Juno Awards of 1995

This award was chosen by a national poll rather than by Juno organisers CARAS.

Winner: The Tragically Hip

Other Nominees:

• Celine Dion
• Crash Test Dummies
• Sarah McLachlan
• Neil Young

Winner: Jann Arden

Other Nominees:

• Sass Jordan
• Julie Masse
• Loreena McKennitt
• Michelle Wright

Winner: Neil Young

Other Nominees:

• Bruce Cockburn
• Colin James
• John McDermott
• Roch Voisine

Winner: Susan Aglukark

Other Nominees:

• Sara Craig
• David Gogo
• Éric Lapointe
• Andrew Matheson

Winner: The Tragically Hip

Other Nominees:

• Barenaked Ladies
• Crash Test Dummies
• Spirit of the West
• The Watchmen

Winner: Moist

Other Nominees:

• Big Sugar
• Farmer's Daughter
• The Gandharvas
• Wild Strawberries

Winner: Jann Arden

Other Nominees:

• Bryan Adams
• Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy
• Joni Mitchell
• Neil Young

Winner: Michelle Wright

Other Nominees:

• Lisa Brokop
• Cindy Church
• Patricia Conroy
• Anne Murray

Winner: Charlie Major

Other Nominees:

• Joel Feeney
• George Fox
• Terry Kelly
• Jim Witter

Winner: Prairie Oyster

Other Nominees:

• Coda the West
• Farmer's Daughter
• Prescott-Brown
• Quartette

Winner: André Gagnon

Other Nominees:

• Hennie Bekker
• Wayne Chaulk
• Marie-Andree Ostiguy
• Quartetto Gelato

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, "Possession", "Stumbling Towards Ecstasy", "Good Enough" by Sarah McLachlan

Winner: Lenny DeRose, "Lay My Body Down" and "Charms" by The Philosopher Kings

Other nominees:

• Mike Fraser, "Push Comes to Shove" by Jackyl and "Deuces Are Wild" by Aerosmith
• Michael Phillip Wojewoda, Music from the Motion 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

Winner: Leonard Rambeau

Winner: Buffy Sainte-Marie

Winner: Louis Applebaum

Winner: The Colour of My Love, Celine Dion

Other Nominees:

• Day for Night, The Tragically Hip
• Five Days in July, Blue Rodeo
• Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, Sarah McLachlan
• North Country, The Rankin Family

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

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

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 Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins

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
• Janáček: Glagolitic Mass and Sinfonietta, Choeur et Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, conductor Charles Dutoit
• Pergolesi and Vivaldi: Stabat Mater, vocal soloists Catherine Robbin and Dorothea Röschmann, Les Violons du Roy, director Bernard Labadie
• Schubert: Schwanengesang D.957, baritone Kevin McMillan, piano Lev Natochenny

Winner: Andrew MacNaughtan 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 The Killjoys
• Megan Oldfield, Smilin' Buddha Cabaret by 54-40

Winner: The Colour of My Love, Celine Dion

Other Nominees:

• August and Everything After, Counting Crows
• Day For Night, The Tragically Hip
• The Sign, Ace of Base
• Vs., Pearl Jam

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

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

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

Winner: Shiver, Rose Chronicles

Other Nominees:

• Forever Again, Eric's Trip
• Naveed, Our Lady Peace
• Project Twinkle, King Cobb Steelie
• Smilin' Buddha Cabaret, 54-40
• Twice Removed, Sloan

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

Winner: Coup de tête, Roch Voisine

Other Nominees:

• Déchaînée, France D'Amour
• Jehanne Blouin chante Noël, Jehanne Blouin
• Obsession, Éric Lapointe
• Y, Lynda Lemay

Winner: Suffersystem, Monster Voodoo Machine

Other Nominees:

• Get Down, Malhavoc
• Millennium, Front Line Assembly
• Prototype, Varga
• Purge, Econoline Crush

Winner: "Could I Be Your Girl", Jann Arden

Other Nominees:

• "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm", Crash Test Dummies
• "The Power of Love", Celine Dion
• "Please Forgive Me", Bryan Adams
• "Push", Moist

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 Harman, 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

Winner: Certified, Ghetto Concept

Other Nominees:

• Chi-Litchi-Latchi-Low, Freaks of Reality
• Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be from Canada?!!, Maestro Fresh-Wes
• Really Livin', Rascalz
• Subliminal Simulation, Dream Warriors

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

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

Winner: "Class and Credential", Carla Marshall

Other Nominees:

• "A Love Thang", Tanya Mullings
• "Lazah Current", Lazah Current
• "Smokin' the Goats", One
• "The Sound", Fujahtive

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

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

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