Anita Perras

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Anita Perras
Born (1960-03-17) 17 March 1960 (age 61)
Sudbury, Ontario
Genres Country
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1976–present
LabelsSnocan Records
Tailspin Records
Savannah Records
Pine Ridge
True North Records
Associated acts Tim Taylor
Website Official website

Anita Perras (born 17 March 1960 [1] ) is a Canadian country music singer.

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Perras has released six solo albums, three duo albums with former husband Tim Taylor, [2] and charted twenty-six songs on the RPM Country Tracks chart between 1981 and 1995. Her top 10 singles include "Heads You Win, Tails I Lose" (#10, 1986 [3] ), "Isn't That the Strangest Thing" (with Tim Taylor, No. 10, 1988 [4] ), "One Smokey Rose" (#9, 1988 [5] ), "The Tip of My Fingers" (#9, 1989 [6] ), "Touch My Heart" (#10, 1990 [7] ) "Here Comes My Baby" (#9, 1990 [8] ) and "It Might as Well Be Me" (#10, 1993 [9] ).

As a solo artist, Perras won the award for Female Artist of the Year in 1986 [10] and 1987, [11] her single "One Smokey Rose" was named Single of the Year in 1988, [12] and she was also nominated for Most Promising Female Vocalist in 1990 and Best Country Female Vocalist in 1994. [13]

Perras and Taylor received the Canadian Country Music Association award for Duo of the Year in 1985, [14] 1986, [10] 1987 [11] and 1988, [12] and were nominated for the Juno Award for Country Group or Duo of the Year in 1985 and 1987.

Perras has continued to record, releasing the album Those Classic Country Songs in September 2008 on True North Records. [15]

Discography

Albums

YearAlbumCAN CountryLabel
1989Touch My Heart—Savannah
1993Way Beyond the Blue26
1995Live (By Request)—K-Tel
1997The Greatest Hits Collection—3KO Entertainment
2004Think Again—Pine Ridge
2008Those Classic Country Songs—True North

Albums with Tim Taylor

YearAlbumLabel
1981Bought and Paid ForSnocan
1985This Is Our NightTailspin
1987Anita & TimSavannah

Singles

YearTitlePeak positionsAlbum
CAN Country
1981"Over the Line Again"41N/A
1983"Somebody Said It Was Me"40
"You Got What You Want"35
1984"How's a Girl to Know"39This Is Our Night
1985"Mutual Acquaintance"29
1986"Heads You Win (Tails I Lose)"10Anita & Tim
1987"I've Found Someone Too"20
1988"One Smokey Rose"9Touch My Heart
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"41Way 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"22Live (By Request)

Singles with Tim Taylor

YearTitlePeak positionsAlbum
CAN Country
1984"We Get By"34This Is Our Night
1985"This Is Our Night"29
1986"Something Good"19Anita & 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

YearTitleArtistPeak positionsAlbum
CAN Country
1994"Trace Back" Gary Fjellgaard 50Believe in Forever

Awards

Canadian Country Music Association

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References

  1. ↑ "Anita Perras Biography on 45cat.com".
  2. ↑ "An Incredible Voice". Archived from the original on 2 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "RPM Country Tracks for October 25, 1986". RPM . Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  4. ↑ "RPM Country Tracks for January 30, 1988". RPM . Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  5. ↑ "RPM Country Tracks for June 11, 1988". RPM . Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  6. ↑ "RPM Country Tracks for October 23, 1989". RPM . Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  7. ↑ "RPM Country Tracks for March 24, 1990". RPM . Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  8. ↑ "RPM Country Tracks for June 16, 1990". RPM . Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  9. ↑ "RPM Country Tracks for June 12, 1993". RPM . Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  10. 1 2 1986 CCMA Award Winners Archived 12 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  11. 1 2 1987 CCMA Award Winners Archived 12 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  12. 1 2 1988 CCMA Award Winners Archived 12 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ Juno Awards Database
  14. ↑ 1985 CCMA Award Winners Archived 12 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ↑ Anita Perras Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine at True North Records
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