Juno Awards of 1995
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The Juno Awards of 1995, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 26 March 1995 in Hamilton, Ontario at a ceremony in the Copps Coliseum. Mary Walsh, Rick Mercer and other regulars of the television series This Hour Has 22 Minutes were the hosts for the ceremonies which were broadcast on CBC Television.
Nominees were announced on 1 February 1995. Susan Aglukark and Jann Arden were among the prominent nominees this year.
Almost 10 000 people were in the Coliseum for the event - over 6500 public tickets were sold, the remainder were from the music business.
Leonard Rambeau, the long-time manager of Anne Murray, received a special lifetime achievement award. Rambeau died later that year of cancer.
[edit] Nominees and winners
[edit] Entertainer of the Year
This award was chosen by a national poll rather than by Juno organisers CARAS.
Winner: The Tragically Hip
Other Nominees:
[edit] Best Female Vocalist
Winner: Jann Arden
Other Nominees:
[edit] Best Male Vocalist
Winner: Neil Young
Other Nominees:
- Bruce Cockburn
- Colin James
- John McDermott
- Roch Voisine
[edit] Best New Solo Artist
Winner: Susan Aglukark
Other Nominees:
- Sara Craig
- David Gogo
- Éric Lapointe
- Andrew Matheson
[edit] Group of the Year
Winner: The Tragically Hip
Other Nominees:
[edit] Best New Group
Winner: Moist
Other Nominees:
- Big Sugar
- Farmer's Daughter
- The Gandharvas
- Wild Strawberries
[edit] Songwriter of the Year
Winner: Jann Arden
Other Nominees:
- Bryan Adams
- Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy
- Joni Mitchell
- Neil Young
[edit] Best Country Female Vocalist
Winner: Michelle Wright
Other Nominees:
- Lisa Brokop
- Cindy Church
- Patricia Conroy
- Anne Murray
[edit] Best Country Male Vocalist
Winner: Charlie Major
Other Nominees:
- Joel Feeney
- George Fox
- Terry Kelly
- Jim Witter
[edit] Best Country Group or Duo
Winner: Prairie Oyster
Other Nominees:
- Coda the West
- Farmer's Daughter
- Prescott & Brown
- Quartette
[edit] Best Instrumental Artist
Winner: André Gagnon
Other Nominees:
- Hennie Bekker
- Wayne Chaulk
- Marie-Andree Ostiguy
- Quartetto Gelato
[edit] Best Producer
Winner: Robbie Robertson, "Skin Walker" and "It Is A Good Day To Die" by Robbie Robertson
Other Nominees:
- Arnold Lanni, "Birdman" and "Naveed" by Our Lady Peace
- David Foster, "Power of My Love" and "Colour of My Love" by Celine Dion, "I Swear" and "All-4-One" by All-4-One
- Mark Howard and The Tragically Hip, "Grace, Too", "Day for Night", "Nautical Disaster" by The Tragically Hip
- Pierre Marchand, "Posession", "Stumbling Towards Ecstasy", "Good Enough" by Sarah McLachlan
[edit] Best Recording Engineer
Winner: Lenny DeRose, "Lay My Body Down" and "Charms" by The Philosopher Kings
Other Nominees:
- Mike Fraser, "Push Comes to Shove" by Jackyl and "Dueces Are Wild" by Aerosmith
- Michael-Phillip Wojewoda, "Music from the Miton Picture Whale Music" by Rheostatics
- Marc Ramaer, "Hush Sweet Lover" by k.d. lang and "Jane" by Barenaked Ladies
- Jeff Wolpert, "The Bonny Swans" and "The Dark Night of the Soul" by Loreena McKennitt
[edit] Canadian Music Hall of Fame
Winner: Buffy Sainte-Marie
[edit] Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award
Winner: Louis Applebaum
[edit] Nominated and winning albums
[edit] Best Album
Winner: The Colour of My Love, Celine Dion
Other Nominees:
- Day For Night, The Tragically Hip
- 5 Days to July, Blue Rodeo
- Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, Sarah McLachlan
- North Country, The Rankin Family
[edit] Best Children's Album
Winner: Bananaphone, Raffi
Other Nominees:
- Eric's World Record, Eric Nagler
- J'ai tant danse, Carmen Campagne
- Jacob Two Two and the Dinosaur, Mordecai Richler
- What a day!, Fred Penner
[edit] Best Classical Album (Solo or Chamber Ensemble)
Winner: Erica Goodman Plays Canadian Harp Music, Erica Goodman
Other Nominees:
- Bibor: Instrumental Works, Tafelmusik, musical director Jeanne Lamon
- Gabrielli for Brass, The Canadian Brass
- The Joy of Piano, Valerie Tryon
- Quartetto Gelato, Quartetto Gelato
[edit] Best Classical Album (Large Ensemble)
Winner: Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6, Tafelmusik, director Jeanne Lamon
Other Nominees:
- Ibert: Escales, Flute Concerto, flute Timothy Hutchins, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, conductor Charles Dutoit
- Shostakovich: Symphonies 1 and 15, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, conductor Charles Dutoit
- Stravinsky: Apollon Musagete, Sinfonietta de Montréal, conductor Charles Dutoit
- The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol. 7 - Henselt and Alkan, piano Marc-André Hamelin, BBC Scottish Symphony, conductor Martyn Brabbins
[edit] Best Classical Album (Vocal or Choral Performance)
Winner: Berlioz: Les Troyens, Vocal Soloists, Choeur et Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, conductor Charles Dutoit
Other Nominees:
- Glitter and Be Gay, Tracy Dahl, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Mario Bernardi
- Janacek: Glagolitic Mass and Sinfonietta, Choeur et Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, conductor Charles Dutoit
- Pergolesi and Vivaldi: Stabat Mater, vocal soloists Catherine Robbin and Dorothea Roschmann, Les Violons du Roy, director Bernard Labadie
- Schubert: Schwanengesang D.957, baritone Kevin McMillan, piano Lev Natochenny
[edit] Best Album Design
Winner: Andrew MacNaughton and Our Lady Peace, Naveed
Other Nominees:
- Nancy Boyle, Itch by Kim Mitchell
- Kevin Lynn, Project Twinkle by King Cobb Steelie
- Antoine Moonen and Mike Trebilcock, Starry by Killjoys
- Megan Oldfield, Smilin' Buddha Cabaret by 54-40
[edit] Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic)
Winner: The Colour of My Love, Céline Dion
Other Nominees:
- August and Everything After, Counting Crows
- Day For Night, The Tragically Hip
- The Sign, Ace of Base
- VS, Pearl Jam
[edit] Best Mainstream Jazz Album
Winner: Free Trade, Free Trade
Other Nominees:
- Bill, Please, Lorne Lofsky
- I Thought About You..., Ranee Lee
- Overtime, Rob McConnell and The Boss Brass
- The Water Is Wide, Jane Bunnett
[edit] Best Contemporary Jazz Album
Winner: The Merlin Factor, Jim Hillman and The Merlin Factor
Other Nominees:
- Carpathian Blues, John Stetch
- Dual Vision, Joe Sealy and Paul Novotny
- Hymn to the Earth, Sonny Greenwich
- We Were Talking, Mark Duggan
[edit] Best Roots or Traditional Album
Winner: The Mask and Mirror, Loreena McKennitt
Other Nominees:
- The Assassin's Apprentice, Stephen Fearing
- Driver, Ferron
- La Mistrine, La Bottine Souriante
- Turbulent Indigo, Joni Mitchell
[edit] Best Alternative Album
Winner: Shiver, Rose Chronicles
Other Nominees:
- Forever Again, Eric's Trip
- Naveed, Our Lady Peace
- Project Twinkle, King Cobb Steelie
- Twice Removed, Sloan
[edit] Best Blues/Gospel Album
Winner: Joy To The World - Jubilation V, Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir
Other Nominees:
- Good Times Guaranteed, Downchild Blues Band
- Home Is Where the Harp Is Live, Harpdog Brown and The Bloodhounds
- Just Gettin' Started, Rita Chiarelli
- Welcome Back, John Ellison
[edit] Best Selling Francophone Album
Winner: Coup de Tete, Roch Voisine
Other Nominees:
- Déchaînée, France d'Amour
- Jehanne Blouin chante Noel, Jehanne Blouin
- Obsession, Éric Lapointe
- Y, Lynda Lemay
[edit] Hard Rock Album of the Year
Winner: Suffersystem, Monster Voodoo Machine
Other Nominees:
[edit] Nominated and winning releases
[edit] Single of the Year
Winner: "Could I Be Your Girl", Jann Arden
Other Nominees:
- "Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm", Crash Test Dummies
- "Power of Love", Celine Dion
- "Please Forgive Me", Bryan Adams
- "Push", Moist
[edit] Best Classical Composition
Winner: "Sketches From Natal", Malcolm Forsyth with CBC Vancouver Orchestra
Other Nominees:
- "From the Eastern Gate", Alexina Louie, Erica Goodman Plays Canadian Harp Music
- "Iridescence", Chris Paul Harmon, Iridescence by Espirit Orchestra
- "Missa Brevis No. 11 Sancti Johannis Baptistae", Healey Willan - Healey Willan Masses & Motets by The Choirs of St. Mary Magdalene Church
- "Sonata Rhapsody for Viola & Piano", Jean Coulthard - A Portrait of the Viola by Steven Dann and Bruce Vogt
[edit] Best Rap Recording
Winner: Certified, Ghetto Concept
Other Nominees:
- Chi-Litchi-Latchi-Low, Freaks of Reality
- Naah, Dis Kid Can't Be from Canada, Maestro Fresh-Wes
- Really Livin', Rascalz
- Subliminal Simulation, Dream Warriors
[edit] Best R&B/Soul Recording
Winner: "First Impression For The Bottom Jigglers", Bass Is Base
Other Nominees:
- "I Had a Dream", Carol Medina
- "Key to My Heart", The Earthtones
- "Love T.K.O.", The Nylons
- "Smooth & Soft", Gentlemen X
[edit] Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording
Winner: Arctic Rose, Susan Aglukark
Other Nominees:
- Akua Tuta, Kashtin
- Blue Voice/New Voice, Jani Lauzon
- Music for the Native Americans, Robbie Robertson and The Red Road Ensemble
- No Regrets, Tom Jackson
[edit] Best Reggae Recording
Winner: "Class and Credential", Carla Marshall
Other Nominees:
- "A Love Thang", Tanya Mullings
- "Lazah Current", Lazah Current
- "Smokin' the Goat", One
- "The Sound", Fujahtive
[edit] Best Global Recording
Winner: Africa +, Eval Manigat
Other Nominees:
- Dancing on the Moon Contigo, [[Oscar Lopez
- Indiscretion, Djole
- Nene, Alpha Yaya Diallo
- Nine-Fold Heart, The Lee Pui Ming Ensemble
[edit] Best Dance Recording
Winner: Higher Love (Club Mix), Capital Sound
Other Nominees:
- "Could I Be Your Girl", Jann Arden
- "In the Night", Capital Sound
- "Music Is My Life", Temperance
- "Pure (You're Touching Me)", West End Girls
[edit] Best Video
Winner: Lyne Charlebois, "Tunnel Of Trees" by Gogh Van Go
Other Nominees:
- Curtis Wehrfritz, "Bad Timing" by Blue Rodeo
- Jeth Weinrich, "Blame Your Parents" by 54-40
- Jeth Weinrich, "Insensitive" by Jann Arden
- Brenton Spencer, "Push" by Moist
[edit] References
- Renzetti, Elizabeth. "Strange bedfellows at the Junos / Newcomer multi-nominees range from Tragically Hip to Susan Aglukark", The Globe and Mail, 2 February 1995, pp. C2.
- Renzetti, Elizabeth. "Arden big winner at Junos", The Globe and Mail, 27 March 1995, pp. C1.
- Calgary Herald. "JANN'S JUNOS: Calgary's top singer-songwriter takes home three awards", Calgary Herald, 27 March 1995, pp. B4.
- Harrison, Tom. "Oh, what a night!: Juno Awards celebrate what's best about Canada", The Province, 27 March 1995, pp. B3.