Company of Strangers (band)

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Company of Strangers
OriginMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres
Years active1991 (1991)–1993 (1993)
Labels Sony
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]

Contents

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]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[3]
NZ
[6]
Company of Strangers 918 AUS: Gold [2]

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[3]
NZ
[6]
"Motor City (I Get Lost)"19922649
"Sweet Love"2112
"Daddy's Gonna Make You a Star"19933518
"Baby, You're a Rich Man"118

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
1993 Company of Strangers ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist - Album Nominated [9]
"Motor City (I Get Lost)" ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist - Single Nominated
Simon Hussey for "Daddy's Gonna Make You a Star", "Motor City (I Get Lost)" and "Sweet Love" ARIA Award for Producer of the Year Won

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