Anita Perras

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

Perras has released six solo albums, three duo albums with former husband Tim Taylor, 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 ), "Isn't That the Strangest Thing" (with Tim Taylor, No. 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 ).

As a solo artist, Perras won the award for Female Artist of the Year in 1986

Perras and Taylor received the Canadian Country Music Association award for Duo of the Year in 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988, 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.

Discography

Albums Year Album CAN Country Label 1989 Touch My Heart — Savannah 1993 Way Beyond the Blue 26 1995 Live (By Request) — K-Tel 1997 The Greatest Hits Collection — 3KO Entertainment 2004 Think Again — Pine Ridge 2008 Those Classic Country Songs — True North

Albums with Tim Taylor Year Album Label 1981 Bought and Paid For Snocan 1985 This Is Our Night Tailspin 1987 Anita & Tim Savannah

Singles

Singles with Tim Taylor Year Title Peak positions AlbumCAN Country 1984 "We Get By" 34 This Is Our Night 1985 "This Is Our Night" 29 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 AlbumCAN 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)