Cassandra Vasik Explained

Cassandra Vasik
Birth Name:Sandra Vasicek
Alias:Cassandra Leigh
Origin:Blenheim, Ontario, Canada
Genre:Country pop
Occupation:Singer-songwriter
Years Active:1990–2000
Label:Epic, Perimeter
Associated Acts:Tim Thorney

Cassandra Vasik is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter from Blenheim, Ontario. Signed to Epic Records, she released two albums and 11 singles for the label between 1991 and 1994.

In 1992, she won the Rising Star award at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards.[1] [2] She also won the 1992 and 1994 Juno Award for Best Country Female Vocalist.[3] In 2000, Vasik released a pop album, Different, on Perimeter Records.

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak positions
CAN Country
Wildflowers
Feels Like Home
  • Release date: 1993
  • Label: Epic Records
20
Different
  • Release date: May 16, 2000
  • Label: Perimeter Records
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart
positions
Album
CAN CountryCAN AC
1991"The Black Book"Wildflowers
"It Comes Back to You"14
1992"Which Face Should I Put On Tonight"5
"Wildflowers"1027
"Those Stars"20
1993"Sadly Mistaken"7Feels Like Home
"Fortune Smiled on Me" (with Russell deCarle)11
"Roll Like a Wheel"9
"Almost Like You Cared"18
1994"Stand Your Ground"27
"Human Highway" (with Jim Witter)24
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Guest singles

Music videos

YearTitle
1991"The Black Book"
1992"Which Face Should I Put On Tonight"
"Wildflowers"
1993"Sadly Mistaken"

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Country awards show a rewarding celebration. https://web.archive.org/web/20121102123412/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/456599491.html?dids=456599491:456599491&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+21,+1992&author=Greg+Quill+TORONTO+STAR&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Country+awards+show+a+rewarding+celebration&pqatl=google. dead. November 2, 2012. September 1, 1992. Toronto Star. June 8, 2010.
  2. Web site: 1992 CCMA Award Winners. Canadian Country Music Association. June 8, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100612223816/http://ccma.org/awards/awards_archives.cfm?SelectedAwardYear=1992. June 12, 2010.
  3. News: Cassandra Vasik's got the miracle thing. https://archive.today/20130131185229/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/454400971.html?dids=454400971:454400971&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+16,+1992&author=Judith+Fitzgerald+Special+to+The+Star&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Cassandra+Vasik's+got+the+miracle+thing&pqatl=google. dead. January 31, 2013. May 16, 1992. Toronto Star. June 8, 2010 . Judith . Fitzgerald.