Vallance
- Jim Cuddy, Greg Keelor
- David Foster
Country Female Vocalist Of The Year
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Winner: K. D. Lang
- Sherry Kean
- Anne Murray
- Carroll Baker
- Michelle Wright
Country Group Or Duo Of The Year
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Winner:
The Family Brown - Colleen Peterson & Gilles Godard
Country Male Artist Of The Year
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Winner:
Murray McLauchlan - Patrick Norman
- Ian Tyson
- Matt Minglewood
- George Fox
Female Vocalist Of The Year
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Winner: K. D. Lang
- Celine Dion
- Rita MacNeil
- Anne Murray
- Johanne Blouin
Group Of The Year
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Winner: Blue Rodeo
- Honeymoon Suite
- Glass Tiger
- Rush
- Tom Cochrane & Red Rider
Instrumental Artist(s) Of The Year
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Winner: David Foster
- Manteca
- Canadian Brass
- Zamfir
- Frank Mills
International Album Of The Year
International Entertainer Of The Year
International Single Of The Year
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Winner:
M.A.R.R.S. Pump Up the Volume - Tiffany I Think We're Alone Now
- Phil Collins A Groovy Kind Of Love
- George Michael Faith
- Kylie Minogue Locomotion
Male Vocalist Of The Year
Most Promising Female Vocalist Of The Year
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Winner: Sass Jordan
- Michelle Wright
- Canid
- Jannetta
- Lisa Lougheed
Most Promising Group Of The Year
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Winner:
Barney Bentall & The Legendary Hearts - 54-40
- The Jitters
- Northern Pikes
- Pursuit Of Happiness
Most Promising Male Vocalist Of The Year
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Winner: Colin James
- Michael Breen
- Jeff Healey Band
- Andrew Cash
- Art Bergmann
Producer Of The Year
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Winner: Robbie Robertson
Big Sky; SomewhereDown the Crazy River
- David Foster Winter Games
- Aerosmith / Bon Jovi The Movie / Stick to Your Guns
- Hugh Marsh Purple Haze, Sempre Nel Mio Cuore
- Glass Tiger Diamond Sun
Recording Engineer Of The Year
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Winner:
Tom Cochrane & Red Rider Calling America, Different Drummer - Skywalk Paradiso
- Triumph; Dance Desire Never Say Never
- Glass Tiger Diamdon Sun, I'm Still Searching
- Bon Jovi Bad Medicine
Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award
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Winner:
Sam Sniderman
