Company of Strangers (Company of Strangers album) explained

Company of Strangers
Type:	studio
Artist:	Company of Strangers
Cover:	Company of Strangers album.jpg
Released:	7 December 1992^[1]
Recorded:	1992
Genre:	Rock
Length:	62:37
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Simon Hussey

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]

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

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.

Notes and References

Web site: New Release Summary – Product Available from: 7/12/92 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 149). Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). 19 July 2016.
Web site: 1993 ARIA ALBUMS CHART. www.ariacharts.com.au. 18 March 2016.
Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20071214142945/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1993 . Winners by Year 1993 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 14 December 2007 . 4 December 2013 .
Web site: 1993 ARIA ALBUMS CHART. www.ariacharts.com.au. 18 March 2016.