CRIA Double Platinum Album Award for The Jeff Healey Band album See The Light. Released on Sept. 13, 1988, it was certified Double Platinum by the CRIA (Canadian Recording Industry Association) on Jan. 31, 1989 for 200,000 copies sold (in a country of then just 27 million). Remember Jeff Healey (1966-2008) with this award.
Robbed of his sight at age one due to illness, singer and guitarist Jeff Healey formed a group and released this, their first album after being signed by Arista Records. It featured "Angel Eyes", which reached #16 in Canada and #5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Hideaway" was nominated for a Grammy award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. The album reached #22 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and #25 in his native Canada. By May 1991 the album was certified Triple Platinum by the CRIA for 300,000 sold. See image above for the CRIA sales certifications of this album*.
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Item Highlights:
- CRIA Double Platinum Album award
- In VG to Excellent condition
- Award dated Sept. 1989
- Presentation to record promotion executive
- Letter of provenance included
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- Award measures approx. 18" x 15"
- Great collectors item for any fan of The Jeff Healey Band
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Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation CRIA Double Platinum Album award that would have been manufactured in 1989, making it approx. 35 years old. It is presented to Sean Coakley, an independent record promoter that worked with many record labels and who had also worked for ATCO/Atlantic and Arista Records. A notarized letter of provenance from the recipient is included with this award (see image).
This award is in VG to Excellent condition with only very minor mars on the chrome metal frame and plexiglass. There is no manufacturer sticker on this award.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com