Anita Perras
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Anita Perras is a Canadian country music singer. Perras has released seven albums and charted twenty-six songs on the RPM
Country Tracks chart between 1981 and 1995, including the Top 10 singles "Heads You Win, Tails I Lose" (#10, 1986), "Isn't That the Strangest Thing" (with Tim Taylor, #10, 1988), "One Smokey Rose" (#9, 1988), "The Tip of My Fingers" (#9, 1989), "Touch My Heart" (#10, 1990) "Here Comes My Baby" (#9, 1990) and "It Might as Well Be Me" (#10, 1993).
Perras and Taylor received the Canadian Country Music Association
award for Duo of the Year in 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988. Perras also won the award for Female Artist of the Year in 1986 and 1987 and her single "One Smokey Rose" was named Single of the Year in 1988.
Perras and Taylor were nominated for the Juno Award
for Country Group or Duo of the Year
in 1985
and 1987
. Perras was also nominated for Most Promising Female Vocalist
in 1990
and Best Country Female Vocalist in 1994
.
She has continued to record, releasing the album Those Classic Country Songs in September 2008 on True North Records
.
RPM (magazine)
RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
Country Tracks chart between 1981 and 1995, including the Top 10 singles "Heads You Win, Tails I Lose" (#10, 1986), "Isn't That the Strangest Thing" (with Tim Taylor, #10, 1988), "One Smokey Rose" (#9, 1988), "The Tip of My Fingers" (#9, 1989), "Touch My Heart" (#10, 1990) "Here Comes My Baby" (#9, 1990) and "It Might as Well Be Me" (#10, 1993).
Perras and Taylor received the Canadian Country Music Association
Canadian Country Music Association
The Canadian Country Music Association was founded in 1976 as the Academy of Country Music Entertainment to organize, promote and develop a Canadian country music industry. The association changed its name to the Canadian Country Music Association in 1987.-Awards:The CCMA held the first Canadian...
award for Duo of the Year in 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988. Perras also won the award for Female Artist of the Year in 1986 and 1987 and her single "One Smokey Rose" was named Single of the Year in 1988.
Perras and Taylor were nominated for the Juno Award
Juno Award
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
for Country Group or Duo of the Year
Juno Award for Country Recording of the Year
The Juno Award for "Country Recording of the Year" has been awarded since 1970, as recognition each year for the best country music artist in Canada...
in 1985
Juno Awards of 1985
The Juno Awards of 1985, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 4 November 1985 in Toronto. The ceremony was hosted by Andrea Martin and Martin Short at the Harbour Castle Hilton Hotel....
and 1987
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....
. Perras was also nominated for Most Promising Female Vocalist
Juno Award for New Artist of the Year
The Juno Award for New Artist of the Year has been awarded since 1974 as recognition each year for the best new artist/musician in Canada. The category was originally divided by separate awards for men and women...
in 1990
Juno Awards of 1990
The Juno Awards of 1990, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 18 March 1990 in Toronto at a ceremony in the O'Keefe Centre...
and Best Country Female Vocalist in 1994
Juno Awards of 1994
The Juno Awards of 1994, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 20 March 1994 in Toronto at a ceremony in the O'Keefe Centre. Roch Voisine was the host for the ceremonies, which were taped that afternoon for broadcast that evening on CBC...
.
She has continued to record, releasing the album Those Classic Country Songs in September 2008 on True North Records
True North Records
True North Records is a Canadian independent record label. It was founded in Mississauga, Ontario in 1969 by Bernie Finkelstein. On December 17, 2007, True North was acquired by an investment group led by Linus Entertainment...
.
Albums
Year | Album | CAN Country | Label |
---|---|---|---|
1989 | Touch My Heart | — | Savannah |
1993 | Way Beyond the Blue | 26 | |
1995 | Live (By Request) | — | K-Tel |
2004 | Think Again | — | Pine Ridge |
2005 | The Greatest Hits Collection | — | |
2008 | Those Classic Country Songs | — | True North |
Collaboration albums
Year | Album | Artist | Label |
---|---|---|---|
1987 | Anita & Tim | Tim Taylor | Savannah |
Singles
Year | Single | CAN Country | Album |
---|---|---|---|
1981 | "Over the Line Again" | 41 | Singles only |
1983 | "Somebody Said It Was Me" | 40 | |
"You Got What You Want" | 35 | ||
1984 | "How's a Girl to Know" | 39 | Touch My Heart |
1985 | "Mutual Acquaintance" | 29 | |
1986 | "Heads You Win (Tails I Lose)" | 10 | |
1987 | "I've Found Someone Too" | 20 | |
1988 | "One Smokey Rose" | 9 | |
1989 | "Hello Again" | 30 | |
"The Tip of My Fingers" | 9 | ||
"Touch My Heart" | 10 | ||
1990 | "Here Comes My Baby" | 9 | |
"After All" | 20 | ||
1991 | "I've Got a Travelin' Heart" | 41 | Way Beyond the Blue |
1992 | "Can't You Just Stay Gone" | 23 | |
"Somewhere Under the Rainbow" | 41 | ||
1993 | "It Might as Well Be Me" | 10 | |
"If I Didn't Have You in My World" | 25 | ||
"Way Beyond the Blue" | 17 | ||
1995 | "If I Were You" | 22 | Live (By Request) |
Singles from collaboration albums
Year | Single | Artist | CAN Country | Album |
---|---|---|---|---|
1984 | "We Get By" | Tim Taylor | 34 | Anita & Tim |
1986 | "Something Good" | 19 | ||
"Heading in the Wrong Direction" | 23 | |||
1987 | "Isn't That the Strangest Thing" | 10 | ||
1988 | "You're Too Much" | * |
Guest singles
Year | Single | Artist | CAN Country | Album |
---|---|---|---|---|
1985 | "This Is Our Night" | Tim Taylor | 29 | Single only |
1994 | "Trace Back" | Gary Fjellgaard Gary Fjellgaard Gary Fjellgaard is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter. Fjellgaard has released fifteen albums and charted thirty-five songs on the RPM Country Tracks chart between 1977 and 1996, including the Top 10 singles "Walk in the Rain Tonight" , "The Moon Is Out to Get Me" , "Cowboy in Your... |
50 | Believe in Forever |
Canadian Country Music Association
- 1985 – Duo of the Year (with Tim Taylor)
- 1986 – Female Artist of the Year
- 1986 – Duo of the Year (with Tim Taylor)
- 1987 – Female Artist of the Year
- 1987 – Duo of the Year (with Tim Taylor)
- 1988 – Single of the Year ("One Smokey Rose")
- 1988 – Duo of the Year (with Tim Taylor)