Company of Strangers | |
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Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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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]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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NZ [6] | |||
Company of Strangers |
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9 | 18 | AUS: Gold [2] |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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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 | — |
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. |
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1993 | Company of Strangers | Breakthrough Artist - Album | Nominated | [9] |
"Motor City (I Get Lost)" | Breakthrough Artist - Single | Nominated | ||
Simon Hussey for "Daddy's Gonna Make You a Star", "Motor City (I Get Lost)" and "Sweet Love" | Producer of the Year | Won |
Company of Strangers | |
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Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Genres | |
Years active | 1991 | –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]
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]
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] |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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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 | — |
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. |
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1993 | Company of Strangers | Breakthrough Artist - Album | Nominated | [9] |
"Motor City (I Get Lost)" | Breakthrough Artist - Single | Nominated | ||
Simon Hussey for "Daddy's Gonna Make You a Star", "Motor City (I Get Lost)" and "Sweet Love" | Producer of the Year | Won |