Album Notes

Anita Perras

As one of Canada's most popular country artists, Anita's accomplishments in the industry are nothing short of remarkable. With 10 top 10 singles and 3 hits that went to number one on the Canadian Country Music charts, she has established a proven track record of bringing her fans what they want to hear. Just a few of the appearances that have made Anita so popular are:

* That Country Feelin was hosted by Anita for 8 years on the Mid-Canada Television Network (MCTV). This show was awarded the Canpro Award for excellence in programming and community service among independent Canadian TV Programmers.

* The Glen Campbell Silver Anniversary Tour (1992) was opened by Anita and her band for 13 performances throughout England.

* The Tommy Hunter Show - Here Anita was a regular cast member for two years as well as featured guest many times during the time the show was aired.

Anita has also opened for such performers as George Jones, The Oakridge Boys, Don Williams, Loretta Lynn, Conway Twitty, Charlie Pride, Willie Nelson, and she shared the stage with Shania Twain early on in her own successful career. In the recent past, Anita and her band appeared regularly at the Kewadin Casinos, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, performing all of her own hits along with the classic songs of Patsy Cline and Connie Francis and the more current hits of Tanya Tucker and Faith Hill. More recently Anita has been performing at Casino Rama, in Orillia, Ontario.

The Awards

In 1985 she won the Country Music News Fan Award and that set the stage for what was to come. In 1986 & 1987 Anita won Female Vocalist of the Year and in 1988, she won Single of the Year with One Smoky Rose. Anita, along with Tim Taylor, won Duo of the Year in 1984, 85, 86, and 87. Anita has been nominated five times by the CCMA for Female Vocalist of the Year. Other nominations from CCMA include: Album of the Year - Way Beyond The Blue and Single of the Year for Tips Of My Fingers. She has also been nominated for a Juno Award for the Most Promising Female Vocalist and Country Female Vocalist of the Year. She has won the Dutch Country Music Award Female Vocalist of the Year and RPM Big Country Award Female Vocalist three times.

New Release : Think Again

Anita has enjoyed much success in Canada while under contract with Savannah /Sony and Savannah/Warner Music Group (1986-94) and is currently recording under independent label Pine Ridge Music. She remains consistently in high demand as a very accomplished vocalist with all major recording houses and still finds the time to tour both in Canada and Europe, most recently traveling overseas to perform for Multinational Peace-Keeping troops in Egypt and Israel.

In December 2004, Anita released a new CD for her fans titled Think Again co-branded under independent label Pine Ridge Music and Comstock Records. This CD is a recording of 10 new songs and includes several covers of popular songs to which she has added her own trade mark style and outstanding purist, crystal clear voice.
The first new single from the CD is titled You Should Dream. This upbeat inspirational single was released world wide by Comstock Records in Arizona, and remained on the Nashville Indie World Chart in the USA for many weeks. Entertainment News in Texas states, "Anita's single shows extreme talent for a world wide audience". In addition, as a result of the tremendous response You Should Dream received following the European release, the song secured top 20 status on the European Country Music Association's Country Music Charts in 6 European Countries. Some of the European countries Anita and her music have had great success in are France, Australia, Italy, Denmark, England, Ireland, Greece, New Zealand, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, The Netherlands and the Faroe Islands.