Juno Awards of 1990
| Juno Awards of 1990 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 18 March 1990 |
| Venue | O'Keefe Centre, Toronto, Ontario |
| Hosted by | Rick Moranis |
| Television/Radio coverage | |
| Network | CBC |
The Juno Awards of 1990, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 18 March 1990 in Toronto at a ceremony in the O'Keefe Centre. Rick Moranis was the host for the ceremonies, which were broadcast on CBC Television.
Alannah Myles won in three Juno categories on the strength of her internationally successful debut album.
Specialty television service YTV would broadcast a repeat of the televised awards ceremony one week later, according to a five-year agreement announced before the 1990 Juno Awards.
Nominees and winners
Canadian Entertainer of the Year
This award was chosen by a national poll rather than by Juno organisers CARAS.
Winner: The Jeff Healey Band
Other Nominees:
Best Female Vocalist
Winner: Rita MacNeil
Other Nominees:
Best Male Vocalist
Winner: Kim Mitchell
Other Nominees:
Most Promising Female Vocalist
Winner: Alannah Myles
Other Nominees:
Most Promising Male Vocalist
Winner: Daniel Lanois
Other Nominees:
- Neil James Harnett
- Ray Lyell
- Roch Voisine
- Rufus Wainwright
Group of the Year
Winner: Blue Rodeo
Other Nominees:
Most Promising Group
Winner: The Tragically Hip
Other Nominees:
Best Composer
Winner: David Tyson and Christopher Ward (for Alannah Myles)
Other Nominees:
Best Country Female Vocalist
Winner: k.d. lang
Other Nominees:
Best Country Male Vocalist
Winner: George Fox
Other Nominees:
Best Country Group or Duo
Winner: The Family Brown
Other Nominees:
- Alibi
- Great Western Orchestra
- Silver and Degazio
- Stoker Brothers
Best Instrumental Artist
Winner: Manteca
Other Nominees:
International Entertainer of the Year
Winner: Melissa Etheridge
Other Nominees:
Best Producer
Winner: Bruce Fairbairn, Pump by Aerosmith
Other Nominees:
- Daniel Lanois, Acadie by Daniel Lanois
- Bob Rock, Dr. Feelgood by Mötley Crüe & Blue Murder by Blue Murder
- Neil Peart, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson (with Co-producer Rupert Hine), "Force Ten" from Hold Your Fire & "Presto" from Presto by Rush
- David Tyson, Alannah Myles by Alannah Myles
Best Recording Engineer
Winner: Kevin Doyle, Alannah Myles by Alannah Myles
Other Nominees:
- Jean Claude Beaudoin, Tell Somebody by Sass Jordan
- Lenny DeRose, Bodyrock by Lee Aaron & she by Dalbello
- John Naslen, Big Circumstance by Bruce Cockburn
- Rick Starks, Perfect Foot by Manteca
- Michael Phillip Wojewoda, As the Crow Flies by Chalk Circle
Hall of Fame Award
Winner: Maureen Forrester
Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award
Winner: Rush
Nominated and winning albums
Album of the Year
Winner: Alannah Myles, Alannah Myles
Other Nominees:
- Now the Bells Ring, Rita MacNeil
- Rita, Rita MacNeil
- See the Light, The Jeff Healey Band
- Victory Day, Tom Cochrane and Red Rider
Best Children's Album
Winner: Beethoven Lives Upstairs, Susan Hammond and Barbara Nichol
Other Nominees:
- The Boy Who Wanted to Talk to Whales, Robert Minden Ensemble
- Footeprints, Norman Foote
- Improvise with Eric Nagler, Eric Nagler
- The People on My Street, Bob King
Best Classical Album (Solo or Chamber Ensemble)
Winner: 20th Century Original Piano Transcriptions, Louis Lortie
Other Nominees:
- Beethoven: The Complete Quartets, The Orford String Quartet
- Corelli: Concerti Grossi, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
- Gabrieli and Monteverdi: Antiphonal Music, Canadian Brass
- Kevin McMillan, baritone Kevin McMillan
Best Classical Album (Large Ensemble)
Winner: Boccherini: Cello Concertos and Symphonies, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
Other Nominees:
- Fete a la Francais, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Dutoit
- Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Dutoit, piano Louis Lortie
- Haydn Symphonies No. 1 and 5, National Arts Centre Orchestra, conductor Gabriel Chmura
- Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 5, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Dutoit
Best Album Design
Winner: Hugh Syme, Presto by Rush
Other Nominees:
- Jamie Bennett and Nuala Byles, Perfect Foot by Manteca
- Robert LeBeuf and J.W. Stewart, The Adventures of Women & Men Without Hate in the 21st Century by Men Without Hats
- Mary Margaret O'Hara, Miss America by Mary Margaret O'Hara
- Hugh Syme, Rockland by Kim Mitchell
International Album of the Year
Winner: Girl You Know It's True, Milli Vanilli (disqualified)
Other Nominees:
- Forever Your Girl, Paula Abdul
- The Raw & the Cooked, Fine Young Cannibals
- Hangin' Tough, New Kids on the Block
- Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1, The Traveling Wilburys
Best Jazz Album
Winner: Skydance, Jon Ballantyne Trio featuring Joe Henderson
Other Nominees:
- Friday the 14th, Bernie Senesky
- Off Centre, Time Warp
- Pas de Probleme, The Hugh Fraser Quintet
- Something's Here, The Edmonton Jazz Ensemble
Best Roots and Traditional Album
Winner: * Je Voudrais Changer D'Chapeau, La Bottine Souriante
Other Nominees:
- Humor Me, Jesse Winchester
- I Make My Home in Shoes, Amos Garrett
- Jubilation II, Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir
- You Were On My Mind, Sylvia Tyson
Nominated and winning releases
Single of the Year
Winner: "Black Velvet", Alannah Myles
Other Nominees:
- "All the Things I Wasn't", The Grapes of Wrath
- "Love Is", Alannah Myles
- "Rock n Roll Duty", Kim Mitchell
- "Under Your Spell", Candi
Best Classical Composition
Winner: Concerto For Harp and Chamber Orchestra, Oskar Morawetz
Other Nominees:
- Introduction and Three Folk Songs, Jean Coulthard
- Sonata No. 1, Pat Carrabré
- The Sons of Jacob, Sid Robinovitch
- Third Chamber Concerto, Gary Kulesha
International Single of the Year
Winner: "Swing The Mood", Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
Other Nominees:
- "Hangin' Tough", New Kids on the Block
- "Like a Prayer", Madonna
- "She Drives Me Crazy", Fine Young Cannibals
- "Straight Up", Paula Abdul
Best R&B/Soul Recording
Winner: Spellbound, Billy Newton-Davis
Other Nominees:
- Your Love, George Banton
- Mega Love, Debbie Johnson
- Another Love in Your Life, Jay W. McGee
- Never Be Lonely, Lorraine Scott
Best Reggae/Calypso Recording
Winner: Too Late To Turn Back Now, Sattalites
Other Nominees:
- Chuckie Prophesy, Clifton Joseph
- Soca Band, Elsworth James
- South Africa is a Disgrace, Leroy Sibbles
- Tribute to Ben Johnson, Elsworth James
Best Dance Recording
Winner: "I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden)", Kon Kan
Other Nominees:
- "Yada Yada", Jam Jam Jam
- "Let Your Backbone Slide", Maestro Fresh-Wes
- "Missing You", Candi
- "Under Your Spell", Candi
Best Video
Winner: Cosimo Cavallaro, "Boomtown" by Andrew Cash
Other Nominees:
- Don Allan, "Watcha Do to My Body" by Lee Aaron
- Chris Hooper, Kevin Kane, Robert Longevall, "All the Things I Wasn't" by The Grapes of Wrath
- Greg Masuak, "Giving Away a Miracle" by Luba
- Kari Skogland, "Waterline" by Spoons
References
- Nunes, Julia (8 February 1990). "Alannah Myles and Rita MacNeil lead the pack of Juno nominees". The Globe and Mail. p. C5.
- Nunes, Julia (19 March 1990). "Myles scores musical hat trick (Rocker picks up three Juno Awards)". The Globe and Mail. p. C7.