Juno Awards of 1987

The Juno Awards of 1987, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 2 November 1987 in Toronto at a ceremony in the O'Keefe Centre. Howie Mandel was the host for the ceremonies, which were broadcast on CBC Television.

Nominees and winners

=Female Vocalist of the Year=

Winner: Luba (Capitol)

Other Nominees:
* Lee Aaron (Attic)
* Véronique Béliveau (A&M)
* k.d. lang (WEA)
* Anne Murray (Capitol)

=Male Vocalist of the Year=

Winner: Bryan Adams (A&M)

Other Nominees:
* Corey Hart (Aquarius)
* Gowan (CBS)
* Kim Mitchell (Alert)
* Gino Vannelli (PolyGram)

=Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year=

Winner: Rita MacNeil

=Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year=

Winner: Tim Feehan

=Group of the Year=

Winner: Tom Cochrane & Red Rider (Capitol)

Other Nominees:
* The Box (Alert)
* The Parachute Club (Current/BMG)
* Rock & Hyde (Capitol)
* Triumph (MCA)

=Most Promising Group of the Year=

Winner: Frozen Ghost

=Composer of the Year=

Winner: Jim Vallance

Other Nominees:
* Bryan Adams
* Tom Cochrane
* David Foster
* Bob Rock & Paul Hyde
* Eddie Schwartz

=Country Female Vocalist of the Year=

Winner: k.d. lang (WEA)

Other Nominees:
* Carroll Baker (Tembo)
* Kelita (BMG)
* Anne Murray (Capitol)
* Sylvia Tyson (Stony Plain)

=Country Male Vocalist of the Year=

Winner: Ian Tyson (Stony Plain)

Other Nominees:
* Terry Carisse (Savannah)
* Terry Christenson (BMG)
* Gary Fjellgaard (Savannah)
* Ronnie Prophet (BMG)

=Country Group or Duo of the Year=

Winner: Prairie Oyster (Stony Plain)

Other Nominees:
* Double Eagle (Book Shop Records)
* The Good Brothers (Savannah)
* Anita Perras & Tim Taylor (Savannah)
* Stoker Brothers (BMG)

=Instrumental Artist of the Year=

Winner: David Foster (WEA)

Other Nominees:
* Liona Boyd (CBS)
* Canadian Brass (CBS)
* Hagood Hardy (Duke Street)
* Frank Mills (Capitol)

=Producer of the Year=

Winner: Daniel Lanois, "So" - Peter Gabriel (WEA)

Other Nominees:
* Bryan Adams (Co-producer Bob Clearmountain), "Heat of the Night" - Bryan Adams (A&M)
* Terry Brown (Co-producer Cutting Crew), "Broadcast" - Cutting Crew (Virgin)
* Bruce Fairbairn, "You Give Love a Bad Name" - Bon Jovi & "Livin' on a Prayer" - Bon Jovi (PolyGram)
* Daniel Lanois (Co-producer Peter Gabriel), "The Joshua Tree" - U2 (Island)
* Gino Vannelli/Joe Vannelli/Ross Vannelli, "Big Dreamers Never Sleep" - Gino Vannelli (PolyGram)
* Chris Wardman, "Mending Wall" - Chalk Circle (Duke St.)

=Recording Engineer of the Year=

Winner: Gino Vannelli and Joe Vannelli, "Wild Horses", "Young Lover"

Canadian Music Hall of Fame

Winner: The Guess Who

Nominated and winning albums

=Album of the Year=

Winner: "Shakin' Like A Human Being" - Kim Mitchell (Alert)

Other Nominees:
* "Between the Earth and the Sky" - Luba (Capitol)
* "Fields of Fire" - Corey Hart (Aquarius)
* "Great Dirty World" - Gowan (CBS)
* "Into the Fire" - Bryan Adams (A&M)

=Best Album Graphics=

Winner: Jamie Bennett and Shari Spier, "Small Victories" (The Parachute Club)

=Best Jazz Album=

Winner: "If You Could See Me Now" - The Oscar Peterson Four (A&M)

Other Nominees:
* "Cafe Alto" - Dave Turner (CBC Ent.)
* "Speak Low, Swing Hard" - Oliver Jones Trio (Justin Time)
* "Streetniks" - The Shuffle Demons (Stubby)
* "Trio Jon Ballantyne" - Jon Ballantyne (CBC Ent.)

=Best Classical Album of the Year=

Winner: "Schubert, Quintet In C" - The Orford String Quartet, Ofra Harnoy (cello) (Fanfare)

Other Nominees:
* "Avison/Scarlatti, Concerti Grossi" - Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra (CBC Ent.)
* "Great Russian Piano Music" - Anton Kuerti (piano) (Fanfare)
* "Impact" - Beverley Johnston (percussion), James Campbell (clarinet) (Centre-discs)
* "Presenting Joaquin Valdepenas" - Joaquin Valdepenas (clarinet), Patricia Parr (piano) (CBC Ent.)

=Best Classical Album of the Year - Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) With Large Ensemble Accompaniment=

Winner: "Holst: The Planets" - Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor) (PolyGram)

Other Nominees:
* "Beethoven, Piano Concertos" - Toronto Symphony, Anton Kuerti (piano) (CBC Ent.)
* "Berlioz: Romeo et Juliette" - Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor) (PolyGram)
* "Stravinsky, The Firebird" - Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor) (PolyGram)
* "Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Capriccio Italien, March Slave, Nutcracker Suite" - Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit, (conductor) (PolyGram)

=Best Children's Album=

Winner: "Drums!" - Bill Usher (Kids')

Other Nominees:
* "Bananas In His Eyebrows" - Roberta Lynne Stones (Banana)
* "Diamond In The Rough" - Charlotte Diamond (Hug Bug)
* "Family Album" - Rick & Judy (Mariposa)
* "Family Pie" - Kim & Jerry Brodey (Kids')

=International Album of the Year=

Winner: "True Blue" - Madonna

Nominated and winning releases

=Single of the year=

Winner: "Someday" - Glass Tiger (Capitol)

Other Nominees:
* "Can't Help Falling in Love" - Corey Hart (Aquarius)
* "Heat of the Night" - Bryan Adams (A&M)
* "Patio Lanterns" - Kim Mitchell (Alert)
* "Vivre Dans La Nuit" - Nuance (ISBA)

=International Single of the Year=

Winner: "Venus" - Bananarama

=Best Classical Composition=

Winners:"
* "Atayoskewin" - Malcolm Forsyth (composer), Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Uri Mayer (conductor), (CBC Ent.)
* "Pages of Solitary Delights" - Donald Steven (composer), Maureen Forrester with the McGill Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hoenich (conductor), (McGill University Records)

Other Nominees:
* "Cadenzas" - Impact, Alexina Louie (composer) (Centrediscs)
* "Overture To A Fairy Tale" - Canadian & Russian Overtures, Oskar Morawetz (composer) (CBC Ent.)
* "Scherzo For String Orchestra" - Entre Amis, Andre Prevost (composer) (CBC Ent.)

=Best R&B/Soul Recording of the Year=

Winner: "Peek-A-Boo" - Kim Richardson (A&M)

Other Nominees:
* "Big City" - Glen Ricketts (Seraff)
* "Dream Girl" - George Olliver (Slott)
* "For The Love Of Money" - Erroll Starr (A&M)
* "Here And Now" - Tchukon (Aquarius)

=Best Reggae/Calypso Recording=

Winner: "Mean While" - Leroy Sibbles (Attic)

Other Nominees:
* "Chant, Chant" - Errol Blackwood (Jahmaker)
* "Crazy" - Messenjah (Version)
* "Empty Promises" - Adrian Miller (Bridge)
* "Live Via Sattalites" - Sattalites (Axe)

=Best Video=

Winner: Ron Berti, "Love Is Fire" - The Parachute Club (Current/BMG)

Other Nominees:
* Ron Berti, "Waiting For A Miracle" - Bruce Cockburn (True North)
* Mark Gane & Martha Johnson, "Only You" - M+M (Current/BMG)
* Nelu Ghiran, "I'm An Adult Now" - The Pursuit of Happiness (Swell)
* Stephen Surjik, "Should I See" - Frozen Ghost (WEA)
* Rob Quartly, "Easy To Tame" - Kim Mitchell (Alert)

References

*cite news | last=Dafoe | first=Chris | pages=D5 | title=Quirky Lang delights Juno crowd | date=3 November 1987 | publisher=Globe and Mail

External links

* [http://www.junoawards.ca Juno Awards site]