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]
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| Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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| Years active | 1991 (1991)–1993 (1993) |
| Labels | Sony |
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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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| Company of Strangers | 9 | 18 | AUS: Gold[2] | |
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| "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.
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| 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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