Company of Strangers (band)

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]

Company of Strangers
Origin	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres	Rock pop
Years active	1991 (1991)–1993 (1993)
Labels	Sony
Past members	Simon Hussey Jef Scott James Reyne Daryl Braithwaite

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

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
		AUS ^[3]	NZ ^[6]
Company of Strangers	Release date: 7 December 1992^[7] Label: Sony Music Australia (472081.2, 472081.4)^[8] Formats: CD, MC	9	18	AUS: Gold^[2]

Singles

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

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.

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

1. 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. 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.
4. . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
5. "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'
6. "charts.nz - Discography Company of Strangers". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
7. "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.
8. Company of Strangers (1992), Company of Strangers, Sony Music Entertainment Inc, retrieved 4 September 2018
9. . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2013.