Anita Perras
| Anita Perras | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sudbury, Ontario |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1981 – present |
| Labels |
Savannah Records Pine Ridge True North Records |
| Associated acts | Tim Taylor |
| Website | Official website |
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[1]), "Isn't That the Strangest Thing" (with Tim Taylor, No. 10, 1988[2]), "One Smokey Rose" (#9, 1988[3]), "The Tip of My Fingers" (#9, 1989[4]), "Touch My Heart" (#10, 1990[5]) "Here Comes My Baby" (#9, 1990[6]) and "It Might as Well Be Me" (#10, 1993[7]).
Perras and Taylor received the Canadian Country Music Association award for Duo of the Year in 1985,[8] 1986,[9] 1987[10] and 1988.[11] Perras also won the award for Female Artist of the Year in 1986[9] and 1987[10] and her single "One Smokey Rose" was named Single of the Year in 1988.[11]
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.[12]
She has continued to record, releasing the album Those Classic Country Songs in September 2008 on True North Records.[13]
Discography
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 | Title | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country | |||
| 1981 | "Over the Line Again" | 41 | Non-album songs |
| 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 with Tim Taylor
| Year | Title | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country | |||
| 1984 | "We Get By" | 34 | Anita & Tim |
| 1985 | "This Is Our Night" | 29 | N/A |
| 1986 | "Something Good" | 19 | Anita & Tim |
| "Heading in the Wrong Direction" | 23 | ||
| 1987 | "Isn't That the Strangest Thing" | 10 | |
| 1988 | "You're Too Much" | * | |
| * denotes unknown peak positions | |||
Guest singles
| Year | Title | Artist | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country | ||||
| 1994 | "Trace Back" | Gary Fjellgaard | 50 | Believe in Forever |
Awards
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)
References
- ↑ "RPM Country Tracks for October 25, 1986". RPM. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
- ↑ "RPM Country Tracks for January 30, 1988". RPM. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
- ↑ "RPM Country Tracks for June 11, 1988". RPM. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
- ↑ "RPM Country Tracks for October 23, 1989". RPM. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
- ↑ "RPM Country Tracks for March 24, 1990". RPM. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
- ↑ "RPM Country Tracks for June 16, 1990". RPM. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
- ↑ "RPM Country Tracks for June 12, 1993". RPM. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
- ↑ 1985 CCMA Award Winners
- 1 2 1986 CCMA Award Winners Archived June 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 1987 CCMA Award Winners
- 1 2 1988 CCMA Award Winners Archived June 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Juno Awards Database
- ↑ Anita Perras at True North Records