Company of Strangers (band)
Company of Strangers | |
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| Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1991–1993 |
| Labels | Sony |
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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]
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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| AUS [3] |
NZ [6] | |||
| Company of Strangers |
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9 | 18 | AUS: Gold[2] |
Singles[edit]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [3] |
NZ [6] | |||
| "Motor City (I Get Lost)" | 1992 | 26 | 49 | |
| "Sweet Love" | 21 | 12 | ||
| "Daddy's Gonna Make You a Star" | 1993 | 35 | 18 | |
| "Baby, You're a Rich Man" | 118 | — | ||
Awards and nominations[edit]
ARIA Music Awards[edit]
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.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "1993 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". www.ariacharts.com.au. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com - Discography Company of Strangers". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- "Baby, You're a Rich Man": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 July 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Winners by Year 1993". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ 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'
- ^ a b "charts.nz - Discography Company of Strangers". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "New Release Summary – Product Available from: 7/12/92 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 149)". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ Company of Strangers (1992), Company of Strangers, Sony Music Entertainment Inc, retrieved 4 September 2018
- ^ "Winners by Year 1993". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2013.