Juno Awards of 1992
The Juno Awards of 1992, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 29 March 1992 in Toronto at a ceremony in the O'Keefe Centre. Rick Moranis was the host for the ceremonies, which were broadcast on CBC Television from 9 pm Eastern.
| Juno Awards of 1992 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 March 1992 |
| Venue | O'Keefe Centre, Toronto, Ontario |
| Hosted by | Rick Moranis |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBC |
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Nominations were announced 12 February 1992. Bryan Adams was nominated in 7 categories to set a Juno record, while Tom Cochrane received nominations in 6.
Adams sparked controversy in the Canadian music industry several months earlier when he openly criticised Canadian content regulations when his album project, Waking Up the Neighbours, was disqualified as Canadian for radio airplay purposes. That album was created largely with the help of non-Canadian producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange, therefore the songs fell below the legal Canadian content threshold. However, Adams qualified for the 1992 Juno nominations as an individual Canadian citizen. The 1992 Juno Awards thus became viewed as a showdown between Adams and Tom Cochrane, as the latter met Canadian content requirements.
When all the 1992 Juno Awards were presented, Tom Cochrane was the major winner with 4 Junos, compared to 3 for Adams. 1992's awards also featured an unprecedented three-way tie for winners in the Best Jazz Album category.
Nominees and winners
Canadian Entertainer of the Year
Determined by public ballot.
Winner: Bryan Adams
Other Nominees:
Best Female Vocalist
Winner: Celine Dion
Other Nominees:
Best Male Vocalist
Winner: Tom Cochrane
Other Nominees:
Most Promising Female Vocalist
Winner: Alanis
Other Nominees:
Note: Julie Masse was originally nominated here but was disqualified prior to the awards because her album was deemed to have been released 21 August 1990. Juno rules had set 1 September 1990 as the earliest date for which an album could qualify for the 1992 awards. Masse's nomination for this category was replaced by Meryn Cadell.[1]
Most Promising Male Vocalist
Winner: Keven Jordan
Other Nominees:
Group of the Year
Winner: Crash Test Dummies
Other Nominees:
Most Promising Group
Winner: Infidels
Other Nominees:
Songwriter of the Year
Winner: Tom Cochrane
Other Nominees:
Best Country Female Vocalist
Winner: Cassandra Vasik
Other Nominees:
Best Country Male Vocalist
Winner: George Fox
Other Nominees:
Best Country Group or Duo
Winner: Prairie Oyster
Other Nominees:
- Grievous Angels
- Joel Feeney and Western Front
- The Rankin Family
- Straight Clean & Simple
International Achievement Award
Best Instrumental Artist
Winner: Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet
Other Nominees:
- John Arpin
- Jacques de Koninck
- David Foster
- Graham Townsend
Foreign Entertainer of the Year
Winner: Garth Brooks
Other Nominees:
Best Producer
Winner: Bryan Adams (with Robert John "Mutt" Lange), "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" and "Can't Stop This Thing We Started"
Other Nominees:
- Tom Cochrane, Mad Mad World
- Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart with Rupert Hine, Roll the Bones
- Loreena McKennitt with Brian Hughes, The Visit
- Bob Rock with James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, "Enter Sandman" by Metallica and Primal Scream by Mötley Crüe
Best Recording Engineer
Winner: Mike Fraser, "Thunderstruck" and "Money Talks" by AC/DC
Other Nominees:
- Scott Boyling, Paul Milner, John Naslen, "No Sign of Rain" and "Path to You" by Keven Jordan
- Kevin Doyle, "Slowly Slipping Away" by Harem Scarem
- Greg Reely, "D for Democracy" and "Political" for Spirit of the West
- Randy Staub, "Enter Sandman" by Metallica, "Dollar In My Pocket (Pretty Things)" for Big House
Canadian Music Hall of Fame
Winner: Ian and Sylvia Tyson
Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award
Winner: (posthumous) Harold Moon
Nominated and winning albums
Best Album
Winner: Mad Mad World, Tom Cochrane
Other Nominees:
- The Ghosts That Haunt Me, Crash Test Dummies
- Highlights From The Phantom of the Opera, cast members of the Canadian production of this musical
- Road Apples, The Tragically Hip
- Waking Up the Neighbours, Bryan Adams
Best Children's Album
Winner: Vivaldi's Ring of Mystery, Classical Kids, producer Susan Hammond
Other Nominees:
- Children of the Morning, Jack Grunsky
- Happy Feet, Fred Penner
- Rendezvous Soleil, Claire de Lune
- Swing on a Star, Claire de Lune
Best Classical Album (Solo or Chamber Ensemble)
Winner: Liszt: Années De Pelerinage, Louis Lortie piano
Other Nominees:
- Ravel: Music for Four Hands, Louis Lortie and Helene Mercier
- Maurice Ravel: Piano Works Vol. 1, André Laplante
- Alessandro Scarlatti: Cantatas, Nancy Argenta
- Smetana: Complete Czech Dances, Antonin Kubelek
Best Classical Album (Large Ensemble)
Winner: Debussy: Pelleas et Melisande, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Dutoit
Other Nominees:
- Bloch: Schelomo and Bruch Koi Nidrel, Ofra Harnoy
- Mozart: German Dances, Tafelmusik
- Mozart: Overtures, Tafelmusik
- Mozart: Six Symphonies After Serenades, Tafelmusik
Best Album Design
Winner: Hugh Syme, Roll The Bones by Rush
Other Nominees:
- Robert Leboeuf, Art Bergmann by Art Bergmann
- Robert Leboeuf, Young Saints by Young Saints
- Kevin Mutch, The Ghosts That Haunt Me by Crash Test Dummies
- Hugh Syme, Big House by Big House
Best Selling Album by a Foreign Artist
Winner: To The Extreme, Vanilla Ice
Other Nominees:
- Gonna Make You Sweat, C&C Music Factory
- Metallica, Metallica
- Time, Love and Tenderness, Michael Bolton
- The Razor's Edge, AC/DC
Best Jazz Album
Winners (3-way tie):
- For The Moment, Renee Rosnes
- In Transition, Brian Dickinson
- The Brass Is Back, Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass
Other Nominees:
- Climbing, Barry Elmes
- Gliding, Stan Samole
Best Selling Francophone Album
Winner: Sauvez mon âme, Luc de Larochellière
Other Nominees:
- L'Album du peuple, François Pérusse
- Kathleen, Kathleen Sergerie
- Snob, Les B.B.
- Vilain Pingouin, Vilain Pingouin
Note: Julie Masse was originally nominated here but was disqualified prior to the awards because her album was deemed to have been released 21 August 1990. Juno rules had set 1 September 1990 as the earliest date for which an album could qualify for the 1992 awards. Masse's nomination for this category was replaced by Kathleen.[1]
Hard Rock Album of the Year
Winner: Roll the Bones, Rush
Other Nominees:
- Big House, Big House
- Love Machine, Brighton Rock
- Magnet to Steele, Chrissy Steele
- Some Girls Do, Lee Aaron
Best Roots & Traditional Album
Winners (tie):
- Various Artists, Saturday Night Blues
- Loreena McKennitt, The Visit
Other Nominees:
- Bruce Cockburn, Nothing But a Burning Light
- Kashtin, Innu
- The Rankin Family, Fare Thee Well Love
Nominated and winning releases
Single of the Year
Winner: "Life Is a Highway", Tom Cochrane
Other Nominees:
- "Animal Heart", Glass Tiger
- "Can't Stop This Thing We Started", Bryan Adams
- "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You", Bryan Adams
- "Too Hot", Alanis
Best Classical Composition
Winner: Concerto For Piano & Chamber Orchestra, Michael Conway Baker
Other Nominees:
- Dream Rainbow Dream Thunder, R. Murray Schafer
- Improvisation on a Blue Theme, John Thrower
- Memorial to Martin Luther King, Oskar Morawetz
- Virelai, Patrick Cardy
Best Selling Single by a Foreign Artist
Winner: "More Than Words", Extreme
Other Nominees:
Best R&B/Soul Recording
Winner: Call My Name, Love & Sas
Other Nominees:
- All Talk, Lorraine Scott
- Destiny, Simply Majestic
- Got 2 Have Your Love, Helen Sharpe
- Let Me Go, Debbie Johnson
Rap Recording of the Year
Winner: My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style, Dream Warriors
Other Nominees:
- Conductin' Things, Maestro Fresh-Wes
- Jamaican Funk: Canadian Style, Michie Mee and L.A. Luv
- Play the Music DJ, Simply Majestic
- She's a Flirt (Let's Do It), Kish
Best World Beat Recording
Winner: The Gathering, various artists
Other Nominees:
- Haï Musik, Anoosh
- Innu, Kashtin
- The Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band, Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band
- Till the Bars Break, Jeannette Armstrong
Best Dance Recording
Winner: "Everyone's a Winner" (Chocolate Movement mix), Bootsauce
Other Nominees:
- "Good Together" (Wicked mix), Candi & The Backbeat
- "I Don't Need Yo Kiss" (The 12 Inch mix), Love & Sas
- "I'll Respect You" (club mix), Debbie Johnson
- "Too Hot" (Hott Shot mix), Alanis
Best Video
Winner: Phil Kates, "Into The Fire" by Sarah McLachlan
Other Nominees:
- Lyne Charlebois, "Political" by Spirit of the West
- Alain DesRochers, "Dis Moi, Dis Moi" by Mitsou
- Dale Heslip, "Superman's Song" by Crash Test Dummies
- David Storey, "Life is a Highway" by Tom Cochrane
References
- ^ a b Canadian Press (18 February 1992). "Vocalist's album ruled ineligible for Juno award due to technicality". Calgary Herald. p. F5.
- Taylor, Kate (13 February 1992). "Adams collects 7 Juno nominations (Rocker sets record for individual artist)". The Globe and Mail. pp. C1, C3.
- Dafoe, Chris (23 March 1992). "Lang long on torch, short on twang (multi-topic article)". The Globe and Mail. pp. C1.
- Dafoe, Chris (30 March 1992). "Adams philosophical about Juno losses (Cochrane walks off with four awards)". The Globe and Mail. pp. A1.
- Taylor, Kate (30 March 1992). "Cochrane wins shootout at Juno corral (Public votes for Adams as entertainer of the year, but music industry snubs Vancouver star)". The Globe and Mail. pp. C1.
External links
- Juno Awards site