Juno Awards of 1987

Juno Awards of 1987
Date2 November 1987
VenueO'Keefe Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Hosted byHowie Mandel
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBC

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.

This was the last year the Juno presentations were held in the latter part of the calendar year. CARAS, which was responsible for the awards, chose to revert to an early-year scheduling, therefore no Junos were awarded 1988 but were rescheduled to March 1989.

Nominees and winners

Canadian Entertainer of the Year

Winner: Bryan Adams

Other Nominees:

Female Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Luba (Capitol)

Other Nominees:

Male Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Bryan Adams (A&M)

Other Nominees:

Winner: Rita MacNeil

Other Nominees:

  • Heather Bishop (Mother of Pearl)
  • Celine Dion (CBS)
  • Debbie Johnson
  • Nancy Martinez (WEA)

Winner: Tim Feehan

Other Nominees:

Winner: Tom Cochrane & Red Rider (Capitol)

Other Nominees:

Winner: Frozen Ghost

Other Nominees:

  • Eight Seconds (PolyGram)
  • Haywire (Attic)
  • Nuance (ISBA)
  • The Partland Brothers (Capitol)

Winner: Jim Vallance

Other Nominees:

Winner: k.d. lang (WEA)

Other Nominees:

Winner: Ian Tyson (Stony Plain)

Other Nominees:

  • Terry Carisse (Savannah)
  • Terry Christenson (BMG)
  • Gary Fjellgaard (Savannah)
  • Ronnie Prophet (BMG)

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:

Producer of the Year

Winner: Daniel Lanois, SoPeter Gabriel (WEA)

Other Nominees:

Recording Engineer of the Year

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

Other Nominees:

Winner: The Guess Who

Winner: Bruce Allen

Nominated and winning albums

Album of the Year

Winner: Shakin' Like a Human BeingKim Mitchell (Alert)

Other Nominees:

Best Album Graphics

Winner: Jamie Bennett and Shari Spier, Small Victories by The Parachute Club

Other Nominees:

  • Erika Gagnon, Fields of Fire by Corey Hart
  • Dale Heslip and Deborah Samuel, Frozen Ghost by Frozen Ghost
  • Dale Heslip and Deborah Samuel, Mending Wall by Chalk Circle
  • Bart Schoales, Waiting for a Miracle: Singles 1970–1987 by Bruce Cockburn

Best Jazz Album

Winner: If You Could See Me NowThe Oscar Peterson Four (A&M)

Other Nominees:

  • Cafe Alto – Dave Turner (CBC Ent.)
  • Speak Low, Swing HardOliver 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:

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

Winner: Holst: The PlanetsMontreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor) (PolyGram)

Other Nominees:

  • Beethoven, Piano ConcertosToronto 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)

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 BlueMadonna

Other Nominees:

Nominated and winning releases

Winner: "Someday" – Glass Tiger (Capitol)

Other Nominees:

International Single of the Year

Winner: "Venus" – Bananarama

Other Nominees:

Best Classical Composition

Winners:

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 WhileLeroy 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:

References

  • Dafoe, Chris (3 November 1987). "Quirky Lang delights Juno crowd". Globe and Mail. pp. D5.