Company of Strangers (Company of Strangers album)

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Company of Strangers
Company of Strangers album.jpg
Studio album by
Company of Strangers
Released7 December 1992[1]
Recorded1992
GenreRock
Length62mins 37sec
LabelColumbia
ProducerSimon Hussey
Singles from Company of Strangers
  1. "Motor City (I Get Lost)"
    Released: 27 July 1992
  2. "Sweet Love"
    Released: November 1992
  3. "Daddy's Gonna Make You a Star"
    Released: January 1993
  4. "Baby, You're a Rich Man"
    Released: 1993

"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[]

CD (Columbia - 4720812)
  1. "Daddy's Gonna Make You a Star" (Reyne, Scott, Hussey) - 4:41
  2. "Ain't No Angels" (Scott, Hussey) - 4:04
  3. "Motor City (I Get Lost)" (Scott, Hussey) - 4:43
  4. "Old Broadway" (Reyne, Scott, Hussey) - 4:52
  5. "Welcome to the Sounds of Detroit" (Scott, Hussey) -1:08
  6. "Sweet Love" (Scott, Hussey) - 4:37
  7. "Lost in the Rhythm of Love" (Reyne, Scott, Hussey) - 6:05
  8. "Do It All Over Again" (Scott, Hussey) - 4:45
  9. "A Stranger's Place" (Scott, Hussey) - 1:!5
  10. "Loose Ends" (Reyne, Scott, Hussey) - 3:15
  11. "Baby, You're a Rich Man" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 4:56
  12. "It's Just That Way" (Scott, Hussey) - 5:31
  13. "You Drive Me Crazy" (Scott, Hussey) - 1:05
  14. "Should Have Known Better / Very Light Hell" (Scott, Hussey) - 8:11
  15. "Don't Take My Love Away" (Scott, Hussey) - 4:20

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[]

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. ^ Jump up to: a b "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. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Company of Strangers – Company of Strangers". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Charts.nz – Company of Strangers – Company of Strangers". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  6. ^ "1993 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". www.ariacharts.com.au. Retrieved 18 March 2016.



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