The Pleasure of Your Company

The Pleasure of Your Company
Studio album by
Released24 October 1983
RecordedParadise Studios, Sydney, Australia
March–May 1983
GenreNew wave
LabelMushroom
ProducerNick Launay
Models chronology
Local &/or General
(1981)
The Pleasure of Your Company
(1983)
Out of Mind, Out of Sight
(1985)
Singles from The Pleasure of Your Company
  1. "I Hear Motion"
    Released: 20 September 1983
  2. "No Shoulders, No Head"
    Released: December, 1983
  3. "God Bless America"
    Released: April, 1984

The Pleasure of Your Company is the third studio album by Australian new wave rock band Models,[1] which peaked at No. 12 on the Australian albums chart.[2] It was released in October 1983 on Mushroom Records with Nick Launay producing.[3] The album provided three singles, "I Hear Motion" released in September, which peaked at No. 16.[2] Neither "No Shoulders, No Head" released in December, nor "God Bless America" released in April 1984, peaked into the Australian Top 50 singles chart.[2] The video for "God Bless America", from March 1984, featured backing singers Kate Ceberano and Zan Abeyratne (both members of I'm Talking).[4]

At the 1983 Countdown Music Awards, the album was nominated for Best Australian Album.[5]

  1. ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Models'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Archived from the original on 4 June 2004. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  3. ^ Holmgren, Magnus; Baird, Paul; Aubrey, Ross; Acosta, Lisa. "The Models". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Australian Rock by Memorable TV L to M". Memorable TV. Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
  5. ^ "Australian Music Awards". Ron Jeff. Retrieved 16 December 2010.