Company of Strangers (Company of Strangers album)

1992 studio album by Company of Strangers

Company of Strangers is the first and only studio album by Australian supergroup Company of Strangers. The album was recorded in 1992, and first released in Australia in December 1992. It peaked at number 9 on the ARIA Charts and was certified gold.^[2]

Simon Hussey won the ARIA Award for Producer of the year for his work on this album at the ARIA Music Awards of 1993. The album was also nominated for 'Breakthrough Artist' but lost to "Ordinary Angels" by Frente!.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jef Scott and Simon Hussey except where noted

Personnel

• Simon Hussey - keyboards, drums, bass synth, backing vocal
• Jef Scott - vocals (tracks 1,4,7,8,10,11,12,14,15), electric and acoustic guitars, drums, bass
• James Reyne - vocals (tracks 1,3,6,10,11), acoustic guitar
• Daryl Braithwaite - vocals (tracks 1,2,3,11)

Charts and certifications

Trivia

• James Reyne recorded an acoustic version of "Daddy's Gonna Make You a Star" for his 2007 album Ghost Ships.
• "Motor City (I Get Lost)" appeared on Reyne's upcoming Live CD/DVD - One Night in Melbourne.
• "Should Have Known Better / Very Light Hell" is listed on the track listing as 14a and 14b, rather than simply 14.
• All tracks on the album cross-fade / over-lap with the following / previous track.

References

1. "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.
2. "1993 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". www.ariacharts.com.au. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
3. "Winners by Year 1993". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
4. "Company Of Strangers – Company Of Strangers (1992, CD)". Discogs.
5. "Australiancharts.com – Company of Strangers – Company of Strangers". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
6. "Charts.nz – Company of Strangers – Company of Strangers". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
7. "1993 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". www.ariacharts.com.au. Retrieved 18 March 2016.