Company of Strangers (band)

Company of Strangers
Origin Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres
Years active 1991 (1991)–1993 (1993)
Labels Sony
Past members

Company of Strangers were a short-lived rock, pop music group formed in late 1991. The group consisted of Daryl Braithwaite (ex-Sherbet) on vocals and guitar, Simon Hussey (ex-Cats Under Pressure, Australian Crawl) on keyboards and drums, 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, "Sweet Love" (June 1992), "Motor City (I Get Lost)” (September), "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 "Sweet Love" and "Motor City" 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 918 AUS: Gold[2]

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[3]		 NZ
[6]
"Sweet Love" 1992 21 12
"Motor City (I Get Lost)” 26 49
"Daddy's Gonna Make You a Star" 1993 35 18
"Baby, You're a Rich Man" 118 —

References

  1. 1 2 3 McFarlane, Ian (2017). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Company of Strangers'". The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Jenkins, Jeff (Foreword) (2nd ed.). Gisborne, Vic: Third Stone Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-9953856-0-3.
  2. 1 2 "1993 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". www.ariacharts.com.au. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 "Winners by Year 1993". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  5. 1 2 "17th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 23 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. 1 2 "charts.org.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
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