Company of Strangers (band)

Company of Strangers
OriginMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres
Years active1991 (1991)–1993 (1993)
LabelsSony
Past members

Company of Strangers were a short-lived rock, pop music studio project formed by Simon Hussey in late 1991. The album featured performances by Daryl Braithwaite (ex-Sherbet) on vocals, Simon Hussey (ex-Cats Under Pressure, Australian Crawl) on keyboards, drums, engineering and production, Jef Scott on guitar and vocals, and James Reyne (ex-Australian Crawl) on vocals and guitar.[1] Their debut self-titled album appeared in December 1992 via Sony Music Australia with Hussey producing.[1] It peaked at No. 9 on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified gold in 1993 for shipment of 35000 copies.[2]

They released four singles, "Motor City (I Get Lost)" (July 1992), "Sweet Love" (November 1992), "Daddy's Gonna Make You a Star" (January 1993) and their cover version of the Beatles' "Baby, You're a Rich Man" (June 1993).[1][3] Both "Motor City" and "Sweet Love" reached the ARIA Singles Chart top 30.[3] At the ARIA Music Awards of 1993 Hussey won Producer of the Year for "Sweet Love", "Motor City" and "Daddy's Gonna Make You a Star"; and for "Nothing to Lose" for Braithwaite.[4][5] Company of Strangers was also nominated for Breakthrough Artist - Album and "Motor City" was nominated for Breakthrough Artist – Single.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b c McFarlane, Ian (31 March 2017). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Company of Strangers'". The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Jenkins, Jeff (Foreword) (2nd ed.). Gisborne, Vic: Third Stone Press (published 2017). p. 107. ISBN 978-0-9953856-0-3.
  2. ^ "1993 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". www.ariacharts.com.au. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference aus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b "Winners by Year 1993". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  5. ^ a b "17th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 22 February 2004. Retrieved 4 September 2018. Note: User may be required to access archived information by selecting 'The History', then 'By Year', '7th Annual ARIA Awards (1993)', and 'Option Show Nominations'